Speak of the Devil – Reverend Campbell discusses Piercings with Satanist Cameron John. Cameron is a professional piercing and tattoo artist who owns his own shop, Black Bird Tattoo & Piercing in Clearfield, Utah.
We are going to discuss the history of piercing, modern trends in piercing and the extreme end of the art.
Show Notes
History
- Piercing: A Cultural History Of Holes
https://allthatsinteresting.com/history-of-piercing
https://www.kolopiercing.com/blog/a-historical-look-at-body-piercings/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_piercing- earliest known evidence of body piercing is a stone relief from Nimrud, Iraq that depicts a man with a pierced ear. This is around the 9th century BC.
- Ear Piercings
- 5,300 years ago, Ötzi — the oldest mummy ever found – was discovered by two tourists in 1991 on the border between Austria and Italy; pierced ears, the holes gauged 7-11mm in diameter
- King Tut, the trend was still going strong, with the boy king (whose reign lasted from 1332-1323BC) also displaying evidence of wearing earrings, alongside many other Ancient Egyptians.
- Julius Caesar himself bringing ear piercings into fashion during his reign from 49-44BC.
- during the Elizabethan era of late 16th century Britain, any man of nobility had at least one ear piercing to show off his wealth.
- the practice began in primitive tribes for superstitious reasons
- People believed that demons could enter the body through the ears, but that they were repelled by metal: Thus, earrings were a protection against possession
- Nose Piercings
- The first recorded mention of nose rings is in Genesis 24:22. When Abraham decides to find a wife for his son Isaac, he chooses Rebekah, and gives her a gold nose ring to seal the deal.
- Mughal emperors brought the practice to India in the 16th century. A stud or ring is often worn in the left nostril by women, as the left side is associated with female reproductive organs. The piercing is supposed to lessen the pain of birth and menstruation.
- 1960s and 1970s, when hippies started traveling to India, and were taken up by the punk movement in the ‘70s as a sign of nonconformity.
- Septum Piercings
- among tribal peoples, often used to make warrior men look fierce.
- Asmat tribe in Irian Jaya, Indonesia will stretch these piercings to as much as 25mm in diameter
- The Aztecs, Mayans, and Incas pierced their septums with gold and jade to symbolize the water and sun gods
- In India, Nepal, and Tibet, an amulet called a bulak is attached to the piercing. It is believed that piercing the nose prevents infection, though the bulak itself seems to be purely ornamental — and the bigger, the better.
- Aborigines in Australia, the piercing is used to flatten the nose and therefore make it more “beautiful.”
- Tongue Piercings
- 14th and 16th centuries, tongue piercings originated as a ritual among the Aztecs and Mayans as a form of blood sacrifice.
- Priests and shamans in these cultures would also pierce their own tongues to create an altered state of consciousness so they could communicate with the gods.
- 20th century carnies learned about tongue piercings from religious ascetics, and would perform them as a sideshow attraction. 1980s, with the opening of Gauntlet in LA, the first professional piercing shop in the US. Elayne Angel, who founded Gauntlet, is often credited with promoting the piercing, both for shock value and for the enhancement of oral sex.
- 14th and 16th centuries, tongue piercings originated as a ritual among the Aztecs and Mayans as a form of blood sacrifice.
- Lip Piercings
- most common in tribal cultures, though only two tribes in Africa (the Dogon and Nuba) use rings. Most use labrets (bars with balls attached at either end) or plates.
- Makololo tribal women wear plates in their upper lip to make themselves more beautiful.
- Navel Piercings
- In Ancient Egypt, this piercing was a sign of royal status — only the pharaoh was allowed to have his navel pierced and anyone else found with this piercing would be executed.
- The piercing and showing off of the belly button remained fairly taboo, at least up until the early 90s, when Christy Turlington sported one in a London fashion show in 1993.
- Nipple Piercings
- Ancient Rome, men pierced their nipples to symbolize virility and their camaraderie with other men.
- mid-14th century, Queen Isabella of France introduced “garments of the grand neckline,” dresses with such low necklines — sometimes to the navel — that the nipples were often openly displayed. As such, nipple piercing became a form of jewelry to match the dress.
- 1890s, the “bosom ring” came back into vogue. These often expensive rings enlarged the nipples and caused them to be easily pleasured, which brought much excitement to high class women.
- in Victorian England, doctors would recommend nipple piercings to enhance the size of the nipples and make breastfeeding easier.
- Genital Piercings
- There is a significant amount of misinformation created by Doug Malloy from his pamphlet Body & Genital Piercing in Brief
http://runningthegauntlet-book.com/BME/jimward/20040315-p.html - nIn Ancient Greece, foreskin piercings would be tied with a thong to the base of the penis to keep the genitals out of the way during sport and combat.
- Used to keep slaves from having sex in both Greece and Rome.
- Apadravya piercings
- mentioned in the Kama Sutra, and date back to 700AD, while the palang — a piercing made across the surface of the glans — has been practiced in southeast Asia for hundreds of years.
- In Borneo, the palang symbolizes the protective power of a man over his family, but both piercings are used for sexual pleasure.
- Guiche piercing
- originated in Polynesia, and was typically done by a Mahu, or a well-respected man who dressed as a woman.
- Prince Albert
- the piercing’s real inventor, Jim Ward — often described as the “grandaddy of the modern body piercing movement” — and his friend Doug Malloy in the early 1970s.
- There is a significant amount of misinformation created by Doug Malloy from his pamphlet Body & Genital Piercing in Brief
Modern Trends
- In my experience, these are the most common as of late, ironically enough most of these I cannot do because of current health regulations
- Nostril
- Septum
- Medusa/Philtrum
- Tongue
- Navel
- Snake eyes, which I don’t do, it fucks up your teeth and tongue
Extreme Piercings
- 20 Extreme Piercings You Won’t Believe Exist
https://www.inkedmag.com/original-news/20-extreme-piercings-you-wont-believe-exist- Gum Piercing
- Stretched Labret Piercing
- Stretched Cheek Piercings
- Rhino Piercing
- Armpit Piercing
- Hairline Piercing
- Stretched Nostril Piercing
- Horizontal Eyelid Piercing
- Uvula Piercing
- Vertical Eyelid Piercing
- Septril Piercing
- Eyelid Piercing
- Finger Web Piercings
- Toe Web Piercing
- Finger Dermal Piercing
- Ankle Piercing
- Chin Piercings
- quantity
