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Symbolism

she-writes-love

I thought I might not be the only writer out there who likes to put symbolism in their stories so I found some things and what they represent!!

Animals

  • Alligator - stealth, survival
  • Ant - diligence, industry, community, remarkable strength, hard working, success, patience
  • Antelope - action
  • Armadillo - boundaries, self protection
  • Badger - aggressiveness, passion and drive
  • Bat - rebirth, longevity, joy, good luck
  • Bear - gentle strength, dreaming, introspection, power, protection
  • Beaver - builder, accomplishing goals
  • Bee - divine messenger, love, service, gathering, community
  • Bird - enlightenment, perspective, swiftness, vision, prophetic knowledge
  • Boar - nature-based wealth, prosperity, success, protection, courage
  • Buffalo - prayer, abundance, survival needs met, good fortune, healing
  • Bulls’ horns - a good symbol in meditation for motivation
  • Butterfly - rebirth, the soul, transformation, the three phases of life
  • Cat - feminine energy, mystical power, used to keep the wearer safe in travel, wholeness
  • Chameleons - ever-changing future, inconsistency
  • Cheetah - speed, focus
  • Cougar - power, swiftness, balance
  • Cows - red cows are a symbol of hope, inspiring symbol for nurturing efforts
  • Coyote - trickster
  • Crane - longevity. A pair of cranes symbolizes “Long Marriage”
  • Cricket - good luck charm, singing, Spring, fertility
  • Crow - sacred law, gateway to supernatural, shape shifting, illusion
  • Deer - graceful gentleness, sensitivity, compassion, kindness
  • Dog - companionship, health, service, loyalty, protection, future prosperity
  • Dolphin - manna, joy, childlike play, helpfulness, breath of life, harmony, intelligence, self connection
  • Donkey - fertility, easy childbirth, efficiency, health, well-being, and luck
  • Dove - peace, innocence, fidelity, love, gentleness, kindnes
  • Dragonfly - good fortune, magic, vision, dreams, luck, and ancient knowledge, illusion
  • Dragon - wisdom due to long lives and potent magic, royalty, Emperor, eternity, courage, strength, rain, Spring
  • Eagle - courage, spirit, bravery, strength
  • Elephant - commitment, strength, astuteness
  • Elk - stamina, pride, power, majesty
  • Fish - miracles, providence, sea/water magic, good luck and prosperity, foresight, fortune, salmon in particular, are associated with knowledge
  • Fox - camouflage, adaptability, integration, tricksters, shape shifters, and possessors of great magic
  • Frog - healing, cleansing, messages, health, honesty, fluidity, purification
  • Gazelle - awareness
  • Giraffe - grounded vision
  • Goat - tenacity, diligence, can help to achieve goals, endure criticism, and stay safe. Goat’s fur or foot - an anti-evil talisman.
  • Goose - safe return, love of home
  • Grasshopper - nobility, prosperity
  • Hawk - nessenger, strength, foresight, truth
  • Hippopotamus - emotional depths
  • Horses - power, stamina, speed, transportation and communication - A black horse with a white marking on its forehead is lucky
  • Hummingbird - joy, pure love, celebration of life
  • Ladybug - delight, trust
  • Lamb - filial piety (dutiful respect or regard for parents).
  • Lion (baby) cubs - inspire mercy and gentleness.
  • Lion (grown) - inspire strength, courage
  • Lions - pride, nobility, cunning, courage, just laws, fairness, the sun, images can protect sacred ground.
  • Lizard - dreaming, foresight, ancient secrets
  • Lynx - secrets
  • Monkey - benevolence, drives away evil
  • Moose - self-esteem, assertiveness
  • Mountain Lion - wisdom, leadership
  • Mouse - frugality, rebirth, scrutiny
  • Opossum - strategy, diversion
  • Otter - medicine (woman), balanced feminine energy
  • Owl - deception, wisdom, clairvoyance, magic
  • Ox - evil spirits that disturb lakes, rivers, and seas
  • Peacock - wholeness, dignity, beauty, recognition, self assurance, pride
  • Pig - rebirth and rejuvenation
  • Porcupine - innocence
  • Rabbit - fear, fertility, moon magic, speed, swiftness, longevity, courage, strength
  • Raccoon - dexterity, disguise
  • Raven - magic
  • Robin - growth, renewal
  • Rooster - courageous, warlike disposition, warmth and life of the Universe
  • Scorpion - the “fire within” that often needs careful tending
  • Seal - inner voice
  • Sheep - sacrifice
  • Snake - cunning, evil, supernatural power
  • Spider - destiny, fate, weaving
  • Squirrel - gathering
  • Swan - grace
  • Tiger - courage, bravery, fierceness, strength, being in the now
  • Turtle - mother earth
  • Weasel - stealth
  • Whale - record keeper
  • Wolf - teacher, A Guide to the Sacred
  • Zebra - Individuality

