First post here (hopefully Im not breaking any rules…).

I have no tattoos currently but have always found myself fascinated by them and really advocate the idea of having them; so why not on myself?

I have been contemplating over the many factors in getting a tattoo and have settled indefinitely on the idea of having my first piece done on my back. It is the largest area on the body open to tattooing and also the easiest to conceal if necessary.

As far as ideas go, I am sort of on the line between the type of person who gets a tattoo for pure symbolic meaning and the type who looks solely for an aesthetically pleasing one. In other words, I want my tattoos to have meaning but I have NO qualms with the idea of getting add-ons for the sole purpose of making it look better.

As of now the two ideas I would like to somehow incorporate into one tattoo is the Sicilian Triskelion and the Latin phrase “Nosce Te Ipsum” (Translates to “Know Thyself”).

Here is a picture of the style of Triskelion I find myself attracted to: http://http://www.rankmytattoos.com/f/wmimages/arm-tattoo-11521171906798.jpg
(note that it deviates heavily from the traditional Triskelion).

And here is a picture of the font I would want the Latin phrase in: http://washingtonprintmakers.com/files/%28Beneath%20the%20Old%20Masters%29_Nosce%20Te%20Ipsum.jpg

I really want the Triskelion to be between my should blades and having the “Nosce Te Ipsum” be somehow incorporated into it to make a cohesive tattoo would be preferred as well.

Well theres the idea. Any comments? Anything to possibly add on to it? Is it a bad idea?