Sacred Marks

  Now there are some who are going to think I have had some sort of a midlife crisis. But in actuality instead of losing myself, I feel like after three years I have found myself again. In celebration of that I have decided to add two marks to my body so that I will always be grounded in who I am.

  My business partner started collecting tattoos a few years ago. Each with a distinct separate meaning for her.  All related to her spiritual journey. Now I am a big baby around pain. I get my teeth frozen to have them cleaned. The last thing I could imagine was someone jabbing a needle over and over and over into my arm. Really did not appeal! However, pain is something I have held a very close relationship with over the past few years and it has changed my perspective on a lot of things. I now hold a lot less fear.

  I sat during a meditation and what came to me when I looked down at my arms were pictures of my totem animals,one of which is a raven and my spirit guide which is a blue heron. I saw them both on my wrists. Not being a big tattoo person, I ignored that for a while but then I started seeing it all the time. I had a dream that instead of being tattoo'd , I actually was sitting while someone peeled away the skin to reveal what was already there. That was a weird one!

  I didn't want big chunky tattoos with colour (so not me) I wanted something celtic ( scottish heritage ) and lacy and feminine. Something that would remind me always not to forget who I am. Never again to give away the most beautiful, unique parts of me. They are a gift to myself, sacred marks, a reminder that who I am is amazing and precious, exactly as I am in this moment. I love them.

   Ravens are for me bringers of joy. Lots of people think they are dark omens but for me they are bringers of light. Raven is speaks of the spirit realm, and how to bring that part of yourself out of darkness and into the light. That has been my journey.

  The blue heron is about celebrating uniqueness and balance. Learning to stand on your own. That is my lesson from this point. They are about wisdom and self determination. The length of their legs symbolizes wading into the depths of water which is symbolic of spirituality.
 
   It was an amazing experience, even just mastering my own feelings about the pain.
   I am really glad that I made this choice. They are beautiful. Blessings.

In love and light,
Kathryn