If getting a soul tattoo is of interest to you, the next step is heading to a soul tattoo practitioner. Unlike other tattoos, getting a soul tattoo is a lot different, per Brit + Co. The outlet added that getting a soul tattoo is customized — the artists will begin with a guided meditation and a reading of your body to determine which area needs the most healing.

Once completed, per Brit + Co, the artists will begin creating the design, a specific work of art that is influenced by meditation and reading. "The final design is always a collaboration and discussion between myself and the client so they feel 100 percent aligned with the image, though 90 percent of the time it's exactly what they want as soon as I show them what I am seeing," Ashley Glynn, a San Francisco-based tattoo artist, told the outlet.

After the design is selected, there are only a few more steps — a final aura reading to ensure the healing is taking place, Brit +Co added.

You might be wondering: What's the reason for all these steps. Well, the purpose of a soul tattoo is transformation — that's why there are many aura readings, guided meditations, and body readings, per Byrdie. "The transformation can be so subtle that you don't even notice until you wake up one day six months later and realize a weight you once carried is gone," Brant said.