Symbols

Listening to the Heron

Patricia Crisafulli | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Symbolism, Creativity, Birds, Creative Writing, Inspiration, Fifty News, Writing, Symbols, Spirituality, Fifty News

What carries meaning or significance for you? When is an object, event or occurrence more than what it appears on the surface?

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Signs and Society: Acting Without Thinking

Samantha Tritsch | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Tragedy, Signs, Philosophy, Stereotypes, Trayvon Martin, Racism, Racial Stereotypes, Race, Symbols, College News

Ultimately, as it goes in America, a jury will ultimately decide what happened on the night Trayvon Martin was found dead. They will piece together all the evidence provided and images, and put together a narrative that we can only hope, will act in the name of equality and justice.

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Why I Don't Care About My Wedding Ring

Ann Brenoff | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Marriage, Wedding Bands, Fifty, Symbols, Weddings, Gold Wedding Bands, Wearing a Wedding Band, Replacement Wedding Bands, Losing Your Wedding Band, Wedding Rings, Wedding Rings for Men, After the Wedding, Weddings News

Maybe I'm just not a sentimentalist, but my marriage is more than just a gold ring. I felt the same way about my wedding ceremony many years ago. I really cared more about where we would go on vacation afterward than what flowers I carried.

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What Are Your 8 Auspicious Symbols?

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Mindfulness, Symbols, Happiness Symbols, Buddhism, Auspicious Symbols, Happiness, Healthy Living News

Buddhism has many numbered lists -- the Triple Refuge, the Noble Eightfold Path, the Four Noble Truths -- which is surprising to me, given Buddhism's emphasis on gateless gates and transcending the bounds of rational thinking.

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Secret Nazi Codes Show Support In Germany

Newser | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Nazi Germany, Nazi, Neo-Nazi, Nazis, Germany, Nazi Party, Symbols, Swastika, German, Der Spiegel, World News

Swastikas may be outlawed in Germany, but that doesn't mean that neo-Nazi signs have disappeared....

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Misreading the Signs: How the Visual Illiteracy of Sarah Palin and The Smithsonian Re-ignite the Culture Wars

G. Roger Denson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: A Fire in My Belly, Signs, Symbols, Sarah Palin, David Wojnarowicz, Semiotics, Iconography, Solar Cross, Icons, Art, Cross, Gabrielle Giffords, Crosshairs, Art News, Cruciform, Symbology, Arts News

It's arguable that all conflicts begin with miscommunication.

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Eating The Book of Symbols

Thomas Singer, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: ARAS Online, Spirit, Books, Soul, Image, Book Reviews, Archetypes, Symbols, Taschen Books, The Book of Symbols, Meister Eckhart, Aras, C.G.Jung, Art, Psyche, Dreams, Books News

The publication of The Book of Symbols: Reflections on Archetypal Images is the child of an unlikely marriage between ARAS, a hidden gem of an archive, with Taschen, the daring and brilliant world wide publisher of fine art books.

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'Inception' Is Dead Wrong: Waking Is Much Riskier Than Dreaming!

Anne Hill | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Inception, Dreams, Myths, Iliad, Movies, Homer, Archetypes, Symbols, Sarah Palin, Mama Grizzlies, Sleep, Healthy Living News

To overcome our nightmares, we need to understand and confront the fear in the dream. The only antidote to deceptions being planted in our waking minds is to not accept them at face value.

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The Internet as a Living Symbol of Global Oneness

Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Internet, Social Networks, Global-Unity, Interconnectedness, Oneness, Sacred, Symbols, Communication, Healthy Living News

This first time that I went online I saw in that moment how the Internet could give the whole of humanity direct access to this interconnectedness and global oneness.

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The Power Of Symbols

Natasha Dern | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Transformation, Mind/Body/Spirit, Living News, Spiritual Growth, Spirituality, Self Discovery, Symbols, The Inner Life, Living, Healthy Living News

Symbols are a tool on the spiritual path, one of many. I highly encourage you to identify and focus upon symbols that call to you, that stir your imagination, that resonate with you on a deep level.

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Inner Activism: Three Tricks To Avoiding Burnout

William Horden | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Zen, Social Change, Tao Te Ching, Equal Rights, Authenticity, Lao Tzu, Peace, Inner Change, Transfomation, Fortitude, Symbols, Burnout, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News

Farmers have to rely on the weather but know it will break their hearts sometimes. As citizens, we have to rely on our leaders but know they will break our hearts sometimes. It is the downside of activism.

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V for Victory: How the English Bulldog Leads the Protests in Iran

Nathaniel Zelinsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iran, Symbols, Iran Elections, Iran Election, V for Victory, Iran Protests, Ahmenajad, World News

Forget Twitter. It is the "V" which binds us all together.

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Don't Put Down Your Flag: America in Flux

Jonny 5 | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama DNC, War on Terror, Emcee, American Flag, Dnc, Music, USA, Denver, Hip-Hop, Symbols, Jonny 5, September 11th, Redefining Symbols, Politics News

Adolescents at the time of the 9/11 attacks, their sense of national identity has formed against the "War on Terror." What does patriotism mean to them? Has the political landscape evolved?

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Fight Crime, Ban Symbols

Suzette Standring | Posted 05.25.2011

A patch, label or logo does not a murderer make. Let's not start down a road where in time the government gets into the business of controlling tee-shirt slogans.

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Malkin, Rachael Ray and the Real Symbols of Hatred in America

Ray Hanania | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hate Crimes, Terrorists, Terrorism, 2001, Sept. 11, Rachel Ray, Dunkin Donuts, Symbols, Michelle Malkin, Bigotry, Every Day With Rachael Ray, Rachael Ray Dunkin Donuts, Rachael Ray Dunkin Donuts Scarf, Rachael Ray Keffiyeh, Rachael Ray, Politics News

"Backlash terrorism" is not considered a crime, but it should be. Including when TV talk show hosts are accused of supporting terrorism by sporting "jihadi chic" clothing.

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