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	<title>Symbolic Meanings Blog by Avia Venefica &#187; Insect Totems</title>
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		<title>Spider Messages</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2009/08/25/spider-messages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tags: Nature Symbols &#124; Insect Totems &#124; Spider Symbolism
It&#8217;s been a brutal few weeks, but I&#8217;ve gotten by with a little help from my friends (shout out of &#8220;Thanks!&#8221; to my soul sisters, Donna Faber and Michele Knight  for helping me keep it together).
I want to also acknowledge gratitude to my new eight-legged roommate.  She moved into my home office [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Butterfly Bits.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tags: Butterflies &#124; Insects &#124; Nature
In the course of my work, I answer a lot of questions and unfailingly, the answering causes my own awareness to peek out over the molehills of my own minutiae and crest to a higher view.
It has to do with the adage that goes something like &#8220;in service, you save [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Symbolism of Creepy Crawlies in the Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A reader contacted me asking about the symbolism of creepy crawly creatures (spiders, mice, snakes, etc.) hanging in and around her house. 
Rather than dismiss the presence of insects and the occassional rodent (or worse, allow her distaste for these creatures control her with fear), she began to work out the symbolic meaning of their presence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coloration and Symbolic Meaning of Grasshoppers</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2008/08/21/coloration-and-symbolic-meaning-of-grasshoppers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote about the symbolic meaning of grasshoppers awhile back, but since then they&#8217;ve come back into my awareness, and they&#8217;ve provided a few more insights.
The grasshopper is a fabulous messenger of ingenuity, resourcefulness, joy and honor.  She speaks to artists, and inspires dance, song, and music.  
Further, the grasshopper is considered a good luck symbol in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Symbolic Meaning of the Moth</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2008/04/09/symbolic-meaning-of-the-moth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been asked about the symbolic meaning of the moth. 
 It took me a few days to really jive with this amazing creature, but once allowed access, I was given some incredible insights.  These (intense) thoughts can be seen here on my symbolic meaning of moth page. Here are some other observations:
Moths are nocturnal, and much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Symbolic Meaning of Dragonfly</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2008/03/18/symbolic-meaning-of-dragonfly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The symbolic meaning of the dragonfly deals with:


Mind 


Dreams


Balance 


Thoughts


Awareness


Living to the fullest


Because of it is a creature of water (which symbolically deals with thoughts, dreams and intuition), the dragonfly is a symbol of our thoughts.  We can use it as an emblem of balanced mind because the dragonfly represents the two realms of thought. 
The dragonfly skitters across [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brief Symbolic Meaning of the Ladybug</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2007/11/13/brief-symbolic-meaning-of-the-ladybug/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Symbolic meaning of the Ladybug:
Perhaps best known as an emblem of luck.  When a Ladybug lands on you, it is said your wish will come true.
Asian traditions hold to the belief that if caught and then released, the Ladybug will faithfully fly to your true love and whisper your name in his/her ear. Upon hearing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dreaming of Lice &#8211; Symbolic Meaning of Parasites</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2007/11/01/dreaming-of-lice-symbolic-meaning-of-parasites/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
As many of you may know by now, I get a lot of colorful questions asked of me about symbolic meanings as well as symbolic dream meanings.  
This recent question from one of my readers was a welcome change.  Often our first response to the subject of lice or parasites is &#8220;Eww! Yuck!&#8221; 
Not fair!  Parasites have symbolic meaning too!  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White Widow Spider Symbolism</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2007/10/03/white-widow-spider-symbolism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my readers contacting me as she was having reoccuring dreams about a white widow spider. My response to her message follows here: 
Dear Web Weaver:
I trust you have read my Spider symbolism page: Spider Symbol Meanings Page
The widow is a beautiful symbol of honoring the feminine energy within each of us.  Nurturing, comfort, patience, and [...]]]></description>
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