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		<title>Heralding Spring in Vera&#8217;s Garden</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2011/04/02/heralding-spring-in-veras-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friend, mentor, teacher, compatriot.  I&#8217;m talking about Vera, a fellow &#8220;walker-in-the-woods&#8221; of life&#8217;s winding and wonderous paths.  I adore her perspective, and her writing.  You&#8217;ll see why in her guest post below.  Please warmly welcome Vera as she takes us on a journey through her garden gates, where wild things romp and wisdom hangs its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mike Bastine: Visionary and Educator for the Reform of Consciousness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 21:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently had the opportunity to interview Mike Bastine, a Native American Algonquin Elder, who has been speaking about the necessity of re-connecting to Nature as a means to reform consciousness.  It was an utter delight to spend time with Mr. Bastine, and equally uplifting to share common views with him.  He&#8217;s got revolutionary insights [...]]]></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>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/?p=2191</guid>
		<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 [...]]]></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>Get Bent</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2010/06/01/get-bent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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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>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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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Symbols for Divine, Divinity Symbols</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2008/01/26/symbols-for-divine-divinity-symbols/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An interesting request from one of my readers&#8230;she wanted a symbol for divine, or divinity symbols to which I respond:  Dear Symbol Seeker, The Divine is a broad subject, but below are a few symbols that represent Divine, or Divinity. In Alchemy &#8211; the human body is considered a symbol of the divine In Native American symbology (specifically [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brief Look at Native American Symbolism of Feathers (Sioux &amp; Hopi)</title>
		<link>http://www.symbolic-meanings.com/2007/11/13/brief-look-at-native-american-symbolism-of-feathers-sioux-hopi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>avenefica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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