🚬. Samuel Seo & Sak Yant
Samuel's tattoos are known as Sak Yant a style originating in Cambodia, they are a kind of diagram that have magical properties, made to attract vibrations on what is tattooed.
Each tattoo has its meaning and brings, in its own design, small prayers that are blessed during and after the drawing is performed. Both the tattoo and the prayers are of Buddhist origin and, therefore, the tattoo artist is usually ruesi, which is a kind of Thai religious poet, um wicha, which is a kind of magician or a monk.
Sak Yants can contain several meanings, sometimes more than one within a single design, usually consisting of geometric designs that incorporate religious representations, which may include animals and deities, and which are accompanied by Pali phrases that are usually written depending on the region. in Khom, Shan, Tai Lu or Lao Tham.
According to popular belief, these tattoos serve as an amulet and offer protection, power, fortune and other benefits to the wearer.