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(Created page with "<html><div class="mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr" id="mw-content-text" lang="en"><p>Many people believe that material that is <b>organic</b> (grown, rather than forged or machined) — is far healthier than anything artificial, when making <a href="/index.php?title=Body_Jewelry" title="Body Jewelry">jewelry</a>. The rough and porous texture seems to allow the skin to breathe, and wearing organic jewelry in <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Piercings" title="Pierci...")
 
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<html><div class="mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr" id="mw-content-text" lang="en"><p>Many people believe that material that is <b>organic</b> (grown, rather than forged or machined)  — is far healthier than anything artificial, when making <a href="/index.php?title=Body_Jewelry" title="Body Jewelry">jewelry</a>. The rough and porous texture seems to allow the skin to breathe, and wearing organic jewelry in <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Piercings" title="Piercings">piercings</a> tends to help promote a thicker-skinned, healthier, and less "<a href="/index.php?title=Funk" title="Funk">funky</a>" <a href="/index.php?title=Fistula" title="Fistula">fistula</a>.
In the early days of the [[CoBM|CoBMsome]] ministers chose to tattoo themselves with three parallel white lines. The lines echoed naval uniforms and represented "mind, body, and soul".
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<p>Organic jewelry can be made from a variety of:
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<ul><li> <a href="/index.php?title=Wood" title="Wood">Wood</a>
</li><li> <a href="/index.php?title=Bone" title="Bone">Bone</a>
</li><li> <a href="/index.php?title=Amber" title="Amber">Amber</a>
</li><li> <a href="/index.php?title=Tusk" title="Tusk">Tusk</a>
</li><li> <a href="/index.php?title=Horn" title="Horn">Horn</a>
</li><li> <a href="/index.php?title=Stone" title="Stone">Stone</a>
</li><li> <a href="/index.php?title=Quartz" title="Quartz">Quartz</a>
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Organic jewelry is often more fragile than metal jewelry; heat especially can lead to cracking, weakening, or warping. In addition, the porous nature of the materials makes them very sensitive to chemicals and can even trap <a href="/index.php?title=Bacteria" title="Bacteria">bacteria</a>, leading to recurring <a href="/index.php?title=Infection" title="Infection">infections</a> (note that this is very uncommon).
</p><p>The ethics of using some sorts of organic jewelry are also a concern. Many of the best hardwoods for jewelry, such as <a href="/index.php?title=Ebony" title="Ebony">ebony</a>, are endangered. <a class="new" href="/index.php?title=Ivory&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" title="Ivory (page does not exist)">Ivory</a>, bone, and tusk, in particular, should be investigated fully to determine that it was obtained legally and ethically.
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Members (not ministers) were told they could show their allegiance by tattooing "member bars" — two parallel white lines. Few members did so, but soon enough one asked which bar they were missing; mind, body or soul? After this, '''minister bars''' became Church of Body Modification bars equally accessible to members and ministers alike.


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In addition, the original "[[White ink|white ink]]" iconography didn't last long either, with some people choosing different colors of ink, scarification and implants, or even piercings to form the markings. The requirement of three equal parallel lines was also short-lived as members and ministers expressed these bars with their own personal style.
 
Since the CoBM fell apart, many former members and ministers have tattooed over or otherwise obscured these marks.

Latest revision as of 07:57, 17 September 2023

In the early days of the CoBMsome ministers chose to tattoo themselves with three parallel white lines. The lines echoed naval uniforms and represented "mind, body, and soul".

Members (not ministers) were told they could show their allegiance by tattooing "member bars" — two parallel white lines. Few members did so, but soon enough one asked which bar they were missing; mind, body or soul? After this, minister bars became Church of Body Modification bars equally accessible to members and ministers alike.

Minister Bars-1.jpg

In addition, the original "white ink" iconography didn't last long either, with some people choosing different colors of ink, scarification and implants, or even piercings to form the markings. The requirement of three equal parallel lines was also short-lived as members and ministers expressed these bars with their own personal style.

Since the CoBM fell apart, many former members and ministers have tattooed over or otherwise obscured these marks.