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The Mystical Magic Of Henna/Tattoos/Mehndi
1. Henna tattoos brings good fortune, happy results and good feelings.
They say Mehndi/Tattoos is popular today because it's fun, painless, temporary and an exciting form of expression. The truth be known it is fun, painless, temporary and an exciting form of expression however, as the ancients well knew there is magic in the henna plant itself.
1. Henna Tattoos/Mehndi Has Always Been Known For It's Powers It is firmly believed by many a seasoned henna practitioner that the reason mehndi is so popular in the West today is because of it's true magic: a positive loving enriching magic. Practiced for five thousand years throughout India, Africa, and the Middle East, the act of painting the body with crushed leaves of the henna plant in preparations for a special occasion or in celebration of a particular event, has always been done with the assumption or fervent wish that the act would engender good fortune, happy results and good feelings.
2. Henna has been known from the ancient of times to the present day for it's power to protect, to bring luck and to provide material as well as spiritual wealth, most especially when used in ceremonies having to do with rites of passage.
3. Henna Wards Off All Dangerous Supernatural Forces In general, henna is thought of as a lucky charm or blessing. It wards off the evil eye, guards against black magic, harmful genies, and all other dangerous supernatural forces or entities. As the story goes, Among the Berbers, a simple nomadic people of Morocco, faith in the supernatural is a way of life. 'Baraba', they believe is the positive power of the saints. It exists in many animate and inanimate objects, like amulets, jewelry, textiles and plants. The henna plant especially is believed to be permeated with 'baraba'. Moroccan women after giving birth and the umbilical cord severed, a plaster of henna , water and flour is placed on the newborn's belly button in order to ensure beauty and wealth.
4. The deeper the color obtained on the skin and the longer it lasts, portends an exceedingly good omen. It is most curious how westerners instinctively desire black or darker henna tattoos.
5. When a soldier goes off to war, he has his wife apply henna to the palm of his right hand for protection and to remind him of her love.
6. Henna(tattoos/mehndi) Cools Down The Body In fact, the practice of mehndi started out as an answer to air-conditioning in the desert. Among it's mystical and medicinal properties, the henna plant's (Lawsonia Inermis is its botanical name) chief ability is to cool down the human body. When the desert people of Rajasthan, Punjab, and Gujarat became aware of henna's ability to cool, they dipped their hands and feet in a mud paste made with crushed henna leaves. When the mud was scraped off, they noticed that as long as the color remained visible, their body temperatures stayed low. Eventually, they found one large dot in the palm of the hand had the same effect. Other small dots were placed around it which gradually gave way to artistic designs. As a medicinal property, henna is used as a coagulator for open wounds. When used as a poultice made with henna leaves it soothes burns and certain cases of eczema.Its inherent mentally soothing qualities are another reason why mehndi is traditionally performed on the palms of the hand. The palms contain numerous nerve endings and the henna helps relax the system. It is also known to work internally against diarrhea and externally against leprosy, smallpox, jaundice and certain cancers. In all, as you begin your journey into the mystical, magical wonders of henna (tattoos/mehndi), fasten your seat belt for it is only the beginning of discovery. The henna gods are ready. In the name of Love, Positive Power, Ancient Wisdom and Creativity they have made a call. A call which has traveled across hundreds of centuries and thousands of miles and ever so lightly shines a light into western culture just for you.Why you? Because you are ready. It is your time to create. Create what you may ask? Magic my friend... Magic!
The proceeding article was produced from information gleaned from discussions with henna professionals, World Book Encyclopedia Volume 9, Henna (Tattoos/Mehndi) Bodyart Handbook and Mehndi/Tattoos the Art of Henna by Carine Fabius. Please feel free to reproduce any portion thereof.