Veda Austin
Veda Austin
Water Researcher, Public Speaker, Mother, Artist, and Author
Veda has dedicated the last 14 years observing and photographing the life of water. She believes that water is fluid intelligence, observing itself through every living organism on the planet and in the Universe.
Her primary area of focus is photographing water in its ‘state of creation’, the space between liquid and ice. It is through her remarkable crystallographic photos that water reveals its awareness of not only Creation, but thought and intention through imagery.
Veda brings a message of hope and joy from the very source of life itself, she says “Water is transparent, it knows no colour, creed or religion. Water does not judge, nor does it label, it will enter the body of an ant as easily as it will enter the body of a king, or a homeless person or a tree or a dragonfly. Water is our constant companion, from the moment we are conceived it is always with us…even upon death, it is water that evaporates from the physical rising upwards into the Heavens.
Veda sees water as Source rather than a resource, and considers all bodies of water to be sacred. Her passion for water extends out of the freezer and into primary schools where she donates time teaching water science and cleverly intertwines it with art projects. She loves to reconnect children to the living water systems inside and outside of their bodies, believing that the ‘tamariki’ (children) are the water bearers of the future. She also spends a lot of time doing interviews and podcasts where she shares her findings and inspiring perspectives.
Bridging Ancient Cycles with Modern Science
Veda proposes that water is not merely a chemical substance but fluid intelligence observing itself through every living organism on Earth. Her work suggests that water carries awareness, memory, and relational responsiveness – offering a radical reframe from water as a resource to water as Source.
Her photographs demonstrate structured forms emerging in response to words, symbols, music, and emotion – echoing ancient teachings that consciousness permeates all matter. Through this lens, water becomes a mirror of creation itself – uniting science, spirituality, and art in a deeply experiential way.
This talk explores:
- Water as a living, responsive intelligence.
- Crystallographic photography and the “state of creation.
- The relationship between thought, intention, and molecular structure.
- Parallels between water memory and ancient concepts of Akasha / cosmic record.
Water as the connective medium across cycles of civilization and Yuga transitions.
Veda Austin brings the elemental dimension to the Cycle of Ages conversation. If the Yugas describe shifts in collective consciousness, water may be the carrier medium of that consciousness. Her research invites us to consider that the intelligence shaping civilizations is not only celestial or geological — but molecular and intimate.