I Am Atvana

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Music is meant to be heard...






My character is named Atvana, after an entity in one of my novels.

It uses this color (#ad8200) to speak.

The mind is a powerful thing, and with full use of it one can do things that have only been dreamed. Its words are occasionally manifested in sound, but can also resonate through the air as energies, as thought, and still be understood. Its words can grow as flowers and vines, stir the trees as wind. One must only listen, and one will learn to hear.




Novel Background


In my novel, Atvana is more commonly referred to as the Forest Spirit. The name "Atvana" in itself refers to that name, seeing as it is a combination of the Hindi words/terms "Atman" (the Hindi word for the soul/true self which is of a divine, worldly, Godly, joyous, and blissful nature) and "vana" (the Hindi word for "forest"). Thus, divine spirit of the forest.

Atvana is benevolent (its purpose is to help the humans, animals, and plants it encounters), omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient. It is genderless, as it is a manifestation of God (as I believe all things are) without a defined physical form. It can take the form of anything, but regularly sticks to animals and plants. It loves to play, and more often than not takes the form of smaller animals and/or plants, due to its subtle nature. Do not misunderstand though, as it is infinitely powerful. I believe that power comes from the capability of doing all forms of harm, and the reality of doing all forms of good.




In The Forest


Atvana is a manifestation of divine with the power to do, literally, anything.
That said, its actions relating toward others can only be brought into effect voluntarily.
By the mechanisms of its function and complexities of its nature, others will react in an infinite amount of ways.

It loves all and will not fight without defined meaning, and only very, very rarely play fight. While fighting, it feels nothing but love for the opponent.


Its personality is childlike in the sense that it is always curious, always looking at the world with fascinated eyes.
It plays often, in many ways, and never means to offend. It is very loyal to whom it meets, and will often stay manifested just for them.

It watches over all other beings and things, as a protecting parent, sibling, friend.


It holds no enemies, no hatred. Every wrong committed is immediately forgiven. It loves too much to do anything else.

It can see misery, hatred, jealousy, and all other negatives that are sometimes trapped in others. It will always desire happiness for all beings.
It will make attempts to rid others of issues that go against them. It will never stop trying to help a soul with a problem to rid themselves of it.
It cannot stop helping, as it cannot stop loving.


It can heal anything, if the being allows it.
This may be a conscious or unconscious will to not accept a healing.
It is also possible that a healing at that time would go against the highest good of all involved.

It does not have a single duty. It manifests to promote the highest good of all of those involved.
Through this diverse need, it comes in an infinite number of forms, some with a tiny defined task, others far less direct.
Some of these forms are recurring, others are only present once. Each could, perhaps, be mistaken for an identity of its own, a deity, a soul.
In truth, the name "Atvana" is just another of these mistaken forms. It is not merely Atvana. It is everything.


Atvana loves:
Everything. It is all things.
It is the sky, the Earth, the seas.
It is the galaxies, the cells.
It is the Universe.
It is you, and it is I. It is all things.
It loves all things. Never ceasing. Always present.


It can be found...

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Hello. This page is very

Hello. This page is very soothing, for some reason. c: It might sound funny, but I kept seeing blue jays at the birdbath yesterday and thought of Atvana.
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Starling, I met a dearest

Starling,
I met a dearest friend who I met over here for the first time around a year ago. I am practically inseparable from her. ♥

! That's awesome. I love that first feeling. Like being born.
I'm happy for you, for your experience. ♥

Anjali,
It doesn't sound silly at all. I love hearing things like that. The little things of the world make me smile, like seeing raindrops. c:
Thank you. ♥
It's due for some revamping.
Hopefully it shall be even better. ♥

Terabetha,
!
My that is beautiful...
I admire how it seems to be smiling. An impressive feat. ♥
Thank you very much, and thank you for doing precisely the same. c:
I'll have to rush off to thank her...
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I see you e v e r y w h e r e

I see you e v e r y w h e r e .
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I've always wanted to track

I've always wanted to track this, but I always feel bad for doing it so late. Such as now >n>
I had linked it before I believe, but after christmas suddenly odosketch servers went down and the canvas was displaying plain blank until today.
I don't think you noticed it, so here you go~
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GanzfeldEffect, I have to

GanzfeldEffect,
I have to admit, you have me curious beyond words.


