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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>
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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>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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		<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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		<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>Symbolic Meaning of Beetles</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2010/06/27/symbolic-meaning-of-beetles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received an inquiry about the symbolic meaning of beetles. Realizing I haven&#8217;t written much on beetles, I thought I&#8217;d share my insights here. Suggested symbolic meaning of beetles (at-a-glance): Progress Simplicity Persistence Stability Methodical Contemplative Practical Grounded Potential Security Introverted Protection Solidarity Beetles speak to us of groundedness. They move with bellies always close [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ladybug Messages of Wisdom</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2010/01/04/ladybug-messages-of-wisdom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[// In this first blog post of 2010, I wanted to express amazing things to inspire you. The kind of inspiration that makes the tight netting around your mind loosen so you no longer feel the squeeze of control. In the midst of my spiritual stewing, I looked up and saw this Ladybug in my [...]]]></description>
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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>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Butterfly Bits.</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2009/03/23/butterfly-bits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Symbolism of Creepy Crawlies in the Home</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2008/10/14/symbolism-of-creepy-crawlies-in-the-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2008/10/14/symbolism-of-creepy-crawlies-in-the-home/#comments</comments>
		<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 [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2008/08/21/coloration-and-symbolic-meaning-of-grasshoppers/#comments</comments>
		<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 [...]]]></description>
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