Image Gallery
The powerful images of The Harp of the Spirit are modern-day icons of the land, sacred images which depict the hallowed nature of our world. They bring a sense of peace into any area in which they are displayed. Images are available as notecards and wall prints. Click here to order from our online store, or email info@harpofthespirit.com.
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After the Storm 002
Los Alamos, New Mexico A tranquil two-lane highway through the Jemez Mountains opens vistas across broad mesas that are the gateway to the Rio Grande Rift Valley. In the distance, the purple, cloud-clothed Sangre de Cristo Range forms the eastern side of the rift. A winter storm has just passed, and the silence of a new snow covers the land. Find in Store |
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Night on the Rio Grande Rift 003
Los Alamos, New Mexico All the colors of darkness begin to fill this great rift basin as the last light of day catches on the mesas of its western side. Just as day becomes night, so dissolves the earth into the evening sky after sundown. The great divide is here, blended indelibly into the shades of the natural world. Find in Store |
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The Breath Celestial 004
Santa Fe, New Mexico Stillness engorges empty spaces of the woodlands after a snowfall. Suddenly in the silence, a gust of wind shakes a high branch laden with snow, and the conifer exhales a crystal breath, colored by the filtered light of the forest. Find in Store |
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Cottonwood Arcade 005
El Rancho, New Mexico Old cottonwoods line both sides of a dirt road near the Rio Grande River. In the shadows beneath these trees lies hallowed ground. It feels as if the filtered green light has passed through stained glass windows. A strong sense of the other world fills the air, and the urge to breathe deeply is an outward sign of having become one with this sacred land. Find in Store |
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During Fall 006
Jemez Springs, New Mexico Arrayed in gold, the turning aspens intersperse a high-country evergreen forest. Breathe in the cool autumnal air, and become a deciduous dream fluttering in the wind. Find in Store |
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El Santuario de Chimayò 007-P
Chimayò, New Mexico Many beautiful missions were built in New Mexico by the Spaniards in the 1700s during their colonization of the New World. El Santuario de Chimayó has been preserved and is one of those missions that is still in use. It is known as “the Lourdes of America” because of the unexplained healings that have taken place there. The church and surrounding land have a sense of existing in another world and in another time. Find in Store |
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Fall in the Sangre de Cristos 008-P
Santa Fe, New Mexico Early October is a spectacular time in the high country of northern New Mexico. The first snow has fallen on the mountain peaks, and the aspens have completed their turn from summer’s green to yellow and orange. The last dance before the long sleep of winter is in full swing. Find in Store |
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Barely Spring 009-P
El Rancho, New Mexico An ancient and sacred volcanic plug, Black Mesa rests on the floor of the Rio Grande Rift Valley near the San Ildefonso Pueblo. It is part of a volcanic field of scoria cones and lava flows, which was active millions of years ago. The mesa is sacred to the San Ildefonso people, and it was from the top of Black Mesa that they defended themselves against the Spanish reconquest of New Mexico in 1694. Find in Store |
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Mountain Night, Purple Winds 010
El Rancho, New Mexico High country storms at night are both eerie and beautiful. They are the stage set of the mountain gods, and a sense of the primordial pervades the land. This late summer storm took place in the Jemez Mountain Range. It brought freezing temperatures, heavy hail, and announced that cooler months were not far away. Find in Store |
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Jemez Mountain Sunset 011
El Rancho, New Mexico Trees marking the path of the Rio Grande River catch the last light of day as the sun sets behind the Jemez Mountains. This sundown song slows the beat of the heart, and all roads lead home to rose-hued dreams. The air is stilled by music from the harp of the spirit, a celestial sound heard in the distance, as the scent of sanctity permeates the land. Find in Store |
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Mountain Mahogany 013
Tesuque, New Mexico The autumnal withering of the fruit of the Mountain Mahogany is a golden time. The body of the fruit disappears, leaving yellow feathers that curl in the weakening sun. The rhythm of this journey, from one time of life to another, from fruiting body to husks carried by the wind, is softly laid down by the slow cadence of our dreams and the deep sighing of our souls. Find in Store |
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My Prayer 014