Chirp



EternalWanderer,
There is no late. c: There is the time in which something is meant to happen, and then it does. ♥ Needless to say, the sentiment alone is beautiful, and I treasure every one I'm given.
!
I had looked there before, but not recently. So beautiful! Oh, thank you so much!
Happy holidays to you, belated as the wish comes! ♥
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Smiling
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c: ♥ I hope you're

c: ♥
I hope you're doing well this morning (or so it is morning here).
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It's afternoon now. cX Having

It's afternoon now. cX
Having a bit of a down day, but seeing your comments always make me smile.
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It is here too, now. I'm

It is here too, now. I'm waiting for something, and I don't know when it will happen. It took me three times to word that understandably.

It is going to be bad, when it happens, but it needs to be dealt with. This friend will need to be consoled. Something terrible happened and she is going to need me with her, so I am waiting for her. This is going to be emotionally difficult. I may cry.

But life goes on, and tomorrow will be different, and time has a way of healing even the most stubborn of wounds, old and new alike. I know it will work out, however it does, because that is the nature of the world.

Chin up. Birds exist and they know how to sing. Just think about them. Animals, little souls with feathers, that learn to fly and sing beautiful songs. How extraordinary.

Kimi. ♥
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sometimes I think you are an

sometimes I think you are an angel who walks among us. You have a kind word for everyone.
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I'm glad you like it, I feel

I'm glad you like it, I feel bad when I'm too insistent :')

...no matter what kind of thoughtful comment you type, it always makes such a deep sense. Hmm. My wish would be to write like that ;p
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oh? Feel free to talk and ask

oh? Feel free to talk and ask questions or simply observe. :]

I am certain that Ismir will take a liking to Atvana.

birdsong is very relaxing to me...
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Kaoori, You're so sweet,

Kaoori,
You're so sweet, you're going to give me more cavities.

I've found that even if people haven't done anything to "earn" kindness, they still have every right to it. It's a lot like a poem from one of my favorite books...
I'm not sure what dark bird has taken its nest in your heart, but I hope it flies away soon. People like you have every right to be happy, joyful, blissful. Joy are sorrow come and go, but each comes for a reason, and takes its place only as long as it must be. Know that there is reason behind it all,, and with that knowledge comes joy even in sorrow, a silent smile at the world.

EternalWanderer,
There is no such thing. We push things forward that our heart desires, and what would it mean to frown upon the desires of a soul's heart?
There is no secret to writing as I do. Simply write as yourself, and it will be beautiful beyond its own words.

GanzfeldEffect,
I am a watcher. I gather my questions quietly after much observation, and then they rain down. When I have questions, I will not hesitate to ask. ♥
Ismir has a name now! I like your choice. And I am glad of that. I always enjoy such a blessing.
I wish I could find the song it sings me, but I am not sure it has yet manifest into the world...
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I'm going to read that book,

I'm going to read that book, and also print out that poem, I think. The poem actually brought tears to my eyes.

I know there are people out there that have it so much worse than I, you know? Everyone gets down too.. but I'm so thankful there are people like you to help us up, and I'm sincere with that.

Thank you.
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Kaoori, It's a wonderful

Kaoori,
It's a wonderful poem, and book. I believe you'll love it. ♥ My favorite, I believe, is "On Death." Something about it...
(Did you catch the two I left at the end? One is also from The Prophet, while another was written by a Muslim man as a standalone, to my understanding.)
I know the feeling. Not an unfamiliar thing.

Worse in ways, and better in ways. One who does not have a home has a life with no boundaries. There are two sides to every coin, and surely your life is neither better, nor worse, than any other. Merely different. You live as you are meant to, and they live as they are meant to. We all tread our own path.

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I did catch the two at the

I did catch the two at the end.. and one of those I'd love to print out so I'd have.

