About
I like shooting & editing my own photos for use on my websites so, it seemed logical to try my hand at building a photo blog as an extension of my work.
Photography channels me into a position of almost exclusively relying on visual/emotive symbolism to convey meaning. I like that. Mostly, I just like to piddle around with angles, color, light.
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Brightly,
Avia
Nice pictures. Impressing work. From where do you get the energy to be so productive?
I was actually looking for information or symbolic meanings that could help me to get in contact with my mom, who passed away just recently. She was very intuitive and a reader who helped lots of people looking for answers about their own lives. Your homepage with tarot card meanings was a nice help to me. Thanks.
Daniel, my sincere empathy to you as you move through your mom’s transition. Thanks for your kindness, and I’m honored TarotTeachings.com served as a positive source on your journey. May all our mother’s keep influencing us far beyond what we acknowledge. Oh, and what you see as energy is perhaps, more accurately, compulsion. My muses are taskmasters, and it seems they have me driven to experiment and test the edges. Thankfully, the realms of symbolism (including visual realms as offered in photography) have no limit.
Bright beams.
I thank you very much for the detail information about the different totem animals. I needed some guidance in regards to a few animal messages I was receiving. Thank you for the answers. I appreciate it.
Juana Maria
Juana Maria, it is an honor to know http://www.whats-your-sign.com has served as a positive resource on your path! Thanks so much for saying.
I love how you see things and I am amazed at how you are able to convey your sense of wonder at the world to us through your camera. I see that you give permission for us to use your work provided we give an attribution for one of your sites. But do you sell prints of your work, and if so, how much?
Hi Wendi! I was just telling a friend of mine that I’m SO not a “compliment hound” – but golly it feels so good to know these views contribute to inspiration and wonder! Thanks so much for the kind worlds about my photos. Gee…I hadn’t thought about offering prints for sale. I don’t have any prints for sale at this time, but your message makes me want to take this under consideration. Thanks again for your thoughtful comment and interest!
Hi. I’m just discovering your sites and love the quality and content of them. I was thinking about my cats, Zoe and Suki, and got the urge to put symbolic cat in the search window. That lead me to a blog of yours about what cats represent, and I explored from there. This particular site is lovely for the eyes. I look forward to seeing and reading more. Thanks and Namaste.
Namaste Sherry, and thanks for your kind words!
Avia,
Your photography is BEAUTIFUL!!! Amazing how it relates so thoroughly to the post I included you in on my blog! http://gaiagranules.blogspot.com/2010/12/i-love-nature.html With your permission, I would love to update it with some of the beautiful pictures you’ve taken too.
Bridget
Thanks Bridget! Fabulous post!
“Awaiting Release”
This photo has brought tears to my eyes.
Thanks for all the beautiful images and for sharing your information on animal symbolism. I go to it frequently as a resource.
Avia,
I love your photographic eye for close-detail – reminds me of some Georgia O’Keefe paintings – how’s that for a compliment!
I’ve just discovered your symbology website and am wowed-out! It is so thorough and detailed (there’s that awesome quality again) and extremely interesting. Thanks for all your effort in sharing with the world your knowledge and research.
Much appreciated, Diana
partis en exploration sur la croix celtique je suis tombé dans la toile de connaissances de la venefica plutot incroyable toutes ces connaissances et leurs interpretations fabuleu travail sur nos origines de barbare evolué dans un relationnel soude a l’esprit de la nature mére des mére tous celas bafoué aujourd’hui par une dégénerescence humaine avilis par une sociéte composée d’animaux de consomation dégénéré amoindri et affaiblis par le confort et le syndrome de babel babylone
salut a toi
Thanks to LJ, Diana and Guerrier for your kindness and comments. Brightest of bright to each of you!
I was just listening to a chant and something(spirit) told me to visit these pictures and since I’m not outside, your pictures brought earth’s life to me. This experience is relaxing and reaches deep parts of my soul. Thank you for these connections you are sharing.
Thanks Sandy! So kind of you to say. Good for you for listening, watching, relaxing.
..these images possess great presence….your vision is sharp and sensitive, expansive and intimate, am particularly drawn to moon and sun shots and yours are extraordinary…..I sense in all these a complete, beautiful world.
