by Atala | Jun 6, 2017 | Audio & Video, Nature Spirit | Rocks
A Guardian of Place reminisces about that happy time in his youth when he and his love were happily together. He left to pursue spiritual knowledge – which he achieved. By that time, his long-ago love had grown older and he had grown sadder but...
by Atala | Mar 1, 2016 | Nature Spirit | Rocks
Here are three views of some HooDoos – large stone figures that to early settlers of the west looked magical. These HooDoos are from my day off when shopping the Tucson Gem Show to get new specimens for you, our customers and colleagues.The images are of a very...
by Atala | Mar 25, 2014 | Nature Spirit | Rocks
My feet took me to a hillside strewn with boulders large and small, and the prevailing stone energy was so soothing that I sought an appropriate place to sit and center. Guided to a large, peaceful boulder, I sat in yogic cross-legged style in a cubbyhole at its base...
by Atala | Sep 10, 2019 | Nature Spirit | Rocks
As I travel about the country, I am occasionally requested by local spirits to assist in cleaning up or honoring ancient altars that have been desecrated or fallen into disuse. The altars are very natural ones, made of stone, and having, I have learned over time,...
by Atala | Jan 14, 2020 | Nature Spirit | Rocks
There are our friends who are human – and our friends from other dimensions. Sometimes it’s hard to say who I am more comfortable with! Like all friends, my nature spirit friends constantly reveal new aspects to themselves. It’s all part of the fun...
by Atala | Oct 6, 2010 | Nature Spirit | Rocks
I love this stone. It is in the Japanese Garden at the Chicago Botanical Garden. Stout rope around a large rock – an ancient Japanese symbol meaning “Private area; please respect and do not enter.” How wonderful to use such an organic...
by Atala | Apr 5, 2016 | Nature Spirit | Rocks
I love cairns – those wonderful constructions of stone that serve as way markers helping travelers to find a path through desolate areas. In my travels, I’ll often photograph cairns some unknown person or persons have created. Areas abundant...
by Atala | Mar 24, 2020 | Nature Spirit | Rocks
It helps, in times like these, to identify with life forms who have been around a very long time…and have survived. For me, rock and tree spirits have always proven to be my stable place holders. Rock spirit is especially useful when you have to just dig in,...
by Atala | Mar 15, 2016 | Nature Spirit | Rocks
Here are some new nature spirit friends I got to know at a macro-photography workshop in which we explored going up close…
by Atala | Sep 10, 2013 | Community, Nature Spirit | Rocks
Each February I attend the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. It’s the largest gem show in the world, and it’s where I discover and bring back many of the unusual specimens you can find at Crystal Life. Each trip I usually take a day off to photograph some area...
by Atala | Dec 8, 2015 | Community, Nature Spirit | Rocks
Here’s one of my favorite HooDoos from Mt. Lemmon in Arizona – I call it the Three Wisemen and Their Camel. This group overlooks the valley and into the distance – they look like they are searching and traveling…I made a Christmas Card out of...
by Atala | May 9, 2020 | Audio & Video, Nature Spirit | Rocks
Here’s the story of the Vision Quest site at Garden of the Gods, told in a video storytelling format. It’s the same story I told earlier this week, as a blog. Which version provides you with more of a feel for the location? Love some feedback…...