I thank you for sharing them with me. ♥

♥


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Kimi, My my, am I late! I

Kimi,
My my, am I late! I apologize!
I love printing poems. I never know what to do with them.
Sometimes the best thing to do with them is to put them somewhere where you find them a long time later, and read them and remember.
It is my pleasure.
You are treasured and loved.

LiviaSyran,
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Thank you.
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Serenai, I wasn't sure if you

Serenai,
I wasn't sure if you saw this...I was inspired to draw your character, and wanted to make sure you didn't mind. ^w^
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Anjali, I just found it by

Anjali,
I just found it by delightful incident. ♥
Of course. I don't know anyone who minds fanart (what a strange soul they would have to be).
Thank you very much. ♥

... I should work on this biography more.
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8D This is sooo awesome! XD

8D This is sooo awesome! XD LOVE DA BIO

Aaaannnnddd---

I found this pic from the DevineCervine group on DA. It reminded me soooo much of Atvana XD Even though she doesn't have a deer face ;3
http://andy-j-s.deviantart.com/gallery/?q=sing#/d24bg78
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Bayleen, Thank you. ♥

Bayleen,
Thank you. ♥ It's due for some revamping, which I am in progress of.

c: That is a sweet picture. It reminds me of this one as well.

It has every face, and no face at all.

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fffff those are both awesome

fffff those are both awesome pictures!!!! XD

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Bayleen, I like pictures. I

Bayleen,
I like pictures. I see too many sometimes, and yet not enough. Pictures are strange and lovely things.
If you look at enough, it's like you'e dreaming.
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You know the phrase "Take a

You know the phrase "Take a picture, it'll last longer"? Usually people say that if you're staring for too long XD

But...It's so true.
I get angry at my mom a lot because she takes way too many pictures. But looking back at it, I appreciate that because a picture captures one moment in time that is always unique. And then, the next second it is gone and you cannot retrieve it...

A picture can take you to another world or to a place you've never been to.
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total track!I love how the

total track!I love how the pic. fade into a circle, it is so cool. srry for such a late comment.
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Bayleen, Yes, I know the

Bayleen,
Yes, I know the phrase. At the same time, there is something in the moment that cannot be captured, neither by picture nor memory nor description. It is a presence, a feeling of there.

So often too we are lost in this, and like you said, it cannot be recovered. It is nice to have a fragment of the past to carry around with us forever, even if memory fades.

Pictures are not worth a thousand words.

They are apart from words entirely.


Rihame,
Thank you, thank you.
It needs to be improved upon--such old work above... I am working on improvements, slowly.
Late? Nothing is late here. Things come as they are timed, and so you were timed to come upon the moment you did.
You are appreciated.
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I miss you ♥

I miss you ♥
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-missing you too- ♥

-missing you too- ♥
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Me too, all the time.

Me too, all the time.
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I'm still around, Loves. Just

I'm still around, Loves. Just like Atvana, I'm never really gone.

And you know how to find me.

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Very merry, very belated,



Very merry, very belated, holidays to you. <3
Hope you're doing well in that great big little world out there.
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... ... I wasn't expecting

...

...

I wasn't expecting that.
Thank you so much.
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Kita and I miss you and

Kita and I miss you and Atvana, hope you are doing well!
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Oh if I did not track

Oh if I did not track this....



*SUPAHTRACK*

Come back so I can get to know this character please!
Siggies by Carry & Amazengalo

miss you.

miss you.
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KittyCatKita, I miss you,

KittyCatKita,
I miss you, too. It does not, by why would something like that 'miss' anyone. I hope you're well. c: Both of you.
I'm wonderful. ♥

GlobalBeauty,
Ahah, I'm flattered...
I'm... Actually debating it. I've been... Ah, i won't get your hopes up. We'll see, yes.

Dinamo,
I'm around. No need to miss someone who's around, is there? ♥
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Hum's picture

Track in case anyone posts

Track in case anyone posts anything here. Largely for my own cautiousness.

Will update with new biography if/when available.
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Hello to you!!! Do you

Hello to you!!! Do you remember a little red deer ? Just want to say hello and hope to see you (once) soon again !!
" ~ Lady in Red ~ "

♥ ♥