PLANTS

  • Aloe- Healing, protection, affection
  • Amaryllis- Pride
  • Anemone- Forsaken
  • Angelica- Inspiration
  • Apple blossom- Preference
  • Arborvitae- Unchanging friendship
  • Aster- Symbol of Love, Daintiness
  • Basil- Good wishes
  • Bay- Glory
  • Begonia- Beware
  • Bittersweet- Truth
  • Black-eyed Susan- Justice
  • Bluebell- Humility, kindness
  • Candytuft- Indifference
  • Red carnation- My Heart Aches, admiration
  • - White carnation- Innocence, pure love, women’s good luck gift
  • - Pink carnation- I’ll never forget you
  • - Yellow carnation- Disdain, disappointment, rejection
  • Chamomile- Patience
  • Chives- Usefulness
  • Chrysanthemum- Cheerfulness
  • Clover, white- Think of me
  • Coreopsis- Always cheerful
  • Coriander- Hidden worth
  • Crocus- spring, Youthful gladness
  • Cumin- Fidelity
  • Cyclamen- Resignation and good-bye
  • Daffodil- Regard
  • Daisy- Innocence, hope
  • Dill- Powerful against evil
  • Edelweiss- Courage, devotion
  • Fennel- Flattery
  • Fern- Sincerity
  • Forget-me-not- True love memories
  • Gardenia- Secret love
  • Geranium- oak-leavedTrue friendship
  • Gladiolus- Remembrance
  • Goldenrod- Encouragement, good fortune
  • Heliotrope- Eternal love
  • Holly- Hope
  • Hollyhock- Ambition
  • Honeysuckle- Bonds of love
  • Horehound- Health
  • Hyacinth- Games and sport, playfulness, rashness
  • – Blue Hyacinth- Constancy of love
  • – Purple Hyacinth- Sorrow, forgiveness, regret
  • – Yellow Hyacinth- Jealousy
  • – White Hyacinth- Loveliness, prayers for someone
  • Hydrangea- Gratitude for being understood; frigidity and heartlessness
  • Hyssop- Sacrifice, cleanliness
  • Iris- A message
  • Ivy- Friendship, continuity
  • Jasmine- white- Sweet love
  • Lady’s-mantle- Comforting
  • Lavender- Devotion, virtue
  • Lemon balm- Sympathy
  • Lilac- Joy of youth
  • Lily, calla- Beauty
  • Lily, day- Chinese emblem for mother
  • Lily-of-the-valley- Sweetness, purity
  • Lotus Flower- Purity, enlightenment, self-regeneration, and rebirth
  • Magnolia- Love of nature
  • Marjoram- Joy and happiness
  • Mint- Virtue
  • Morning glory- Affection
  • Myrtle- Good luck and love in a marriage
  • Nasturtium- Patriotism
  • Oak- Strength
  • Oregano- Substance
  • Pansy- Thoughts
  • Parsley- Festivity
  • Peony- Bashful, happy life
  • Pine- Humility
  • Poppy, red- Consolation
  • Rhododendron- Danger, flee
  • Rose, red- Love, I love you.
  • Rose, dark crimson- Mourning
  • Rose, pink- Happiness
  • Rose, white- Purity, heavenly, I’m worthy of you
  • Rose, yellow- Jealousy, decrease of love
  • Rosemary- Remembrance
  • Rue- Grace, clear vision
  • Sage- Wisdom, immortality
  • Salvia, blue- I think of you
  • Salvia, red- Forever mine
  • Savory Spice-  interest
  • Sorrel- Affection
  • Southernwood- Constancy, jest
  • Sunflower- Adoration
  • Sweet pea- Pleasures
  • Sweet William- Gallantry
  • Sweet woodruff- Humility
  • Tansy- Hostile thoughts
  • Tarragon- Lasting interest
  • Thyme- Courage, strength
  • Tulip, red- Passion, declaration of love
  • Tulip, yellow- Sunshine in your smile
  • Valerian- Readiness
  • Violet- Loyalty, devotion, faithfulness, modesty
  • Wallflower- Faithfulness in adversity
  • Willow- Sadness
  • Yarrow- Everlasting love
  • Zinnia- Thoughts of absent friends

