This episode we are talking with Stephanie Big Eagle. Stephanie is Lakota and Dakota on her fathers side, Nordic and Haudenosaunee on her mothers side. Stephanie Big Eagle is a traditional handpoke tattoo artist, the owner of Thunderbird Rising Studios, and author of Thunderbird Rising. We explore the tattoo traditions, of which so much has been lost, of the Native American Nations. The spiritual and ceremonial aspects of the tattooing and the revival of such an important cultural practice...

WHAT IS THIS This Meditation of Smoke and Flame is a semi-active mediation where we can ask for insights or guidance and journey to the otherworld. This is a meditative state that brings in elements of Scrying. We use Flame and Smoke. Both these elements have meditative effects and are also considered the in-between places. The thin veil between this world and the otherworld. In this meditation we connect with the Flame we see… to the Flame within us… our sacred flame… our spiritual fire…...

(Part 2): This episode we’ll be looking at Intuition and Divination and incorporating these aspects into our work as Conscious Tattoo Artists, assisting us in our Intuitive tattooing and how it benefits us in our lives beyond our work. We look at ways of enhancing our Intuitive abilities and we bring to attention some of the barriers that interfere with our natural growth and mastery of our Intuition. Acknowledging and using our Intuition in our work and becoming more of an Intuitive Artist...

(Part 1): This episode we’ll be looking at Intuition and Divination and incorporating these aspects into our work as Conscious Tattoo Artists, assisting us in our Intuitive tattooing and how it benefits us in our lives beyond our work. We look at ways of enhancing our Intuitive abilities and we bring to attention some of the barriers that interfere with our natural growth and mastery of our Intuition. Acknowledging and using our Intuition in our work and becoming more of an Intuitive Artist...

This episode I’m talking with master of the traditional Maori art form of Ta Moko... Gordon Toi. This episode was recorded at Gordons home and private studio in Mapua... in the South Island of New Zealand/Aotearoa. Gordon shares with us some of his vast knowledge of the origins of Ta Moko, where the lines got their meanings from and the connection to the journey. Gordon being one of the most highly respected practitioners of the Puhoro shares with us its importance as a rite of passage and...

Our ancestors are part of us, they are part of our DNA and our cells, they are in our blood and they are in our bones. They are with us not just spiritually… but also physically. They speak to us through our DNA… in every cell of our body. They are reflected in our physical features and in our health and our characteristics and personalities. They are part of us and we are part of them… connected… eternally connected. Connection with our ancestors provides us with deeper introspection and...

This episode I am talking with my good friend and master of the traditional Maori art form of Ta Moko... Turumakina Duley. Tu shares with us his knowledge of Ta Moko and the origin stories of Maori tattooing. We delve into the ceremony and ritual involved in the process of receiving these ancient markings and the significance of the patterns and designs. We journey into the connection to the ancestors and the importance of identification and belonging along with the healing of personal...

In this episode I go deeper into Energy imprinting… infusing energy into your tattoo. Programming your tattoo. Energy can be exchanged, transferred, projected, imprinted. Energy can be transmitted and stored. It can be increased… decreased… and transformed. In the electro magnetic circles it is understood we can store electricity… or energy in the form of a battery, we can transmit it through power lines or even wirelessly. We can increase and decrease it. We can transform it from one...

About this Episode: The Resonance between your tattoo and what it represents. The Resonance between your tattoo and you. What is your tattoo design containing? Is there an important symbolic message contained within the structure of the design? What do you want your tattoo to represent and what kind of vibration do you want it to be emitting? Your tattoo is not just a static mark without function... it is a vibrating energy emitting it’s purpose into your own body’s energy field. So with that...

About this Episode: Lines, Shapes and Symbols emit a vibrational frequency, an energy that can be utilised in the creation of tattoos to facilitate healing, balance or raising your vibration. The Ancients understood this as a technology and purposed it through the art and application of tattoos. Contact Shane: [email protected] Website: ancestortattoo.com Instagram: shanetattooer Title music: Ngā Tai Tawhito, Kiki Pounamu https://smarturl.it/kikipounamu

The Alchemy of Tattooing, Wisdoms of Ancestor Tattoo, where we explore and revive the ancient understandings and methods of tattooing... For transformation, creation and shifting into a higher vibration... through processes so effective that it seems like Magick. Or is it indeed... Magick! Contact Shane... [email protected] Website: ancestortattoo.com Instagram: shanetattooer Title music: Ngā Tai Tawhito, Kiki Pounamu https://smarturl.it/kikipounamu