Burn through the illusions and rebuild with love. This is the most important message that emerges from our interview with Caroline Lindskow, aka Miss Kali Tattoos, a tattoo artist and Yoga teacher who travelled from Denmark to Australia to “reimagine” herself.
Tell me how a Danish girl named Caroline Lindskow decided to move to Sydney, Australia, on the other side of the world, and transform herself into Miss Kali Tattoos – not just focusing on tattoo art, but also teaching yoga. I suppose we don’t all share the same destiny, do we?”
It definitely wasn’t the most linear path – but I’ve always known it was the most fated. I was born in Denmark, but I always felt a deep pull beyond the borders I grew up within. I’ve always known Australia was the home of my soul, so I followed the loud inner calling that led me to Sydney. Australia felt like a place where I could fully reimagine who I was becoming.
Why that stage name of yours?
‘Miss Kali Tattoos’ (IG: @misskalitattoos) was born as a devotion to transformation and the powerful feminine – Kali being the goddess of death and rebirth, chaos and liberation. I didn’t just want to give people a beautiful tattoo; I wanted to create sacred experiences that honour their soul’s story. Immersing myself in the teachings of Yoga continues to ground me — it’s all part of the same path: helping others return home to their bodies, their power, and their truth.
You call your skin creations “meaningful tattoos based on your story through astrology & numerology”. So I guess that before you pick up the needle machine you have to know a lot about the customer who comes to you…
Absolutely! Before I even begin designing, I dive deep into my client’s chart — their sun, moon, and rising signs, numerology life path, and any symbolic patterns that emerge.
I always invite my clients to give me their story too, so I can incorporate any elements that represent what they’re moving through, what they want to honour, or let go of. Every tattoo becomes a co-creation: part energetic marking, part visual talisman. It’s like soul-mapping through ink.
The more I know, the more aligned and powerful the artwork becomes.
Is there a clear difference between tattooing and practicing Yoga? Or are they not so different mentally?
They’re two different tools – but the intention behind them is often the same: embodiment, presence, and transformation. Yoga teaches you how to be in the body with awareness. Tattooing asks the same – it’s a ritual of being fully present, both for me and the client. The breath, the surrender to sensation, the emotional release that can come with marking the skin… it’s all connected! (smiles) In many ways, I see tattooing as a moving meditation, just with ink instead of poses.
Tell me, if you can, about a spiritual experience of yours connected to the world of tattoo art?
There was a session I’ll never forget – a woman came to me wanting to honour a loved one who had passed. We worked with her chart and found a deeply symbolic placement where she could keep her loved one close. She had brought dear friends of her, so she was surrounded by so much love and support.
When we were done, she began to cry – not from the pain, but from what she described as “a connection to love between realms”. Both her friends and I held and hugged her, and it truly felt like a shared ceremony. The space was filled with so much love, remembrance, and release. That’s when I was once again reminded that tattoos can be portals.
Tattoos mark not just the skin, but the soul’s journey.
Do you consider yourself a stationary artist since you’re based in Australia, or do you still travel around the country or abroad for guest spots and conventions?”
Traveling is a big part of my identity, so I’ll never be satisfied without travelling at least every other month! At the moment I’m semi-stationary. I’m based in Sydney and travel back to Denmark to tattoo when I can, as well as travelling around in Australia doing guest spots, joining seminars, and self-development workshops every month. I take great joy in being able to shape my time as I wish and see it as a blessing – it gives me space to connect with artists and seekers around the world, and keeps my work infused with new inspiration.
Do you like music? If you had to choose a particular record (I’m not talking about a Spotify playlist, I’m talking about an album and nothing else) to best carry out a long tattoo art session, what would you focus on?
My favourite album of all time will always be ‘Greatest Hits’ by Fleetwood Mac (IG: @fleetwoodmac) from 1988. It reminds me of roadtrips with my dad when I was a kid, and somehow the songs always relate to something I’m navigating in my life.
What book are you reading these days? Do you think reading is useful for improving our lives, especially now when we pay so little attention to knowledge and focusing on others’ words?
I read many self-development books, but I keep returning to my all time favourite book ‘The Forty Rules Of Love’ by Elif Shafak. I bring ‘The Forty Rules Of Love’ with me everywhere I travel and every time I return to it, I uncover new layers of myself. In a world that moves so fast, reading invites us to slow down, to listen deeply, and to sit with perspectives we might not encounter otherwise. It’s a form of nourishment – especially for those of us who live from the heart.
And your last famous words are…?
The most radical thing you can do is live a life that feels like yours – burn through the illusions, and rebuild with love.