Color

  • Red: Excitement, energy, passion, love, desire, speed, strength, power, heat, aggression, danger, fire, blood, war, violence, all things intense and passionate, sincerity, happiness (Only in Japan)
  • Pink: love and romance, caring, tenderness, acceptance and calm.
  • Beige and ivory: symbolize unification. 
  • Ivory: symbolizes quiet and pleasantness. 
  • Beige: calm and simplicity.
  • Yellow: signifies joy, happiness, betrayal, optimism, idealism, imagination, hope, sunshine, summer, gold, philosophy, dishonesty, cowardice, jealousy, covetousness, deceit, illness, hazard and friendship.
  • Dark Blue: Symbolizes integrity, knowledge, power, and seriousness.
  • Blue: Peace, tranquility, cold, calm, stability, harmony, unity, trust, truth, confidence, conservatism, security, cleanliness, order, loyalty, sky, water, technology, depression, appetite suppressant.
  • Turquoise: calm. 
  • Teal: sophistication. 
  • Aquamarine: symbolizes water. 
  • Lighter turquoise: a feminine appeal.
  • Purple: Royalty, nobility, spirituality, ceremony, mysterious, transformation, wisdom, enlightenment, cruelty, honor, arrogance, mourning, temperance.
  • Lavender: femininity, grace and elegance.
  • Orange: Energy, balance, enthusiasm, warmth, vibrant, expansive, flamboyant, demanding of attention.
  • Green: Nature, environment, healthy, good luck, renewal, youth, spring, generosity, fertility, jealousy, service, inexperience, envy, misfortune, vigor.
  • Brown: Earth, stability, hearth, home, outdoors, reliability, comfort, endurance, simplicity, and comfort.
  • Gray: Security, reliability, intelligence, staid, modesty, dignity, maturity, solid, conservative, practical, old age, sadness, boring. Silver symbolizes calm.
  • White: Reverence, purity, birth, simplicity, cleanliness, peace, humility, precision, innocence, youth, winter, snow, good, sterility, marriage (Western cultures), death (Eastern cultures), cold, clinical.
  • Black: Power, sexuality, sophistication, formality, elegance, wealth, mystery, fear, evil, unhappiness, depth, style, sadness, remorse, anger, anonymity, underground, good technical color, mourning, death (Western cultures), austerity, detachment.
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Gemstone Symbolism

