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		<title>Poof! You&#8217;re a Toad (the dangers of totem-assignment)</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2011/07/24/poof-youre-a-toad-the-dangers-of-totem-assignment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t let the title of this blog post fool you.  I&#8217;m not waving my rowan-wood wand, turning folks into toads (yet, lol). Rather, this post is about the tricky business of assigning animal totems to folks wanting to know. Not a day passes when someone doesn&#8217;t send in an email with a question like: &#8220;Avia, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reborn Through Art and Ink (a personal essay)</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2011/07/09/reborn-through-art-and-ink-a-personal-essay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 20:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The tattoo gun murmurs its Morse code on my Manubrium, the hard bones perched just above soft curves of cleavage.  From the first tip of costal cartilage, down to the fourth Line of Union on my sternum, I feel the tattoo engraved upon my chest and the fusion is finally complete. When I discovered the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Animal Messages: The Good News</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2011/04/28/animal-messages-the-good-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/?p=2482</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In one capacity or another, I&#8217;ve been dipping into animal consciousness and interpreting symbolic messages they contribute to the greater/global consciousness. An email I got from a reader of my main website (whats-your-sign), asked a great question: Hi Avia, I love your work and reading your animal insights have really helped me on my life&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Primer Video on Animal Totems</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2010/11/13/primer-video-on-animal-totems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 14:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More pages of interest: Symbolic Meaning of Animal Totems Classification of Animal Totems]]></description>
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		<title>Silly Bands and Animal Totems</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2010/10/19/silly-bands-and-animal-totems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/?p=2302</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[// I got the low-down on silly bands from my niece, who gave me this one &#8211; a Dragon, who happens to be my predominant animal totem. Now, I&#8217;m not big on extraneous consumerism.  I prefer to keep my personal adornments and purchases as pure and simple as possible.  However, I can see some pretty practical uses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crow Dreams and Pearls of Patience</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2010/03/09/crow-dreams-and-pearls-of-patience/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[// For many nights now, a behemoth Crow cackles in my consciousness. She comes dressed in her classic black, iridescent robes.  A daughter of Nyx, dark as soot &#8211; her presence equally clingy within my inhaling mind. Always in moments like these I wonder about the concept of dreaming within dreams, which prompts me to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Samhain and the Seven Swans of Virtue</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2009/10/23/samhain-and-the-seven-swans-of-virtue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2009/10/23/samhain-and-the-seven-swans-of-virtue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[// As we approach the cross-quarter holiday of Samhain, it&#8217;s a great opportunity to dive into ancient myth and stories.  Why?  Because ancient parables connect us with our ancestry and offer magnificent lessons we can apply to our modern way of life &#8211; thus making our experiences richer and more meaningful. Now, I realize surface [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vishudha and Blue Jay Messages</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2009/08/11/vishudha-and-blue-jay-messages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:50:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tags: Bird Totems &#124; Nature Symbolism &#124; Chakra Symbolism // A few weekends ago, I had the utter pleasure of attending a workshop offered by Colette Baron-Reid along with Sandra Anne Taylor at the legendary LilyDale. The discussion ranged from quantum philosophies to ecological intuition.  The wealth of information was magnificent and riveting.  So why [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mockingbird Symbolic Meaning</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2009/07/20/mockingbird-symbolic-meaning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tags: Animal Totems &#124; Bird Meanings This post on the Mockingbird symbolic meaning comes in response to an email requesting more information on the Mockingbird. They&#8217;re called Mockingbirds because rather than having their own unique call, they imitate other birds.  They do this for a number of reasons &#8211; to either attract other birds in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vulture Meanings and Nonconformity</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2009/04/25/vulture-meanings-and-nonconformity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tags: Bird Totems &#124; Nature Symbolism My eyes first opened to various vulture meanings as a kid visiting my Uncle Dan in West Texas.  He lived on sprawling acres of sun-baked dirt and craggy trees with crooked fingers pointing into the skies.  Vultures were never far from sight at Uncle Dan&#8217;s place. I learned to [...]]]></description>
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