Does Getting a Tattoo Affect Your Energy? 7 Steps to Pay Attention To; Maybe you’re considering getting a tattoo, or perhaps you already have one or more tattoos. In either case, continue reading to learn how getting a tattoo affects your energy field through seven essential steps.
What is a Tattoo?
“A tattoo is a permanent mark or design made on the body by injecting pigment through skin abrasions. It is believed that tattooed designs provide various people with magical protection against diseases or misfortune, or serve to determine the user’s rank, status, or group membership.”
Source: Britannica
Indigenous peoples have used tattooing as a ritual for thousands of years to enhance their supernatural connections.
Where is the Oldest Tattoo Found?
The oldest evidence of a tattoo is found on the mummy known as Ötzi the Iceman, who is 5,300 years old. Ötzi, discovered in a glacier near the Ötztal Alps on the border of Austria and Italy, has 57 tattoos. Interestingly, these tattoos are located on or near acupuncture points, suggesting that tattoos were used as a method to treat ailments.
Source: New Scientist
Image: © South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology / Eurac / Marco Samadelli / Gregor Staschitz
Does Getting a Tattoo Affect Your Energy?
To understand the mathematics behind the question “Does getting a tattoo affect your energy?”, let’s take a brief look at acupuncture.
According to traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture is a technique used to balance the flow of universal energy (chi) through meridians, which are considered the pathways through which energy flows in the body. In acupuncture practice, needles are inserted into specific points along the meridians to direct the flow of energy.
“During the tattooing process, the needle with ink pierces the skin 100 times per second, depositing ink pigments 1.5 to 2 mm below the skin’s surface in the dermis layer.”
Source: National Library of Medicine
This ensures that, just like in acupuncture, the energy stimulated in the physical body is also stimulated in the subtle body, directing the flow of energy.
“It is also known that indigenous peoples used piercings to direct their energy flow.”
Tattoos are Sealed into the Energy Field
When you get a tattoo, it also means that you are encoding a message into your energy field. The tattoo you get directly affects your energy field and becomes a talisman for your body. A body talisman is sealed into the energy field based on various factors such as the intention you set, the symbol you use, the color of the symbol, the part of your body where you place it, and who you choose to get it done by.
“Maung’s Magical Protection”
Maung was the last Iban tattoo artist of the Skrang River, Sarawak, Borneo. During World War II, he bravely fought against Japanese soldiers armed with heavy machine guns, a mandau sword, and spears. He stated that all the tattoos he created were “magical” because his protective spirit took him to a meteorite in the forest and then dipped every tattoo pigment he made into it. He claimed that his tattoos protected him from Japanese bullets: “They just passed by me, and I was never injured.” Notably, except for Maung, all approximately 55 Iban guardians who fought along the Skrang River during World War II returned home alive. Maung died a few hours after this photograph was taken.
Source: Lars Krutak
Therapeutic Tattoos
Before getting your tattoo (perhaps you chose a symbol just for fashion), I recommend turning inward and closely following your intuition. Your subconscious will guide you.
If you decided on your tattoo not out of ego or conscious decision-making but through a deep spiritual connection—such as a dream, a sign from your higher self or spirit guides, or information processed by your subconscious mind from childhood memories, the womb, ancestors, or past lives—it might carry significant meaning for you.
Your subconscious mind may guide you to a healing symbol; even a seemingly negative tattoo can serve a purpose. A tattoo may represent a closure or an opening in your life, your desires, fears, ancestral ties, or cultural values.
Getting therapeutic tattoos engraved on your skin can initiate your healing process. A therapeutic tattoo is unique to how an individual perceives it as a healing tool.
What Are You Sealing into Your Energy Field with Your Chosen Tattoo?
What to Pay Attention to Before Getting a Tattoo
Now that you know whether getting a tattoo affects your energy, here are the things you need to pay attention to:
- Intention Setting: The starting point of the tattoo ritual is intention. The intention behind getting this tattoo is the factor that will affect your energy the most.
- Decision-Making Process: Did you choose your tattoo out of ego or conscious decision-making, or did you select a therapeutic tattoo through a deep spiritual connection?
- Symbol and Color Selection: What does the symbol you chose represent? Did you select a specific color? What will this symbol manifest in your body? Remember, the law of attraction will also work for your tattoo.
- Emotional Bond: A tattoo seals an emotion into your energy field. Which emotion are you sealing into your energy field?
- Placement Selection: The place where you get your tattoo will correspond to a specific energy channel. Do you know the effect of the area where you plan to get your tattoo?
- Energy Connection with the Tattoo Artist: The tattoo artist is the person performing the ritual, and you form an etheric bond with them; their energy also permeates this seal. Therefore, what’s more important than finding someone with advanced skills is how you receive their energy.
- Energy of the Environment: How is the energy of the place where you will get your tattoo? Regular energy cleansing (conscious tattoo artists perform energy cleansing in their spaces) is important because the energy of that place will also be a part of your seal.
Conclusion
Now you know how getting a tattoo will affect you and what to pay attention to before making your decision. To receive consultation on tattoo analysis, click here. To explore programs, click here.
