Conqueuring The Demon
Anastasia is a talented producer, confidant, and dear friend. She is also the first person who gave me her story. It is one of my favorites. I believe and trust in the symbolism, and the ability for this kind transformation and change to happen in this life.
“My crazy extra boyfriend turned semi stalker offered to get me a tattoo for my birthday. So we went to a place on Sunset called the Purple Panther Tattoo Shop. I was looking at the book trying to figure out what I wanted.
I had been struggling with a demon of mine. I was miserable because I was broke and I wanted all of these things… cars and clothes…and trips…and jewelry… and money…food…sex… I just wanted…all of these things, and all at once. I was drowning in it.
I wanted to stop wanting things, and I saw this character in the book (desire) and I thought to myself, if I put it on my body, I can conquer it. This demon.
People see it, and they think oh..it’s right by her bikini line, and it’s desire, and then it becomes about sex. I guess sex is a part of it, but it’s a very small part of it. Which is why, when I tell people what it means, I don’t usually say the word desire. I tell them it means “wanting”.
I actually think it worked. I believed in it’s power to help me conqueur the demon, and it did.”
