Fakir Musafar, guru to piercers, tattooers and other ‘body play’ artists, dies at 87 August 14, 2018 More than 6 years ago Fakir Musafar was a self-described “shaman, artist, master piercer ...

Fakir Musafar first found pleasure in pain as a teenager named Roland Loomis in his family’s basement in the mid-1940s. Fakir Musafar, Whose ‘Body Play’ Went to Extremes, Dies at 87 spotlight ...

Fakir Musafar first found pleasure in pain as a teenager named Ronald Loomis in his family’s basement in the mid-1940s. It was the beginning of a lifelong passion for piercing, ...

The obit (“Fakir Musafar, Who Pushed Boundaries With His Extreme ‘BodyPlay,’ Dies at 87." – Tuesday August 14, 2018) seemed both concise and comprehensive, ...

In his lifetime, Fakir Musafar, 87, spearheaded the body modification movement, advocating for what he called a “body-first” approach to exploring spirituality.