Fist and Fangs
Mind and Body Modification
Cutting/Scarification
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Schedule Ordering Mind Modification Body Modification
Cutting and ritual scarification are done
with a single-use surgical scalpel. Designs
range from random, primitive slash to elegant
tribal. Both are body modifications; a ritual
scar tends to be more symbolic. Scarring
is an inexact art. There's no way to guarantee
that the body will hold the design the way
it looks on paper. Scars can be cut lightly,
so as to be temporary. They can be cut hard,
to insure width and a strong line. Everything
that can be done to provide the bearer the
mark they desire is done, but ultimately
it is the body that makes the final decision.
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This gentleman chose wings as his symbol
of transformation. It was an amazing experience.
Says the Lady who bears this mark:
"The way I see it, I took the symbol
as a way of making a commitment to get to
know myself, to
give myself love and devotion, and joining
my various selves into one. The me I'm getting
to know is
fantastic, and I want to affirm the commitment.
A year later, this lady came back to have
the design completed and enhanced:
A full-length spinal design of significant
symbols will eventually grace her back; she
also added the next piece of her spinal totem
between her shoulder blades:
Her partner, having participated in her rituals
last year and this, craved a Templar cross
to mark his journey:
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The movement of his arm is causing the distension
seen on the right. Relaxed, the placement
is identical to the stencil.
Spiraling upward:
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This design was done over a considerable
amount of existing scar tissue and was custom
drawn to accommodate the ridges and planes
of skin. The last picture is the day after;
this woman is a bit of a masochist and had
friends slap her fresh cutting. The bruising,
though not recommended, is lovely.
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Another piece to commemorate personal growth and change; this is the astrolgical symbol for Pisces.
| This is a re-cut on an existing scar. The re-cut was done for fun and pleasure and the joyful rush of it all. |  |
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