Ritual Body Art: Drawing the Spirit

by Charles Arnold

Book Overview

Covers: a brief history of body art; how body art works its magic; symbols (and their meanings) used in body art; meanings of the colors; ritual and makeup; masks and masking; ritual apparel and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0919345743
• ISBN13: 9780919345744
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Phoenix Publishing (WA)
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book!

A tremendously useful and educational read. I picked this up at a time when I was getting pretty tired of the same ol' same ol', and I cannot recommend it enough.

A must have for anyone who's Pagan

Mr. Arnold's book is a treasure trove of information. Much of it is a virtual dictionary on symbols. The rest a succinct guide on how and why body art is used in ritual. I have met Charles on several occasions and he is, bar none, the authority on ritual body art today. He presents workshops up and down the East coast, if you get a chance to see one of his classes, you wont be disappointed. He also gives many workshops on Sacred Spirituality, hopefully he will give us all a book on that topic some day soon. For those who would call him intense, I just need to say Buckland, Bonewitz, Gardner and Crowley. Intense? Maybe, but their knowledge is worth their weights in gold.

A book on healing disguised as ritual. Powerful technique!

Charles Arnold's years of experience in the field of transformational magic make this book positively sing with the wonders of healing available through this newly applied, yet ancient form. Finding the proper symbol(s) in the colors that speak to the heart can and do make positive changes in the people who are his "canvasses" This is healing, this is magic, this is effective, this is good psychology. I highly recommend Ritual Body Art as the definitive text in a powerful medium. E-mail me for more info.