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The Alchemy of Tattooing

Tattooing as Ceremony, Transformation, and Ancestral Remembrance

“Every tattoo is a prayer written into the skin. The body becomes the altar, the skin becomes the scroll, and your story is honoured as sacred — it is transformation.”

 

The art of tattooing has always been more than skin deep. For our ancestors, it was sacred: a mark of identity, initiation, and connection to the unseen. Over time, this knowledge was suppressed, forgotten, and misunderstood — yet the memory remains, waiting to be awakened.

 

The Alchemy of Tattooing is the book that brings this wisdom back into the light.

Spiritual tattooing book

What the Book Reveals

 

Within these pages, you’ll discover:

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    •    Tattooing as Ceremony – how every marking can become a rite of passage.

    •    The Resonance of Symbols – the hidden vibration carried by lines, shapes, and designs.

    •    The Power of Intention – why what you bring into the session matters as much as the design itself.

    •    Ancestral Remembrance – how tattoos connect us to those who came before.

    •    The Transformation of the Self – tattoos as a living imprint of healing, growth, and empowerment.

 

This is not just a book about tattoos — it’s a transmission of sacred knowledge for those who feel the deeper call of markings on the skin.

Ancestral tattooing book

Who This Book Is For

 

This book is for:

    •    Tattoo collectors who sense their markings mean more than art.

    •    Artists seeking to deepen their craft with spiritual and ancestral context.

    •    Healers, seekers, and wisdom-keepers looking to understand tattooing as an ancient practice of transformation.

    •    Anyone ready to reclaim tattooing as a living ceremony.


 

Why I Wrote This Book

 

For nearly four decades, I have walked the path of tattooing — from traditional artistry to the sacred, ceremonial practice it has become in my hands. Along the way, I witnessed the power of tattoos to heal, to awaken, and to change lives forever.

 

The Alchemy of Tattooing is the culmination of this journey. It is an offering — to the ancestors, to the craft, and to you.

The Alchemy of Tattooing is available now.

Step into the remembrance of tattooing as ceremony, initiation, and ancestral connection.

 

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"A revelation. The Alchemy of Tattooing restores the soul to the practice that the modern world has tried to strip bare"
Sophie Clarke

"Finally, someone has written the book that reveals tattooing's sacred truth"
James Holloway

© 2020 SHANE COLEY TATTOOER

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