| The Celtic dragon has in the past been a creature that | | | | of the land, and the places that are correlated with the |
| has been surrounded by mystery. It has been | | | | dragon legend were nerve centers, most often |
| considered as part of the myths and legends of long | | | | associated with sites by ancient sanctity. |
| ago in the Celtic world. The Celtic dragon symbolizes | | | | The vein, or the path of the dragons, was a form of |
| many things for the Celts. Among the meaning it | | | | critical flow of energy or ley of the land. In the olden |
| represents, the most famous is fertility. It symbolizes | | | | times, these dragons were often thought to pass |
| the birth of earth and the first appearance of life. To | | | | through these veins of power or energy. These areas |
| add to this, the Celtic dragon also represents the | | | | were most often thought of as the spots were the |
| combination of all the elements. The pioneer living thing | | | | dragons rested because of the heightened power. |
| was created from the earth and fertilized from the | | | | The great attraction Stonehenge is thought to be one |
| sky by both the water and the wind. This process | | | | of the places where the dragons took their rest. Also, |
| describes the union from which the Celtic dragon | | | | it is believed the Celtic Cross, a cross surrounded by a |
| came about. This is what happens every single year. | | | | circle, symbolizes the crossing ley lines, thus, that's how |
| The Celtic dragon is considered a very sacred | | | | the circle of life should be centered. By the power of |
| creature and is thought of highly by the Celts. The | | | | the dragon lines. |
| Druids surveyed the land and always speak of the | | | | In the art of tattoos, people who want to have a Celtic |
| dragon lines, or in modern terms, the ley lines of the | | | | dragon tattoo have always thought of this design as |
| land today. These dragon lines were crucial to the | | | | honorable. The prominent design of a Celtic dragon |
| Celts. It is believed that in these lines and where they | | | | tattoo catches the attention of people. For some, it is |
| meet, are the where the most energy comes up from | | | | an expression of their personality as someone strong |
| the depths of the earth. It is where they prefer to | | | | and who rises above the situation. This tattoo design |
| perform the sacred Celtic rituals. | | | | has always been regarded as something that |
| For the ancient Celts, "the ley of the land" spoke of the | | | | represents the deepest desires of some people. That |
| process and of how the magic or cosmic forces | | | | is, to be in the realm of mystical creatures like the |
| flowed through an area, and how the area affected | | | | dragons, and to live during the times of kings and |
| the forces. The Celts have always believed that Celtic | | | | princes. The Celtic dragon tattoo is one of the most |
| dragons came from a different world. These | | | | popular tattoo designs that people choose. |
| creatures were also responsible for affecting the ley | | | | |