El Rancho, New Mexico The hills, the mountains, and the great dawn sky form a cathedral as my prayer ascends like incense into the breath of the morning. Find in Store |
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In Years Gone By 015
Chimayò, New Mexico It is said that time is not constant, and proof of this lies on Highway 503 to Chimayó, New Mexico, a trip back in time. This is the road to El Santuario de Chimayó, also known as “The Lourdes of America,” and somewhere on that road is the gateway to another world. Each year during Holy Week thousands walk this roadway to Chimayó as a spiritual pilgrimage, and the invisible traces of their passing cling to the scrub cedar and weathered rock formations. Find in Store |
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The Rio Grande Rift Valley 016-P
Los Alamos, New Mexico The low tones of a high desert wind sigh across the rift valley of the Rio Grande River, as the breadth and depth of this great pastel vale pierce the senses and surround the spirit. This vista reveals the foothills of one of the longest mountain chains on earth, the Sangre de Cristo Range, which forms the eastern wall of the valley. Find in Store |
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Desert Stairway 017
El Rancho, New Mexico In the light at the end of a winter day, the Jemez Mountains fronted by sepia mesas form a desert stairway to the lowering sun. These highlands were once covered by the Santa Fe National Forest, 47,000 acres of which were destroyed during the Cerro Grande Fire of 2000. The cadence of reclamation and reforestation gradually endows new woodlands to these western slopes of the Rio Grande Rift Valley. Find in Store |
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Perfect Pasture 018
Pojoaque, New Mexico Horses warm themselves in the remaining light of day following a brief but rainless squall. They are in the natural land where cries from unexpected winds call them to the gallop, and the progress of the setting sun asks for stillness. This perfect pasture is adjacent to the Nambe River, near the small town of Pojoaque, New Mexico. Find in Store |
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The Rio Grande 019
El Rancho, New Mexico The natural world becomes supernatural near the Rio Grande River in northern New Mexico. Late in the day, the water turns the lilac of lepidolite, an often-collected mineral found in nearby mountains. The light is soft, and the sense of timelessness is vast, as the river flows past with a sigh, brushing its banks with liquid dreams. Find in Store |
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The Rio Grande in Fall 020
El Rancho, New Mexico The Rio Grande River clothes itself in majesty as autumn turns the cottonwoods lining its banks into a golden garland along the shores. A blue New Mexico afternoon sky reflects deep purple shadows on the river, and cattle from the neighboring pueblos kneel to drink. It is a time of peace in “The Land of Enchantment,” and that otherworldly sense of the sacred pervades the heart and mind. Find in Store |
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The Spheres of Sun and Shade 023
Santa Fe, New Mexico Jewels of the waters, these drifting pond dwellers bask in the warm upper reaches of their home. A sense of suspended animation softly pervades as fluid dreams and liquid frequencies sigh in tranquil union. The spheres of sun and shade blend silently across the water as the division between koi pond and koi watcher blurs in the shifting light. Find in Store |
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Still Waters 024
Santa Fe, New Mexico Moving lightly in the stillness of the koi pond and floating on the moment, a pair of goldfish slips through the doorway between worlds. Here, time ceases, and two worlds blend into one. Enter the pool, and be part of the seamless dream of the waters of life. Find in Store |
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The Rio Grande Rift Valley from Santa Fe to Taos 025
Santa Fe, New Mexico This is the “Land of Enchantment,” and nuances of its magic fill the high country. The air is clear enough to see back in time, and the colors suggest that this may be a momentary glimpse into the invisible world. The vista is just to the north of Santa Fe, and it reveals the breadth and depth of the Rio Grande Rift Valley as it snakes its way towards the backdrop of the Southern Rocky Mountains in Taos, New Mexico. Find in Store |
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Water Ballet 027
Santa Fe, New Mexico Sit quietly by a koi pond, and be immersed into the liquidity of the watery dance. The koi meld in ways seen and unseen, celebrating the water ballet of life. Find in Store |
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Sunt Lacrimae Rerum (These Are the Tears in Things) 029
Los Alamos, New Mexico Four years following a vast forest fire, the backcountry shimmers with a dusty haze at sunset. Evening winds gust across barren canyons. They dry the tears cried by the 400 families left homeless and by the Santa Clara and San Ildefonso Indians whose lands were part of the 47,000 acres of destruction. The soft voice of the twilight song here at the end of time, inspires renewal and a rising up out of the ashes. Find in Store |
