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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>
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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>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>
				<category><![CDATA[Air Totems]]></category>
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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>Symbolic Meaning of the Blue Moon</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2009/12/31/symbolic-meaning-of-the-blue-moon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celestial]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[// I&#8217;d be remiss if I didn&#8217;t discuss the symbolic meaning of the Blue Moon&#8230;.after all, it only happens once in a blue moon (I know, trite. But I couldn&#8217;t resist). You can go to Wiki for blue moon facts, but stay here if you want a proper philosophical wax about the rare (and symbolic) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pitching Wu</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2009/08/27/pitching-wu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m in my 5th year of Shyun style Tai Chi &#38; Chi Kung. Before the beginning of each set there is a moment of &#8216;wu.&#8217; It&#8217;s an endless, unfathomable moment of depth and expanse. A miniscule span in time when the soul is both nestled into nothing and swimming into everything. Really inexplicable. In fact, words [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Year of the Rat Meanings</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2008/02/11/year-of-the-rat-meanings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Chinese new year is the year of the rat.  Meanings dealing with this animal of the Chinese zodiac include: Industriousness Ingenuity Necessity Resourceful Production Foresight Luck Rats cycle an appearance every 12 years.  Rats also occur on even-numbered years (1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, etc.).  To begin interpreting the meaning or portents of this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Symbolism of the Compass &#8211; Meaning of the Four Directions</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2008/01/02/symbolism-of-the-compass-meaning-of-the-four-directions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celtic Symbolism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[// One of my readers asked me about the deeper meaning of the four directions (north, south, east, west).  Specifically, she was given a powerful mandala, and wanted to know in which direction would be most auspicious to hang the mandala in his home.  My response follows&#8230; Dear Coordinated Coordinates:  Excellent observation. We can honor and enhance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Symbols &#8211; Common Five Asian Attributes</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2007/11/01/chinese-symbols-common-five-asian-attributes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2007/11/01/chinese-symbols-common-five-asian-attributes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Asian culture is stuffed with symbolism geared to bolster the human condition.  Ancient Chinese symbols and their meanings are a product of a very savvy people who understood the human need to progress in conjuction with their propensity to link positive change with visual/allegorical concepts.  In other words,  the Asians keenly understood that the human mind easily grasps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Symbols for a Welcoming Home</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2007/08/27/chinese-symbols-for-a-welcoming-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2007/08/27/chinese-symbols-for-a-welcoming-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A frequent visitor at one of my websites was expecting guests from China to visit his home in California.  He asked me what kind of Chinese symbols he could put in his home to warmly welcome his guests.  This is my response: Dear Hesitant Host: How very thoughtful and considerate of you to incorporate well wishes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exploring the Dragon as a Chinese Symbol for Strength</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2007/08/27/exploring-the-dragon-as-a-chinese-symbol-for-strength/</link>
		<comments>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2007/08/27/exploring-the-dragon-as-a-chinese-symbol-for-strength/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine asked if I could confirm whether or not the dragon is a Chinese symbol for strength, and if I knew of any more animal symbols representing strength.  I reply: Dear Dragon Lady :-), Absolutely &#8211; on top of the list of Chinese animals that symbolize strength is the Dragon. The Chinese dragon is [...]]]></description>
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