Everyday Initiation.

Initio → Mysterium

All that can be said about initiating in the mystery of the sacred. Q17

Mar 8 • Mark Nara

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Future → Fruit

Harvesting the hope of our contemporary culture .Q16

Mar 1 • Mark Nara

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February 2026

Formless → Flower

on permanence and the nature of blooming. Q15

Feb 26 • Mark Nara

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Looking → Lost

Stop! look around. . . and look within. Are you lost? Q14

Feb 24 • Mark Nara

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December 2025

Dark → Light

On kindling connection with the divine spark. Q13

Dec 22, 2025 • Mark Nara

Asleep on the plane or walking the tattoo pathway?

A spoken reflection on tattooing as threshold work, where the body becomes a place of listening, and the mark a witness to transformation.

Dec 19, 2025 • Mark Nara

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October 2025

Meaning → Medicine

"He wore a black panel tattoo. . . covering a prominent place on his face." Q12

Oct 14, 2025 • Mark Nara

Idol → Ideal

shifting self admiration to shared aspirtation. Q11

Oct 7, 2025 • Mark Nara

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August 2025

Individual → Collective

Self-initiatory work as a shared experience. Q10

Aug 21, 2025 • Mark Nara

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July 2025

Pain → Potential

Suffering; A window into the realm of the sacred. Q9.

Jul 31, 2025 • Mark Nara

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June 2025

Surface → Substance

Binding skin to memory and meaning. Q8.

Jun 30, 2025 • Mark Nara

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Ephemeral → Transcendental.

A ritual technology for witnessing and remembering. Q7.

Jun 21, 2025 • Mark Nara

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