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The Rio Grande Flowing Past Black Mesa 030
El Rancho, New Mexico Black Mesa is sacred to the Tewa Indians of San Ildefonso Pueblo, and it was from the top of this mesa that they withstood the Spanish conquistadors during the Pueblo Revolt of 1694. The native people surrendered, but won freedom of religion and self-governing rights, which they still hold today. Black Mesa is an ancient volcanic plug and is part of a volcanic field of scoria cones and lava flows, which was active millions of years ago. Find in Store |
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Early Morning Near Chimayó 031
Chimayò, New Mexico A wilderness of scrub cedar is the gateway to a sacred and solitary excursion across the wastelands of heart and mind. Let the sun, wind, and morning comfort you like angels. Fill your cup with the divinity of this moment. Find in Store |
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High Country Spring 032
Cundiyo, New Mexico Breathe the scent of apple blossoms, cut alfalfa, and wood smoke, and feel the older way of life in these high pastures near the village of Cundiyo in northern New Mexico. The light of an early spring morning filters through the trees, and the whinny of a horse fills the valley. Time stands still while the doorway between the worlds pushes open. High country spring enters the heart and finds a welcome home. Find in Store |
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Ancient Winds 033
Los Alamos, New Mexico Dry currents of high desert air gust through deep canyons between eroded finger mesas. These ancient winds have cried their song for millions of years. Hear them sing now, a hymn to the earth and sky, a melody filled with the sacred mysteries of kinship with and connection to the land. Find in Store |
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Contemplation 036-P
Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona Turn inward, and ride the breath celestial. Experience the sanctified gift of your sacred bond with all the earth. Find in Store |
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The World of Light 037-P
Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona Take heart, and step through the doorway of lost desires into the world of light. Find in Store |
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Dry Winter 039
El Rancho, New Mexico Hold open your heart, and let the winds of a dry winter propel you through secret spaces of the wilderness within. Find in Store |
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Spring Pasture 040
Chimayò, New Mexico Breathe in the fleeting springtime of this high country pasture, an elixir of sacred reality. Stand in stillness, as thoughts of time fade away and the contemplative is granted life. Find in Store |
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Affinity 043
Santa Fe, New Mexico Draw near, and wash in the currents of the waters of life, bathing in the affinity of one for another. Find in Store |
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The Wisdom of the Rocks 073-P Sedona, Arizona Hear the call of the wisdom of the rocks. They speak their secrets to listeners who dwell in peace. Gretchen Mills, Photographer Find in Store |
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Sacred Refuge 074-P Santa Fe, New Mexico Fan the feathers of your light, and illuminate a sacred path of refuge out of the darkness. Find in Store |
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The Way of Light 075-P Santa Fe, New Mexico Full moon emboldened by the night ignites in space the way of light. Find in Store |
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Full Moon 077-P Santa Fe, New Mexico White fan compounded in the dark creates at night a sacred arc. Find in Store |
Feral Morning 047 Santa Fe, New Mexico The morning sun gently warms two feral cats as they watch things unseen move through the underbrush. Birdsong fills the air, as a doorway opens silently into a slower world where time has given up the ghost, and the contemplative has gained new life. Find in Store |
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El Santuario in Winter 048 Chimayò, New Mexico An old Spanish mission built during the 1700’s, El Santuario (the shrine) has been called the “Lourdes of America” because of testimonials to miraculous cures, which have occurred within its walls. El Santuario has been a place of worship for centuries, and tourists as well as local residents go there to pray, meditate, and to experience mental and physical well being. Find in Store |
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Mists of Autumn 050 Santa Fe, New Mexico When clouds swirl through the valleys of the high country, a wind sings of season’s change and forms eddies in the tree tops. With a hum, the great forest heart slows a beat, and the trees begin to dream of newly fallen leaves and a winter white counterpane. Find in Store |
