Madonna has taken to her Instagram story to showcase her new tattoo on the underside of her arm.The 63 year old spent the weekend getting her new inking done, which is a design from the Kabbalah book, Ten Luminous Emanations by Yehuda Ashlag.Sharing an image of her forearm online, the Material Girl singer captioned the post: "10.
Luminous Emanations In Which GOD. Becomes Manifest."The popular book was first published in 1996 by the Research Centre of Kabbalah, where the author is said to, reveal "the process of creation leading up to the Big Bang origins of our universe".Madonna was first introduced to the teachings of the Kabbalah by actress Sandra Bernhard.The singer has also included some of the teachings in her music over the years.Madonna has previously discussed her lyrics and how her longtime interest in mysticism influenced her albums such as Ray of Light and Music.In 2019, while speaking to Harry Scott on Today, the star gave further insight into her religion.
She said: "The God that I believe in, created the world [...] He/Her/They [sic] isn't a God to fear, it's a God to give thanks to."In addition to this, while speaking to Andrew Denton, she explained: "The idea that in any church you go, you see a man on a cross and everyone genuflects and prays to him [...] in a way it's paganism/idolatry because people are worshipping a thing."Surprisingly, Madonna decided to get her first tattoo in September 2020.
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