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[novapsyche]

My friend twoofdtm posted about one of her piercings, which got me to thinking.

I have two ear piercings, but I cannot contemplate getting anything more. Also, I am very averse to acquiring a tattoo. I think my feelings toward both of these are related, but it's visceral so it's hard for me to give a logical reason why I feel the way I do.

Do you have piercings or tattoos? If so, how many? Either way, what would drive you to get them or to stay away?

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[vrax.livejournal.com]

I do. One hole R lobe, 3 holes L lobe. 2 holes L cartilage (healed) I hole L nostril (healed) L eyebrow (healed) and my tongue is pierced.

I have a black spiral dancer symbol on my left shoulder (see icon) these on my right shoulder, just the snakes (in black and purple). I have a black crescent moon on my back. Tibetan writing on my left outer calf, and a I'm i the process of a 40-ish hour life size Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake spanning a length of 4'2" as it wraps around and around my right lower leg. It's quite realistic with all 1700+ scales individually rendered and shaded.

Why? Well each thing has a different reason, yet all are sort of tied together. Piercing is a transcendent experience for me, I hardly even feel it and it brings a certain odd clarity for a little while after it is done. It's sort of an awareness of separation between soul and body or some such thing. Also, the jewelery looks nice.

Each tattoo is a reminder or devotion to something. The snake is a religious devotion, and each moment I spend earning money for it, or getting inked is a time of holiness.

Partly because I was born with birth defects and have struggled with my body as a result, doing this, modification, it allows me a sense of defining my own form. Also, I'm kinda of into the needle feeling, it feel cool and I dig it. Hah.