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The Spirit of the Iris Santa Fe, New Mexico In the silver time just before dawn, a ghostly movement reveals the spirit of the iris as it ascends like incense from root to sky. Feu follets glow in the dimness, and with the advent of day, they lightly float away to join with things unseen. Find in Store |
 The Spirit of the Lupin 053 Santa Fe, New Mexico The spirit of the lupin reaches for morning, and enters the space between petal and sky. Here it rests unseen until the coolness of evening calls it home. This is the journey that unites dusk to dawn, and its rhythm becomes the blossom of the lupin. Find in Store |
 Cradle of the Purple Iris 054 Santa Fe, New Mexico The cradle of the iris is a place as well as a moment in time. It comes in the early morning just after the spirit of the iris has risen and the feu follets have disappeared. When the first rays of light make the iris petals translucent, that is the time of the cradle. If you look with your heart, you will see where the spirit of the iris has spent the night. Find in Store |
 Sacred Journey 055 Santa Fe, New Mexico High summer on a dusty country road is a time of cicadas, birdsong, and shade dappled by the sun. Walk this road, and make a sacred journey with the trees as your constant companions. Find in Store |
 The Heart of Autumn 057-P Santa Fe, New Mexico A pensive calm pervades the high country, as a light fall breeze blows through the Heart of Autumn to the forest beyond. The scent of dry oak leaves and pine needles are heralds of winter’s great peace and the long sleep to come. Find in Store |
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 Voyage of the Golden Dream 059-P Santa Fe, New Mexico The most magnificent koi in the pond is known as The Golden Dream.He is an ocean going vessel, who has never seen the sea. He is a barge on the Nile, transporting riches to Pharaoh. He is a pleasure yacht, chartered by the gods to bear us to our destinies. Sail on great golden one, sail on! Find in Store |
 A Winter Song 062 Santa Fe, New Mexico The morning sun melts a snowfall in the forest as an updraft diffuses the incense of the pines. A desire to breathe deeply overcomes those who first walk through the dancing lights created by sun on snow. Find in Store |
 Reflections 064 Santa Fe, New Mexico Two great golden koi soar through the warm liquer of their indigo pond late in the day. The reflections of sun and sky glint on scales and surface waters. A swish of fins and they are gone, back into the depths of deep violet and dark aquamarine. Find in Store |
 Between Earth and Sky 065-P El Rancho, New Mexico There is an interval between earth and sky where the flow of time abates, and the sovereignty of silence reigns supreme. Dwell there in the moment, and make your way with solemnity to a realm without measure just this side of the other shore. Find in Store |
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 Silver Dapple 066 Chimayò, New Mexico Spring pastures in the mountains are ethereal in the early morning. Cool light creates luminous barbed wire, and places a scared glow over a silvery spirit steed. Let time fall away, and stand in the moment illuminated by radiance from the awakening of the mountain gods. Find in Store |
 Awakening 068-P Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona The morning sun gently warms a mountainside as things unseen stir in the mists beyond. Share in this awakening, and walk through the doorway of sacred understanding leaving the world of illusion behind. Find in Store |
 Home of the Mountain Gods 069 Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona Mists from the other side and two lone trees guard this secret place out of time. The ancient ones dwell here, in the interval between earth and sky, where the contemplative has found new life. Ride the breath celestial, and enter the home of the mountain gods. Find in Store |
 Sacred Reality 070-P Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona Be present with the sacred clouds, trees, and snow. Walk into the wilderness of the reality within. Find in Store |
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 The Heart of the Forest 071 Santa Fe, New Mexico In communion with the sun, shade, and trees, the heart of the forest stands sentinel as a mystical realm is born. Find in Store |
 The Golden Stream 072 Santa Fe, New Mexico Step into the forest otherworld, where golden waters flow and sacred trees cross branches in a song. Time surrenders as a moment of contemplation becomes eternity. Find in Store |
Inner Truth 076-P Santa Fe, New Mexico Step into the river that runs deep within, and bathe in the blue waters of inner truth. Find in Store |
Divine Providence 078-P Santa Fe, New Mexico Listen to the call from sacred openings. They are placed before you by Divine Providence. Find in Store |
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Setting Sail 079-P Santa Fe, New Mexico Set sails of phosphorus in the night. Unfurl the truths revealed by light. Find in Store |
Stillness 080-P Santa Fe, New Mexico Be still, and let silence speak. Find in Store |