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	<title>Symbolic Meanings Blog by Avia Venefica &#187; Native American</title>
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		<title>Spider Messages</title>
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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>Number Four as a Sacred Sioux Symbol</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
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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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		<title>Brief Look at Native American Symbolism of Feathers (Sioux &amp; Hopi)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
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There are hundreds of Native American tribes who have evolved and developed their beliefs and rituals over the span of hundreds of years.  This being the case, it is difficult to pin point one single, specific meaning of feathers to Native Americans.
However, I have read legends in which the Hopi used turkey feathers in various [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Native American Starburst Symbols</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my readers asked me about the meaning of Native American starburst symbols, to which I respond here:
Multiply the hundreds of Native tribes, by the hundreds of eras of their existence, by the hundreds of regions they have inhabited, by the hundreds of artistic renditions of the Native starburst motif, by the hundreds of interpretations of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Native American Symbolism for Seer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
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I got an email from a gentleman who was working on a tattoo and wanted a Native American symbol for seer, to which I respond:
Dear Marks Alot: 
There are a few symbolic elements you can incorporate into your clients tattoo to represent the Native American concept of &#8220;seer.&#8221;
Most plains tribes consider the Lynx &#38; the Crow to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Native American Symbol for Sister</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shown left is an adaptation for the Native American symbol for sister (plains Indian).
The X with a small circle is a represents woman-ness, female power, fertility, and compassion.
Side-by-side, these symbols represent two women bonded in a relationship of the soul &#8211; sisters.
Should one female symbol be above the other &#8211; this would be a symbol for mother [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Native American Symbols for Mother</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2007/10/25/native-american-symbols-for-mother/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently asked for a Native American symbol for mother, to which I respond.
Dear Maternally Instinctive,
There are two Native American symbols for mother that come to mind. 

The first (shown left) is the Hopi Tapuat &#8211; the mother child symbol.  The lines represent stages of life, umbilical cord, and the path of moving &#8211; always within the watchfulness [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Navajo Medicine Wheel &#8211; A Powerful Native American Symbol of Life Phases</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
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One of my readers asked me for information on Native American Medicine Wheels.  Specifically,  she wanted to know how the phases of human life were represented within the wheel &#8211; to which I respond:
Dear Native Nurturer: 
As you know, there are numerous Native American tribes.  Each tribe (if each indeed has a specific symbol for the [...]]]></description>
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