THE MEANINGFUL TATTOO PROCESS
Through guided reflection, energy work, and intuitive design,
your tattoo becomes a permanent reminder of your story, values, and transformation.
Step One: The Reading
Your session begins with a tarot reading.
The cards open space for reflection, often highlighting themes, challenges, or opportunities in your life.
These insights serve as the foundation for a design that resonates with your current journey.
Step Two: The Healing
Next comes an intuitive reiki session.
Lucy helps clear blocks and bring balance to your energy field, creating space for renewal.
Clients often describe feeling calmer, lighter, and more grounded.
Ready to bring meaning into physical form.
Step 4: The Meaningful Tattoo
Once aligned with the design, Lucy tattoos the piece with presence and care.
This final step seals your intention into form: a lasting reminder of your journey and truth.
A meaningful tattoo becomes more than art: it’s an embodied symbol of transformation and self-discovery.
TYPES OF MEANINGFUL TATTOOS
A meaningful tattoo can take many forms. Some are rooted in symbolism from tarot or astrology,
others honor family, life transitions, or personal affirmations. These are some of the ways
Lucy helps clients create tattoos that carry significance.
Tarot Tattoos
Tarot tattoos draw from the archetypal images in your reading, transforming symbols into talismans for guidance and empowerment.
Whether it’s a single card like The Star or a spread that reflects your journey, these designs become permanent reminders of insight, growth, and the transformative power of intuition.
“Lucy’s intuitive tattoo experience is amazing… I felt comfortable, seen."
– Carly, Vancouver
Sigil Tattoos
Sigil tattoos are abstract symbols crafted from your intention or affirmation.
Lucy channels your personal energy into a glyph that holds meaning only for you.
These tattoos serve as powerful reminders of purpose and willpower, turning your personal mantra into a permanent energetic activation carried with you every day.
“Even through a screen, Lucy tapped into exactly what I needed"
– J.R., Colorado
Astrology Tattoos
Astrology tattoos are based on your birth chart, planetary placements, or zodiac symbols.
They anchor your cosmic identity into ink, reflecting both who you are and the path you are walking.
From planetary glyphs to intricate constellations, these designs connect your body art to the wisdom of the stars.
“Her reading was so accurate it brought me to tears."
– S.L., Victoria
Floral Tattoos
Flower tattoos embody beauty and symbolism: roses for love or grief, lotuses for awakening, magnolias for resilience.
Lucy’s floral designs are intuitive, rooted in meaning, and often inspired by blooms she grows or photographs herself.
They carry the language of flowers while reflecting personal transformation and timeless connection.
“Lucy’s intuitive tattoo experience is amazing… I felt comfortable, seen."
– Carly, Vancouver
Personal Story Tattoos
Personal story tattoos arise from lived experiences, memories, or affirmations.
Lucy collaborates with you to translate your journey into symbolic design, ensuring that every detail carries significance.
These tattoos are as unique as the stories they represent, and the moments that define you.
“Even through a screen, Lucy tapped into exactly what I needed."
– J.R., Colorado
Together Tattoos
Hexagons appear in crystals, snowflakes, and honeycombs, representing structure, strength, and efficiency in nature.
As tattoos, they symbolize harmony, protection, and interconnectedness.
A hexagon or honeycomb design balances minimalism with meaning, reminding the wearer of personal resilience.
“Her reading was so accurate it brought me to tears."
– S.L., Victoria
Why Choose A Meaningful Tattoo?
Lucy founded Intuitive Tattoos because she noticed a gap in tattoo culture.
Many artists focus on longevity and art quality, which are essential, but they're not necessarily on meaning.
Lucy and her community cared deeply about symbolism and intention.
By combining her love of tarot, fine art, and energy work, she created a process that makes tattoos not just beautiful, but meaningful experiences that last a lifetime.
Why Does Lucy Focus on Meaningful Tattoos?
From the beginning, Lucy noticed something missing in mainstream tattoo culture. Most studios emphasize artistry and technical quality - which are absolutely important, but rarely is there an emphasis on the meaning behind the tattoo nor are most studios meant to be a calming, peaceful and private experience.
Lucy and those closest to her always cared deeply about the symbolism of their tattoos, seeing each piece as a milestone, a memory, or a message carried forward.
That’s why she created Intuitive Tattoos: to blend beautiful artistry with intention, tarot symbolism, and energy work. For Lucy, a tattoo isn’t just decoration; it’s a transformative experience that reflects your story, your growth, and your truth.
Why travel to Nanaimo for a Meaningful Tattoo?
The journey to our studio is part of the experience.
Just a 70-minute ferry ride from downtown Vancouver, a 2-hour sailing from Horseshoe Bay, or Tswassen, a 2-hour drive from Victoria, or a short flight into Nanaimo Airport (YCD), our studio is closer than you think.
The trip home offers time for quiet reflection, watching the ocean horizon while you absorb the meaning of your new tattoo. Extend your stay on the island, and visit spiritual shops in Nanaimo BC, or let the nature, pace and vibe of the island ground the transformation before you return to the rhythm of daily life.
When you get an Intuitive Tattoo, the experience begins long before you step into the studio, and continues long after you leave.
Meaningful Tattoo Testimonials
I booked an intuitive design session with Lucy and it was such an amazing experience. The session included a tarot reading, reiki and the design. Immediately, I felt at ease and Lucy's reading was so accurate and applicable to my current situation. Thanks for such an amazing experience.
Sarah M.
June 2025
The intuitive tattoo and Sigil designs (watching her pull things from the Ether and create was mind blowing) and the tattoo itself. I LOVE my new piece!! I'm still in awe of how it all came together, from the look, meaning, and placement. Pulling from all the moments and messages during our time together
Irwin Arora
June 2025
I am absolutely delighted by my reading. She echoed so many things I’m working through and towards and really solidified my confidence in myself. She even gave me some very practical actions to take moving forward. I 100% recommend a reading with her. Thank you so much Lucy. I feel confident in my path forward.
D Megladawn
May 2025
Meaningful Tattoo Questions
How do I choose a meaningful tattoo?
At Intuitive Tattoos, the process begins with a tarot reading and energy work to help uncover themes, symbols, and stories that matter most to you.
From there, Lucy collaborates with you to design a tattoo that reflects your personal journey, ensuring it feels deeply intentional and unique.
What tattoo signifies strength?
Many people choose tattoos of lions, oak trees, or magnolia flowers to symbolize strength.
At Intuitive Tattoos, strength is interpreted personally.
It might come through sacred geometry, protective symbols, or even a simple word.
The important part is that the imagery resonates with your own resilience and story.
What tattoo symbolizes overcoming comething?
Butterflies, phoenixes, and lotuses are popular symbols of transformation and overcoming challenges.
During an intuitive tattoo session, Lucy helps translate your personal story of growth into a design that embodies your triumphs, so the tattoo becomes not just a symbol but a reminder of how far you’ve come.
What does a butterfly tattoo represent?
A butterfly tattoo is often linked to transformation, rebirth, and freedom.
In the intuitive tattoo process, it can also represent emerging from hardship with new strength and clarity.
The butterfly becomes a living symbol of change, reminding you that beauty and resilience are born through metamorphosis.
Which tattoo symbolizes life?
Trees, flowers, and sacred circles are powerful representations of life’s cycles and vitality.
Some clients choose custom sigils or astrology-inspired symbols to mark their life force and purpose.
At Intuitive Tattoos, the design is created in alignment with your energy, so your life-affirming tattoo is personal and meaningful.
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