My Latest: A Memorial Piece for Mom

Here's a pic of my latest piece not totally healed yet. My Mom always said if she ever got a tattoo she'd want a moon and stars so my sisters and I got a moon and stars. This was done by Donnie Routt at B-Inked in Springfield, Missouri.

NeoPagan Ink Returns!

I am so pleased to announce the return of NeoPagan Ink! It's been a rough couple of years but I'm back to blogging. And to get things started here is something of my own.

I lost my brother in January of 2011 and, since he had an ankh, my sisters and I each got ankhs to honor him.

While the ankh is known as an Egyptian symbol for life, or eternal life, its exact origins are hotly debated. Some claim it is a belt buckle belonging to the goddess Isis. Others trace it to ancient cattle culture while still others say is represents the Nile river, lifeblood of Egypt. Whatever its ancient origins it is one of the most popular of all Egyptian symbols, not only among those modern pagans who practice Kemeticism (ancient Egyptian religion) but other pagans and even many non-pagans.