Earth stands at the cusp of a new age of peace and enlightenment, predicted in dozens of traditions around the world. The chaos we are experiencing now is the rearrangement of our cultural awareness as we shift into this new and higher understanding. Abusing others is...
Walking in nature, communing with the nature beings and asking their energetic assistance can greatly help you navigate the stresses of this holiday season. If you are stressed or need help running healthy energy through your body, centering via identification with...
Laura asked me “From your perspective, what is the impact of the loss of these trees” – referring to these Cottonwood trees with the images of a nature spirit and a pioneer, which I wrote about a few days ago. The answer is – it depends. It would take a book to...
The kindness and soothing energies of nature are so important to all of us right now. Do stop by my atalatoy.com art gallery and stay awhile with one or more of the welcoming, brave, gentle, enduring Nature Spirits whose portraits reside there. Here are three of the...
Waiting. Patience. These energies come in very handy when photographing nature. I learned their value years ago from a nature photography...
Like all cultures, Nature Spirit Artists have their own symbols, methodologies and styles. These artists are working with a limited canvas such as a tree or a rock or a specific geographical area. They may wish to express a number of story lines in this one location....
As a trained art historian, it has always been my interest, when studying interdimensional art works, to understand the techniques being used, the cultural environment surrounding the artwork, what the artist was seeking to present, and the mastery level of the...
It's the question after you've got your answers that garners the important information. Here are two buddies who live in a row of cottonwood trees out at Chatfield Farms, Colorado. I'd finished my day of exploring and photographing this pioneer farm site and was...
Trees are sentient beings, often highly sophisticated, with lives far longer than our human ones, and whose nature is peaceful and community-centric. They literally have given humans the ability to exist. They love and accept us as we do our children….
Tracking the Changes in a Tree Over the Years Sometimes it's fun - and a learning experience - to track favorite trees and see how they've changed over the years. One of my favorite trees I have been tracking since 2004 is a tree I call The Nose because of this...