Eywa Exists

[Hunter of the Glade]

The date was May 15'th 2010.
Creativity was flowing and PAD was strong.
A time I wish I could go back to,
but is currently just memory.
Eywa was with me today.



This is a place where magical things happen. Where the differences between Earth and Pandora are abolished. Where I go to every now and then to clear my head of this world and to be as close to Pandora as possible; this is my movie set, where I make all of my short films.



I had set out to this place on a fine weekend afternoon to film something that I had been writing about for a while; a short film about finding Pandora. I love film-making, and I knew that making a film was the only way to purely express PAD and everything that came with Avatar. So I did.

Encounter #1



Take a look at this picture from the film; when I go through the transformation and become a Na'vi. Looks good, doesn't it? Now what if I told you that this shot is completely un-edited. Would you be surprised? Well, there's a story behind this moment captured in this photo. The skies were cloudy seconds before this shot. Once I set up the camera and pushed record, the clouds parted and a perfect blast of sun beamed through the sky and decorated the forest clearing. Once the shot was over, the sun was gone and the sky clouded back up. Am I the only one who thinks that's incredibly coincidental; how the one shot that I needed for this movie to be perfect, was?

There's more backstory to this. This land was owned by a neighbor who lived alone. He knew about all of the films I made in the woods behind his house. He died the day before I filmed this, and I found out the news later that day. That afternoon as I reviewed my footage, I wondered why the hell the sky was so perfect during that shot, and how the sheer beauty of nature seemed to be at it's peak throughout that entire day. I came to a conclusion. I related it to Avatar. "All energy is only borrowed, and one day you have to give it back." Right? With the death of the man who owned these woods, all of the energy that he had in his life was absorbed and put into the land he once owned. THAT was why the day was so perfect. It was the flow of energy that made the day so beautiful.

Encounter #2



As I was running through a giant field during one scene of the film, I lost my glasses; and never found them again. I tried looking through the entire set afterwards and still could not find them. That signifies something; glasses don't just disappear randomly. Since everything happens for a reason, I believe that they became lost so I could look at this world differently; and SEE everything in a new light. This day was a turning point. From this point on, I would See.



It was one of the most symbolic days of my life. It was so long ago, but it still sticks with me to this day. I had become as close to a Na'vi as possible. It was a great feeling. Eywa exists somehow, and someway. I know it. I could almost feel her comfortable presence that day, with all the wildlife surrounding the area, tall trees, and of course that amazing sun. Mother nature is truly the key to being as close to Pandora as possible. If you let her in, and truly become one with nature; you will See. You will become your own Na'vi; and it will be the most amazing thing that you can possibly imagine.

May Eywa be with you all.