Personal Observations | Symbolic Meanings Blog by Avia Venefica

The Company We Keep – Very Symbolic!

September 29, 2016September 29, 2016 - by Avia Venefica

The Company We Keep Have you ever taken a gander at the company you keep? Your friends, family, co-workers? Take a look around you. What you see might offer a …

Doggone Awesome Defining Moments

September 11, 2016 - by Avia Venefica

Dogs and Defining Moments (Kip Shown Above) There are defining moments in every human’s life. Moments when we decide we’re going to change our lifestyle. Times when we realize there’s …

Nature Is Where You Find Her

September 3, 2016September 3, 2021 - by Avia Venefica

This post about finding Nature has been improved and moved to Avia’s main website, whats-your-sign.com Get the full (free) article about Nature here. Nature is Symbolic. Thankfully, Nature is Everywhere! …

Zip Ties and Duct Tape…

August 27, 2016 - by Avia Venefica

Symbolism of Fixing Stuff OK, maybe this isn’t the most symbolic post – but it could be, if we consider the guts of the message. I’ve moved back to my …

Tattoos and Tolerance

August 27, 2016August 27, 2016 - by Avia Venefica

Deeper Meaning and Symbolism of Tattoos When I got my first tattoo I was 16. Not legal these days, but back then, the tattoo circuit wasn’t as regulated. I got …

Ants, Agony and Answers (Symbolic Lessons from Ants)

August 14, 2016August 13, 2020 - by Avia Venefica

Symbolic Lessons and Meaning of Ants Any of you sweet peeps who have followed me over the years know I’m all about having a positive attitude. But sometimes poop happens. …

Crackers, Croakers, Crazy. Oh My!

July 10, 2016July 10, 2016 - by Avia Venefica

In the name of all things precious and divine, I swear I’ve finally lost my mind. Seriously. I’m writing this post in my skivvies because I can’t find my pants. …

Why Do We Call It A Blue Moon?

May 21, 2016August 22, 2021 - by Avia Venefica

Why Do We Call It A ‘Blue Moon’? Symbolic Meaning of Blue Moons At the time of this writing a blue moon is approaching tonight, May 21, 2016. What’s up with …

Turning Over a New Leaf. It’s Symbolic.

May 20, 2016September 17, 2020 - by Avia Venefica

Turning Over a New Leaf. It’s Symbolic. We’ve all heard the old cliché, “Turning over a new leaf.” But what does it mean? General consensus tells us the phrase means …

Reading Tea Leaves

April 23, 2016November 2, 2021 - by Avia Venefica

Tasseography: The Art of Reading Tea Leaves This article has moved to Avia’s main website, whats-your-sign.com. Get the full (free) article about tasseography here.

Rain, Rain Go Away. Folk Predictions of Rain and Storms

April 14, 2016September 27, 2020 - by Avia Venefica

Folk Predictions of Rain and Storms It’s that time of year again. Spring is pushing into our lives, stomping her foot down on Winter. Spring can be a crazy-unpredictable …

Symbolic Meaning of Moving

May 1, 2015July 10, 2016 - by Avia Venefica - 1 Comment

Symbolic Meaning of Moving… Various sources agree the average U.S. citizen moves about 10-11 times in their lifetime. I’ve got that figure beat in spades, and I’m sure many of …

Mirth, Magic and Minstrels

February 16, 2015April 20, 2016 - by Avia Venefica

I live in a small town. I wasn’t born in a small town as John Cougar Mellencamp croons, but I got to one as soon as I could. It’s a …

Want the Bad News? It’s Not Coming From Me.

January 28, 2015July 17, 2015 - by Avia Venefica - 1 Comment

Want the Bad News? You won’t get it from me. I get a lot of emails. I don’t answer all of them, but I DO read each and every one. …

Tsk, Tsk. Symbolism of Copycats

January 20, 2015May 2, 2021 - by Avia Venefica

This Post Was Moved to Whats-Your-Sign.com I reason that information is meant to be shared. I even reason that my stuff must be pretty good if folks want to use …

Natural Phenomenon – A Symbolic Moment

December 11, 2014 - by Avia Venefica

Someone asked me recently to describe a memorable experience had in Nature. It was hard to pin down just one remarkable communion, but this one moment in time was a …