came across this wicked site recently. Body Modification ezine is essentially what it states, an ezine site about bm. it has pictures of everything through from simple piercings/tattoos to scarification/suspension. Some of the site is subscription only which is a bummer but perhaps in the future i might subscribe. hereis a recent article about someones first suspension experience. Especially interesting for me as I find the idea of suspension fascinating. Since I first heard about medicine men doing it when I was a kid I wondered what their reasons for doing it was. From this guys description it sounds amazing!
the sun sets on three million birds
lighting feathers ablaze as the chorus begins.
crows join together, breaking the air
with their granite old cries to the evening light.
falling down into an oak's open arms Crow
alights with dark grace and dignity. Puffing his
feathers, preening his tail. He is beautiful
and he knows it.
Tok tokking Crow walks up and down the
lichen covered branch. It's stained and looks
like Pollock had a fit while perched atop. Red,
green and orange splash the old tree.
Crow joins his brothers and sisters, emboldened
by the setting sun. Singing an elegy to the
worms and the beetles that today he has eaten.
Singing a prelude to tomorrows day, and whatever
it will bring.
the sun sets on three million birds
lighting feathers ablaze as the chorus begins.
crows join together, breaking the air
with their granite old cries to the evening light.
falling down into an oak's open arms Crow
alights with dark grace and dignity. Puffing his
feathers, preening his tail. He is beautiful
and he knows it.
Tok tokking Crow walks up and down the
lichen covered branch. It's stained and looks
like Pollock had a fit while perched atop. Red,
green and orange splash the old tree.
Crow joins his brothers and sisters, emboldened
by the setting sun. Singing an elegy to the
worms and the beetles that today he has eaten.
Singing a prelude to tomorrows day, and whatever
it will bring.