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Sacred Skin reviewed in Thai Guide to Thailand blog!

August 28, 2011August 28, 2011tomLeave a Comment

My new book, Sacred Skin – Thailand’s Spirit Tattoos, has been reviewed by Thai Guide to Thailand blog this week. “Information in easy to understand plain English about Sak Yant, the Magic Tattoo or Buddhist Tattoo has been hard to find – until now. Sacred Skin – Thailand’s Spirit Tattoos is a new book by […]

Sacred Skin first Amazon Review…

July 28, 2011July 23, 2011tomLeave a Comment

Sacred Skin has garnered its first review on Amazon.co.uk. The very favorable review describes the book as “a glimpse into the spiritual heart of Thailand mostly denied to even frequent visitors to this complex country”.

Sacred Skin reviewed in the Southeast Asia Globe!

July 27, 2011July 28, 2011tomLeave a Comment

Looks like Thailand’s spirit tattoos are taking the world by storm. My new book on Sak Yant, Sacred Skin, with images by Aroon Thaewchatturat, has been featured alongside another upcoming title on the same subject, Sacred Tattoos of Thailand, by Joe Cummings (with images by Dan White), in the July issue of the Southeast Asia […]

Sacred Skin Is This Month´s Bangkok 101 Cover Story!

July 15, 2011July 15, 2011tomLeave a Comment

Yes, photographer Aroon Thaewchatturat and myself are extremely pleased to have Sacred Skin featured on July´s cover of Bangkok 101, the city´s high profile monthly magazine. The reviews that have been pouring in for our new book have been both numerous and incredibly positive, ranging from TIME Magazine to CNN and we could harldy have […]

Tom Vater interviewed by Donald Gilliland

June 18, 2011June 18, 2011tomLeave a Comment

I have just been interviewed by Donald Gilliland, owner of Dasa Book Cafe, Bangkok’s best second hand bookshop, for his popular blog Garlic Never Sleeps. I answer questions about the life of a writer working in Asia, about past publications and my new book Sacred Skin, and also talk about some of my other (music) […]

A State of Trance – Khong Khuen – Thailand´s Sacred Tattoos on Youtube

April 3, 2011January 28, 2018tomLeave a Comment

Visionary World Publisher Hans Kemp has created a short film on Khong Khuen, the trance state entered by Sak Yant (Thai Spirit Tattoos) devotees at the anual Wai Khru festival at Wat Bang Phra, a Buddhist temple west of Bangkok, last month. Watch and marvel and travel to the very heart of Thai culture, far […]

Sacred Skin – Thailand´s Spirit Tattoos – Official Publishing Date: July 1st 2011

March 2, 2011tomLeave a Comment

Sacred Skin – Thailand´s Spirit Tattoos, photographed by Aroon Thaewchatturat, written by Tom Vater, published by Visionary World. Official publishing date July 1st 2011. Watch this space for further news!