About Making Wishes
by 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 …
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.
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 …
How Being Unique Makes You Elite
Have you ever been on an interview and got asked the question, “What makes you unique?” I have. The question made me tongue-tied and flummoxed. …
Seeing Number Seven and Seven Meaning
Seeing Number Seven and Meaning I often get questions on specific number sequences and what they mean. For instance, recently a reader asked me the …
Smoke Cleansing and Smudging Tips
Tips About Smoke Cleansing Ceremonies and Meaning of Smudging It’s been said cleanliness is next to godliness. That’s really true. In fact, many ancient cultures crafted …
Daisy and Love Meanings
Daisy Flower Meanings as Love Symbols Exploring daisy love meanings as a love symbol: The botanical name for the common daisy is bellis perennis which means beautiful (bellis) and forever (perennis). …
Tips and Ways to Celebrate Nature
Simple Ways to Celebrate Nature For me, EVERY day is earth day, and there’s no better time to celebrate Nature than in the present moment. …
Square Peg in a Round Hole Meaning
Ever wondered about the phrase, “A square peg in a round hole” meaning? I guess we all inherently know what it means, but have we …
Autobiography of a Whale
If Whales Could Speak… A few years ago, I started a writing project that told stories as if an animal were speaking its own story …
Simple Coping Tips When Times are Tough
Mindful Tactics for Tackling Tough Times Unless you live under a rock, you’ve probably gone through some kind of hardship. A good friend of mine …
The Tale of Two Wolves
The Tale of Two Wolves: Lessons in Focus & AttentionWe are What we Feed I had a mentor in my formidable years. Her name was …
Creating and Using Mandalas for Focus
Exploring Mandalas for Focus I recently had a discussion with a buddy of mine who is practicing mandala therapy with her speech impaired partner and …
The Buzz About Fly Lessons
Symbolic Fly Lessons (no, not flying lessons…I mean signs and messages from flies) Okay, I’ll admit it…the symbolic meaning of the fly might not be …
Squirrel Lessons About Perfectionism
Squirrely Ideas on (not) Being Perfect Do you hold yourself to high standards? If so, I salute you! Keeping a keen eye on excellence and …
Dreaming of Butterflies
Dreaming of Butterfly Meanings There’s a lot of transition going on lately, so I wasn’t surprised when dreamy butterflies started cropping into my sleep-time awareness. …
7 Symbols for Survivor in Nature
Natural Symbols for Survivor I often get requests from folks wanting symbols for survivor. It’s understandable, as we are all trying to find symbolic hooks …
Myth Busting Owl Omens
Dispelling Owl Omens of Death Dispelling Bad Rumors About the Owl Omens of Death: There are many incorrect assumptions circling about that identify the owl …