my new tattoo - will post pics soon
"In ancient Greek myth it was a bird of Athena which represented the renewal of life. In the Bible it was a dove released from the Ark by Noah which returned with an olive branch to show that the Biblical flood was over. Ever since, the dove has symbolized deliverance and God's forgiveness. According to legend the devil and witches can turn themselves into any bird shape except the dove. In ancient Japan the dove was sacred to Hackiman the god of war, but it was a dove with a sword that announced the end to war."