Is scarification legal?
Laws vary from place to place, and advanced methods of scarification (chemical branding, etc.) as well as methods using modern tools (such as medical electro-cautery devices) may not be fully legal. Scarification such as cutting and branding which has an established history is legal when performed in a consensual context in most jurisdictions. How do I learn scarification? Most artists are self trained, but this is not the most responsible option, especially nowadays. The best way to become a scarification artist is by apprenticing under an experienced practitioner. As far as how to achieve that, get to know one on a personal level and take it from there. In addition, it is important that young people reading this realise that under no circumstances should scarification be considered as a “career” — the commercial market is just not large enough. Can I go to school for scarification? Fakir Musafar (www.bodyplay.com) offers group training in traditional scarification techniques, and ha