Hi Avia,
I’m on holiday here in the deep south of Italy, in a region rich in really ancient history. Last night I dreamed of bears – and I knew just where to learn more about their symbolism… Your links led me to this site and I shall delve deeply into all your work once I return to the UK.
For holiday reading I have a book called ‘Over Nine Waves’ – a re-telling of Irish mythology. so it was a real joy to read your pages of Celtic symbolism – now it all begins to fit together1
Thank you for being there,
Rob
Hi Rob,
outstanding! Rock on! So glad the website served as a value on your path. Will be sure to add “Over Nine Waves” on my “to read” list! Thanks for the tip and the kind comment!
Thanks Brunie! So kind of you to say! Adore the arts for their ability to complete our worlds, and add beauty in even the most unlikely places. Blessings!
Beautiful!
Hope you too will join the Pachamama Alliance.
Your work bespeaks its essence
Together we are transforming our home, planet Earth.
Gratefully,
Dr Suzanne Joy
Avia,
Thank you for the inspiration and the gift of your insight! I found this site through your website on Tarot. You have created such beauty around yourself and this is something I admire and strive to create in all areas of my life.
Namaste,
Steve
Thanks Steve! Really appreciate the support and feedback. Stay well, stay blessed.
Blessings, Avia! I have always looked to your pages on symbolism for help decoding those special visits from our forest friends. When I saw you had a photography blog I was so excited and it even exceeded my expectations! I see that back in 2010 someone inquired about purchasing prints of your work. You replied that you hadn’t considered it. I’m hoping that a year later you might have some method in place, as I would be honored to display your work in my home. When I saw “Oratio” my heart absolutely melted. It speaks so profoundly of the Mother spirit. The words I heard when seeing it were, “The pray-er is the prayer and the answer unto” and I just wish so fervently it could be the first thing I see upon waking and last thing I see before sleep! I also looked all around for a way to share “Cracked” on a friend’s Facebook page, as it looks so much like the fire opal in her engagement ring! However, I couldn’t find it individually, only as a part of the slideshows. If you would consider parting with a print please contact me by the email address provided. Thank you so much for freely sharing your beautiful work with the world!
Hi Avia!
I love your photography, your pictures are beautiful. I also think it is really cool that you have them sorted by elemental significance.
Photography is also one of my favorite hobbies.
The first website of yours that I found was What’s Your Sign, which has become a favorite of mine for looking up dream symbols and the like. Symbolism is so interesting. I’m just learning to read tarot cards, I’ll have to go check out your tarot site as well.
Thanks for being awesome!
Lacey
Wow.. So happy to have stumbled upon your site!
(I was doing a google search on spiral/circle symbolism.. One of my many random intregues.)
Love your pictures too.. (And your policy re:sharing & attribution.)
I enjoy taking pictures too.. But only do it as a hobby. – Mostly flowers/nature, birds, ‘things’ (such as buildings, structures, perspectives of landscape, etc.) that I find beautiful or poignant.
Gonna continue on checking out your blogs/sites/etc now.. Jst wanted to give ya a shout out.
Hope things are well w/ you in your world.. Cheers! ~N
Wow.. So happy to have stumbled upon your site!
(I was doing a google search on spiral/circle symbolism.. One of my many random intregues.)
Love your pictures too.. (And your policy re:sharing & attribution.)
I enjoy taking pictures too.. But only do it as a hobby. – Mostly flowers/nature, sunrises/sunsets/clouds/moon/sky in general, birds, ‘things’ (such as buildings, structures, perspectives of landscape, etc.) that I find beautiful or poignant. – You can check out alot of them in my FaceBook albums.
Gonna continue on checking out your blogs/sites/etc now.. Jst wanted to give ya a shout out.
Hope things are well w/ you in your world.. Cheers! ~N
Hi Avia:
In my search of meaning for the symbols on my path, I came to your site. I have loved the amazing knowledge and insite I have gained. Thank you for helping to open the door to knowledge for me. I wish you continued success on your path.
Elle
Hello Nuar, thanks for the positive “shout-out!” Great to hear from you, and keep shooting!