Tree Wisdom
by Well, you know me…I can’t shut up about the glory of trees. They give life in so many ways. Trees are purifiers of our air …
Author: Avia
Avia proposes, that by learning various cultural and archetypal meanings of symbols, we can utilize those meanings for guidance in solving real-life problems. Avia’s writings and presentations come from her passion for sharing the potential of symbolism as a catalyst for self-development and collective awareness.
Avia has an undergraduate degree in anthropology and has been an understudy in several tribal and spiritual organizations.
Bee Meaning and Love Lessons
Learning Love Lessons With Bee Wisdom If you’ve ever observed a bodacious bee bound upon a blossom, you can’t deny its intense devotion. Delicately yet …
How Does Your Chakra Garden Grow? Chakra Flower Associations
About Flowers Associated with Chakras This post about flowers associated with chakras was born the same way as almost all my other posts on this …
Symbolic Chrysanthemum Meaning
Exploring Chrysanthemum Meaning This perky, multi-petal flower is packed with symbolism. It’s a heavyweight feature in ancient Eastern cultures and ceremonies as well as a …
Elephant Guides
About Elephant Guides and Connections If the elephant is your guide, odds are, you know it in a big way. As an animal totem, the …
Deer Meanings and Love Lessons
Lessons of Love and Deer Meanings All animals have the potential to render big wisdom. Just by paying attention to their behavior and social interaction …
Dolphin Guides
About Dolphin Connections, Messages and Guides Wondering if you have special dolphin connections? Well, the fact that you’re even curious implies that there is a …
Making a Dream Catcher
Making a Dream Catcher and Getting Creative in Challenging Times The commonly held belief about making a dream catcher is a method to ward of …
Going Native Mind
Thinking with the Native Mind to Interpret Signs and Symbols One of my tools in interpreting symbolic meanings is engaging the “Indigenous Mind” or Native …
Symbols for Meditation
Exploring Symbols for Meditation A reader asked me to provide her with a symbol that represented meditation. She also asked if there are symbols that …
Kiss Your Body Bits
Body image aside…this short inspiration is about loving the body bits that serve us well. Fat, thin, sick, healthy, broken, buoyant…no matter what its status, the …
Roller Skates, Figure Eights, and Lemniscate Symbol Meaning
Insights About the Lemniscate Symbol (Infinity Symbol) and Have a Bit of Fun Remember roller skating rinks? You know, those old, weird-smelling joints where you donned …
Interpreting Dead Crow Meaning
Death of a Crow and Interpreting Dead Crow Meaning I often get emails from folks wondering about dead bird meaning. Specifically, I get a lot of …
Life is Not Linear
It’s irritating, isn’t it? I mean…when we set out to accomplish something, we set a goal. It seems logical that we make steps to achieve …
How the Moon Influences Zodiac Signs
About How the Moon Influences Zodiac Signs: The moon is constantly on the move. We can follow the moon and its motion through the zodiac …
About Making Wishes
Making Wishes is Great. Acting on Wishes Makes You Great. Thoughts about making wishes: We all make wishes. We all have dreams. That’s the easy …
When Pigs Fly: Lessons from a Piglet
About When Pigs Fly: Piglet Perceptions Piglet Perceptions and Rethinking the Phrase “When Pigs Fly”: The other day my mom came over with her crowbar …
Lucky Bugs: Insects Symbolic of Luck
Good Luck Bugs – Finding Fortune in the Fields: I realize bugs aren’t everybody’s best friend. That’s okay. You don’t have to get all cuddly-wuddly …