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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>
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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 consider [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Porcupine: A Symbolic Guide Through Grief</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My mother-by-marriage (and mother-by-heart) passed away on Monday. 
Her transition naturally triggers a chain reaction for every soul she touched in her life, including me.
It&#8217;s been numbing.  Also, it&#8217;s been very telling to observe how each human copes so differently with the physical loss of our beloved.
Equally intriguing is the observance of various energies surfacing amidst raw human emotion.
Upon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January Wolf Moon Symbolism</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2010/01/28/january-wolf-moon-symbolism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Native American wisdom marries every full moon in a month with a specific feature in Nature.   These moon associations will vary depending upon the tribe we are honoring.  This month, January is deemed the Wolf Moon or Cold Moon by various tribes indigenous to the Great Lakes region of North America.
It&#8217;s been a tough month [...]]]></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>
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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) lunar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deserts of Misconception</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Last night, I was a dust-encrusted cowboy riding my horse in the desert. 
My tongue was a dry stone.  My eyes were gritty pits.  Every inch of me made friction noises because my skin was sand paper. 
 
And I was riding, slowly, aimlessly, exhausted&#8230;everything a blur.
 
And the desert winds blew a question in my sand-stuft ears.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pinecone, The Pineal Gland and An Illuminating Meditation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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I love how the most unassuming bits from Nature represent very big meanings when we take the time to dig into their symbolic potential.
What&#8217;s so special about the pinecone that it could possibly be a sign of illumination?
&#8230;Ever heard of the pineal gland?  It gets its name because it looks very much like the pinecone.   [...]]]></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 my home office [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Number Four as a Sacred Sioux Symbol</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2008/11/12/number-four-as-a-sacred-sioux-symbol/</link>
		<comments>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2008/11/12/number-four-as-a-sacred-sioux-symbol/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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The number four is a sacred Sioux symbol, but why?  
I got this Native American symbolism question a few months ago.  The oncoming of (one of many) thanksgiving events charged my mind with ceremonies, and holy events orchestrated to honor the sacred in all things.
Never far from my thoughts are the Prime People, and their ways of elegant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diamond Symbol Meaning &#8211; Native American Symbolism</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2008/08/28/diamond-symbol-meaning-native-american-symbolism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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The Diamond Symbol meaning from a Native American Indian perspective includes several aspects.
The diamond motif is seen in butterfly symbolism, where it represents the concept of transformation and immortality.  I&#8217;ve written about the Native perspective on the diamond butterfly (including an actual image of the motif) here.
The diamond symbol is also seen from the Osage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Symbolic Meaning of Crossroads</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2008/03/03/symbolic-meaning-of-crossroads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I see crossroads, and thus I&#8217;m compelled to explore the symbolic meaning of crossroads.
When I see them, Eric Clapton&#8217;s voice and ax come cutting through my mind with &#8220;Crossroads,&#8221; and I wonder what prompts the passage &#8220;fall down on my knees and ask the Lord for mercy please&#8221; in the song.
Of course, my ruminations produce some symbolic [...]]]></description>
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