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I haven't seen any other threads, and I thought I'd throw it out... A lot of Witches like adorning their bodies with piercings, or tattoos. The topic itself has been covered in many New Age texts, but I am curious on the opinions others here might have on this.
Would you get a tattoo/piercing to celebrate your Witchyness?
Have you already done so?
Do you feel there is an appropriate age for having something done, and if so, when is it?
Also, a different angle I thought was interesting--Maturity level. If someone clearly has a level of maturity far beyond their years, does this make a difference on the appropriate age of someone?
Personal preferences on size, design, subject?

I would really like to hear all thoughts...

I won't ever get a tattoo, I believe its a violation to the body, plus I imagin myself with wrinkled skin at 60...and a tattoo...anyways, the real reason is I am afraid of needles...I'll cry. But I don't need tattoos when I have marking on my body....a star on my hand and the pentagram on my chest. *shakes head* I don't need tattoos now.

I am getting a tatoo at the end of the summer if I pass my black belt test. I am getting it on my sholder and of the phoenix which is my dojo symbol. I hope to continue on with other forms of martial arts and get other black belts but chidokwan karate will always be my first, and greatest accomplishment. The phoenix also means a lot to me for personal reasons. My spirit animal is in the form of a phoenix and I love every thing that the phoenix represents. I think that a tatoo reguardless of what it is should mean something to you. I doutb that in 100 years I would ever look back and think that I made a mistake getting a tatoo of my phoenix karate symbol. It just means too much to me. No matter what I do in my life I will always be a martial artist and that will always be apart of me. Tatoos what mean nothing are stupid to me. Then again when the tatoo has to do with religion I would wait because religion can change. I would atleast wait till I am around 30 to get a tatoo reguarding my religion because I could change. I had a teacher once who said never to be set in your ways. Everything could change. The only people he said should be set in there ways are the very old and should only not change views on a select few things.

Not only do I like the concept but it looks good, too. Beauty never hurt anyone!...afterwards xd .


I have 7 peircings and I wear a pentagram earring sometimes. My ex boyfriend gave it to me.
I'm not old enough to get a tatto but both my aunt and mother do. My mom has two stars on her ankles and my aunt has her own special symbol. I don't know what to call my aunts symbol though razz It's her own.

@ inblood_isoak: Do you wear earring when doing rituals and spells? I have 5 peircings and I used to take them out when I did rituals, but now I don't bother. I guess its because when I first started I was all for doing it skyclad and having no distractions, but sence I moved into my new apartment I have a new set up and am not comfortable getting nakie in my "backyard" and won't subject my roomie to that .. lol

@ Lilah-Clover: hehe .. I understand totally why you'd want a smaller tattoo .. But since I already started .. why not keep going yeah? lol .. I'm hoping to one day get multible birds flying up my leg in a wide array of colors with the same style metalic wings and if I find a prayer that is truely perfect I want to get that tattooed on my back in glow in the dark ink .. so nobody will see it except me and the fact that I know its there makes it worth it. But tattoos are so addicting. Once you get one, I dunno how you can just stop and not want to get more. <3 It just feels good.

Nose piercings are supposed to be the hardest to care for--at least up there, anyway. I was gonna get mine done, but 1) my parents would be furious, 2) I have bad allergies, 3) I have a decent sized freckle right where it would be, anyway xd

I'm getting my 6th (3rd in right ear) this fall, and want to get the cartilage done there, too. Then *crosses fingers* I'm done. hehehe....

....and I also used to take them out to do ritual stuffs, but now I wear ritual-esque jewelry, instead. ^^

Oh just remember that if you get a tat on the small of your back you can't get that hardcore pain killer shot when giving birth without messing up the beloved tattoo!

I only wear it everyone and a while. It doesn't dangle so I get paranoid that It might be upside-down.