by Atala | Library | Jun 30, 2020 | Love
A shell and a prayer were left at the stone labyrinth on the grounds of The Theosophical Society in Wheaton, Illinois. Labyrinths are consciously created structures that take a seeker on a journey from the outer world to the inner workings of spirit. They are...
by Atala | Library | Jun 29, 2020 | Nature's Beauty
Cairns are traditionally used as markers for travelers to keep on route while crossing a rocky wilderness, or as a memorial. Collections of stones – loosely termed cairns – have also evolved along other lines of “growth.” They can serve as...
by Atala | Library | Jun 28, 2020 | Elders & Councils
This HooDoo (rock figure) looks so much like Queen Victoria that it is the formation’s official name. She is so distinctive that the entire area is known as The Queen’s Garden. The site is in Bryce Canyon, Utah – home of thousands of HooDoos and...
by Atala | Library | Jun 27, 2020 | Everyday Life in the Nature Realms
The Vision Quest area of Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, called to me many years ago, when access was by a lightly marked path up a small incline. I followed the unvoiced instructions and ended in a spectacularly powerful area that I immediately knew, even...
by Atala | Library | Jun 26, 2020 | Nature's Beauty
The innocent summer fun of other times, when a group of friends peel off their sweats and go for a swim in a mountain stream…enjoy a peaceful sunrise at a forest cabin…lazily contemplate the root runes nature has cast for us..
