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	<title>Symbolic Meanings Blog by Avia Venefica</title>
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		<title>Symbolic Misfits and Six Years Sober</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2010/08/30/symbolic-misfits-and-six-years-sober/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Misc. Symbolic Meanings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today marks my sixth year of sobriety. 
It&#8217;s rare for me to divulge intensely private details, but something Dr. Jonathan Ellerby said on one of his videos prompted me to share. 
He mentioned that while on his metaphysical path, he wished some of the spiritual guru&#8217;s of the day would have spoken out more about the hard-core challenges they&#8217;d endured [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Melting Glass Walls &#8211; An Excerpt from Pronoia</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2010/08/18/melting-glass-walls-an-excerpt-from-pronoia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Misc. Symbolic Meanings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is an excerpt from Rob Brezny&#8217;s book, Pronoia (a book I highly recommend, by the way).  This excerpt was written by Nia Fil, and it moved me for its sincerity and simplicity.  I asked Rob Brezny of Free Will Astrology if I could re-publish this excerpt here, and he graciously granted permission.  I hope [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Responsibility and Symbolic Interpretations</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2010/08/03/responsibility-and-symbolic-interpretations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2010/08/03/responsibility-and-symbolic-interpretations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Misc. Symbolic Meanings]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/?p=2222</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been offering perspectives into deeper symbolism for years.  Understandably, I&#8217;m constantly called upon to provide symbolic interpretations and personal consultations.  Although I do answer as many emails as I can (mostly referring inquirers back to the 1000+ online pages I&#8217;ve already written) about varying forms of symbolism&#8230;I feel a nagging discomfort with it.
This baffles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Are Not Alone</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2010/07/29/you-are-not-alone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2010/07/29/you-are-not-alone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
// 

&#8220;You are not alone.&#8221;
Some of us know this instinctively.  We feel the presence of supporters &#8211; as close to us as our skins, as intimate as the inhalation of air. 
Whether we call them gods, goddesses, angels, higher selves, animal guides&#8230;by whatever name &#8211; we are aware of intangible energy buoying us with assurance and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seeds as a Symbol of Consciousness</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2010/07/20/seeds-as-a-symbol-of-consciousness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dream Symbolism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Misc. Symbolic Meanings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature Symbolism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Observations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[awareness]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[dream interpretation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dream meaning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ecointuition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[focus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intuition]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[seed]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[self-awareness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[// 

Last night, in the dreamtime, symbolic seeds were sown into the meaty furrows of my brain.  Their manifested identities known only to my deeper consciousness.  It was a fabulous sensation.  The grey matter of my mind seemed willing, pliable and moistly awaiting the first touch of root to mental-membrane.  
A good dream. An oracle of potential [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skinning Life</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2010/06/30/skinning-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2010/06/30/skinning-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nature Symbolism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reptile Totems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Symbolism - All]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[memorial]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Had she known from
the Beginning that
Life is like a
Snake&#8230;
Turning and twisting
through the years of
Life&#8230;
Shedding its skin,
just as we all shed
extraneous layers&#8230;.eventually.
Had she known
both Life and Serpent are
synonymously elusive,
equally cryptic.
Had she known all this,
perhaps
she would not have been constricted and consumed in the coils of Life.
But rather,
she would have
snatched the serpent firmly,
by the jaw -
twisted hard -
commenced skinning it with [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2010/06/27/symbolic-meaning-of-beetles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Insect Totems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Misc. Symbolic Meanings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature Symbolism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Observations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[beetle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meaning]]></category>
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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 to the earth, and so their wisdom is sacred and deep.  They are connected to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mercurial Vision</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2010/06/17/mercurial-vision/</link>
		<comments>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2010/06/17/mercurial-vision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dream Symbolism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crank your speakers&#8230;

Rock on.
]]></description>
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		<title>Get Bent</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2010/06/01/get-bent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2010/06/01/get-bent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nature Symbolism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;To remain whole, be twisted.
Become bent, and be straightened.
Become hollow, and be filled.
Wear out, and be renewed.&#8221;
(22nd stanza of the Tao)
]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in Your Future</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2010/05/24/investing-in-your-future/</link>
		<comments>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2010/05/24/investing-in-your-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 13:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Misc. Symbolic Meanings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where do you put your money?   The answer is symbolic.

I&#8217;ve been an avid supporter of the David Lynch Foundation because I believe it&#8217;s the most ideal way to invest in the future.
I&#8217;m not the only one.  Join Russel Brand in his personal fundraising crusade for alignment.
Or, donate directly to the DLF here.
Doing so is an investment [...]]]></description>
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