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Motif · motif_moon

Moon

The moon, drawn full, crescent, as a phase sequence, or with surface detail. THE MULTI-MEANING EXEMPLAR OF THIS SUB-BATCH, and it is plural on an axis no motif in T11.8a used: SUB-STATE. Two of its edges are exact inverses selected by the phase drawn - a waxing crescent sets intentions, a waning crescent lets go - so a single flat sentence giving the moon one meaning of new beginnings is wrong for half the phases of the same motif. REFUSED FROM THE SOURCE: its pan-Indigenous claim; see the source row.
Thin
Medium confidenceresearched

7 attested · 7 promoted1 source · T2

What the research says

motifs_seed
Category
celestial
Variants
full moon; crescent moon; waxing crescent; waning crescent; lunar phase sequence; realistic moon with craters and shadows; geometric moon
Common styles
fine line; blackwork; neo traditional
Common themes
celestial; spiritual
Cultural flags
Pan-Indigenous 'Grandmother Moon' claim present in the source and NOT edged; routed to T11.10
Placement behaviors
spine; forearm
Composition behaviors
phases arranged in a linear sequence

Provenance

1 resolved
  • iNKPPL Tattoo Magazine

    Tattoo magazine article on one motif, and the richest plural-meaning source in this sub-batch. Verbatim: "The Moon is linked to feminine energy, intuition, and emotionality", "The Moon symbolizes cyclicality and rebirth", "A Moon tattoo also reflects the individuality and mystery of its wearer", and a PHASE-CONDITIONAL pair that is the reason this motif carries a sub-state axis: "The waxing crescent symbolizes setting intentions and building toward goals, while the waning crescent represents release and letting go of what no longer serves you." REFUSED FROM THIS PAGE: "In many Native American traditions, the moon represents the divine feminine and is often called Grandmother Moon" - a trade magazine asserting the religious practice of hundreds of distinct living nations. No edge was built from it; routed to T11.10.

    professional tattoo source · published 2023-11-21 · retrieved 2026-08-30

14 links

Can symbolize · 7

  • → outgoingFemininitySymbolThin
    strength 0.75researched

    “The Moon is linked to feminine energy, intuition, and emotionality.”

  • → outgoingCyclicalitySymbolThin
    strength 0.75researched

    “The Moon symbolizes cyclicality and rebirth.”

  • → outgoingRebirthSymbolAttested
    strength 0.50researched

    Same sentence, edged separately because the source coordinates two ideas rather than equating them: “The Moon symbolizes cyclicality and rebirth.”

  • → outgoingHopeSymbolAttested
    strength 0.50researched

    “A Moon tattoo can be interpreted as a symbol of light and hope in life's most challenging moments”.

  • → outgoingMysterySymbolThin
    strength 0.50researched

    “A Moon tattoo also reflects the individuality and mystery of its wearer.”

  • → outgoingNew BeginningsSymbolAttested
    strength 0.50researched

    PHASE-CONDITIONAL, and the first half of an inverse pair: “The waxing crescent symbolizes setting intentions and building toward goals”. The general form is also stated - “a Moon tattoo may symbolize new beginnings, growth, and fertility” - but the phase-scoped version is the precise one and is what this edge records.

  • → outgoingLetting GoSymbolThin
    strength 0.50researched

    THE INVERSE OF THE EDGE ABOVE, from the same sentence, selected by the phase drawn: “while the waning crescent represents release and letting go of what no longer serves you.” Two opposite meanings on one motif, chosen by a sub-state of the drawing rather than by culture, colour, attribute or composition.

Associated with · 3

  • → outgoingCelestialSubthemeThin
    strength 0.75promoted · not an independent attestationresearched

    Promoted from motifs_seed.common_themes of motif_moon ('celestial'); themes_seed.common_motifs of theme_celestial ('moon'). Asserted independently from both ends of the relation; deduped to one edge. Confidence is the LOWER of the contributing rows, not the higher. Provenance inherited from the parent row(s): source_inkppl_moon; source_getty_wondrous_cosmos; source_tattooing101_science_tattoos; the first is carried in source_id. No new fact: this edge restates a value already present in the corpus. STRENGTH 0.75 set by the T11.11c rule: this pairing is asserted by TWO parent rows, one from each endpoint's own association column; the pack's scale reads 0.75 as 'frequent'. Inputs are corpus counts only - no source count, tier or confidence is used.

  • → outgoingSpinePlacementThin
    strength unstatedpromoted · not an independent attestationresearched

    Promoted from motifs_seed.placement_behaviors of motif_moon ('spine') [class EP]. PLACEMENT AXIS. Typed associated_with, not placement_supports: the packs use placement_supports only as placement -> composition (doc 01 'forearm -> placement_supports -> vertical_composition'; specimen rel_0004), and model motif -> placement as 'anatomy_fit', which is not in the locked 14. The placement_ target prefix carries the axis. The cited source states this placement. No new fact: this edge restates a value already present in the corpus.

  • → outgoingForearmPlacementThin
    strength unstatedpromoted · not an independent attestationresearched

    Promoted from motifs_seed.placement_behaviors of motif_moon ('forearm') [class EP]. PLACEMENT AXIS. Typed associated_with, not placement_supports: the packs use placement_supports only as placement -> composition (doc 01 'forearm -> placement_supports -> vertical_composition'; specimen rel_0004), and model motif -> placement as 'anatomy_fit', which is not in the locked 14. The placement_ target prefix carries the axis. The cited source states this placement. No new fact: this edge restates a value already present in the corpus.

Frequently used in · 3

  • → outgoingFine LineStyleThin
    strength 0.50promoted · not an independent attestationresearched

    Promoted from motifs_seed.common_styles of motif_moon ('fine line'). No new fact: this edge restates a value already present in the corpus. STRENGTH 0.5 set by the T11.11c rule: this pairing is asserted by ONE parent row's association column and by no second row; the pack's scale reads 0.5 as 'context-dependent'. Inputs are corpus counts only - no source count, tier or confidence is used.

  • → outgoingBlackworkStyleThin
    strength 0.50promoted · not an independent attestationresearched

    Promoted from motifs_seed.common_styles of motif_moon ('blackwork'). No new fact: this edge restates a value already present in the corpus. STRENGTH 0.5 set by the T11.11c rule: this pairing is asserted by ONE parent row's association column and by no second row; the pack's scale reads 0.5 as 'context-dependent'. Inputs are corpus counts only - no source count, tier or confidence is used.

  • → outgoingNeo TraditionalStyleThin
    strength 0.50promoted · not an independent attestationresearched

    Promoted from motifs_seed.common_styles of motif_moon ('neo traditional'). No new fact: this edge restates a value already present in the corpus. STRENGTH 0.5 set by the T11.11c rule: this pairing is asserted by ONE parent row's association column and by no second row; the pack's scale reads 0.5 as 'context-dependent'. Inputs are corpus counts only - no source count, tier or confidence is used.

Compatible with · 1

  • ← incomingSunMotifThin
    strength unstatedpromoted · not an independent attestationresearched

    Promoted from motifs_seed.composition_behaviors of motif_sun ('paired with a moon') [class EM]. compatible_with is symmetric; recorded once, traversable from either endpoint. No new fact: this edge restates a value already present in the corpus.