 Her reasoning was that the piercer must have been very "smart" to figure out how to do the piercing.This piercing was first brought into the public eye in Fakir Musafar's "Body Play", in the same issue that also showcased the Industrial Piercing, the Apadydoe, and a large dermal punch in the outer conch.Fakir Musafar added, "The Daith piercing was co-created in 1992 by Erik Dakota and a Jewish woman piercing client with a metaphysical bent.