  • Agate: Grounding, Nourishment, Stability
  • Alexandrite: Joy, Empowerment, Hope
  • Amazonite: Truth, Harmony, Peace
  • Amber: Warmth, Wellbeing, Nurturing
  • Amethyst: Protection, Cleansing, Intuition
  • Apache Tears: Healing Grief, Grounding, Protection
  • Apatite: Intuition, Wisdom, Communication
  • Aquamarine: Peace, Communication, Empowerment
  • Aventurine: Vitality, Confidence, Optimism
  • Azurite: Vision, Insight, Learning
  • Bloodstone: Purification, Courage, Vitality
  • Calcite: Cleansing, Nurturing, Healing
  • Carnelian: Vitality, Confidence, Sexuality
  • Chrysocolla: Wisdom, Communication…
  • Chrysoprase: Love, Healing, Joy
  • Citrine: Imagination, Clarity, Manifestation
  • Diamond: Initiation, Purpose, Clarity
  • Emerald: Love, Compassion, Abundance
  • Fluorite: Clarity, Focus, Order
  • Garnet: Manifesting, Self-worth, Healing
  • Hematite: Grounding, Clarity, Manifestation
  • Iolite: Intuition, Vision, Integration
  • Jade: Abundance, Nature Energy, Wellbeing
  • Jasper: Grounding, Earth Energy
  • Kyanite: Psychic Abilities, Communication, Lucid…
  • Labradorite: Intuition, Psychic Abilities, Journeying
  • Lapis Lazuli: Vision, Truth, Awareness
  • Larimar: Peace, Relaxation, Communication
  • Malachite: Protection, Leadership, Confidence
  • Moldavite: Spiritual Awakening, Visioning
  • Moonstone: Intuition, Inner Work, Patience
  • Morganite: Divine Love, Emotional Healing
  • Obsidian: Protection, Purification, Grounding
  • Onyx: Focus, Discipline, Self-Mastery
  • Opal: Releasing Attachments, Emotional Amplification
  • Pearl: Self-care, Nurturing, Emotional Healing
  • Peridot: Positivity, Abundance, Creation
  • Quartz: Manifesting, Amplifying Other Stones
  • Rhodochrosite: Emotional Healing, Nurturing, Joy
  • Rhodonite: Purpose, Generosity, Contribution
  • Rose Quartz: Love, Trust, Emotional Healing
  • Ruby: Life Force, Courage, Passion
  • Sapphire: Focus, Discipline, Inner Vision
  • Smoky Quartz: Grounding, Clearing, Practical Action
  • Snowflake Obsidian: Persistence, Overcoming Difficulties
  • Sodalite: Insight, Clarity, Intuition
  • Tanzanite: Integrating Heart And Mind, Wholeness
  • Tiger Eye: Balance, Grounding, Discernment
  • Topaz: Manifesting, Clarity, Magnification
  • Tourmaline: joy, Emotional Healing, Love
  • Turquoise: Wholeness, Truth, Communication
  • Zircon: Grounding, Making Ideas Real

Less Common Gemstones/Crystals

  • Aragonite: Emotional Strength And Healing
  • Charoite: Perspective, Wisdom, Contentment
  • Golden Obsidian: Purification, Manifesting, Willpower
  • Howlite: Surrender, Letting Go Of Attachments
  • Ocean Jasper: Joy, Lightheartedness, Positivity
  • Picture Jasper: Visioning, Earth Magic
  • Prehnite: Alignment, Clarity, Peace
  • Rainbow Obsidian: Emotional Healing, Purification
  • Rainforest Jasper: Connection To Nature And The Earth, Joy
  • Unakite: Releasing Toxicity, Healing The Body, Perseverance

@pepperscratch here you go!!!

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  • Shark symbolism:  primality, focus, dynamism, superiority, efficiency, mysteriousness, renewal, anger, hostility and ferocity

@goldenmushyroom here you go!

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xjessr

ATTENTION ALL GIRLS: Being a ride or die means staying by a man’s side whether he has $500 or $5. Not when he cheats 10 times and you stay.

taraljc

“Ride or Die” also means that if he ever hits you, he dies, and you call your bff for a ride.

firebirdeternal

Loyalty through hardship is one thing, loyalty through cruelty is another. 

clotpolesonly

Loyalty through hardship is one thing, loyalty through cruelty is another.

teashoesandhair
marauders4evr

I just really want to write a book (in fact, I think that I’m going to) where the protagonist is in a wheelchair. And they live in a city where there’s a group of superheroes. And there’s a big, magical, villain because of course there is.

And since they were a young child, this protagonist has wanted nothing more than to join the group of superheroes. Like they’re a huge fan of the group and they just know that it’s their destiny to join.

And one day, when wheeling through the city, they see the group of heroes fighting the villain. And they quickly wheel over and cry, “Let me help!”

But the ‘heroes’ laugh and instead make a whole bunch of ableist remarks.

And so the protagonist has to prove themselves.

And the villain is trying to warn them to stop.

But the protagonist ends up taking their footrest off of their wheelchair and they swing it. And it hits the villain in the side of the face and the villain collapses and groans in pain.

And so the protagonist proudly smiles and turns to the group of heroes.

Because they just proved that they are strong and worthy enough.

But the group of ‘heroes’ still keeps making ableist remarks.

And the protagonist is shocked.

And meanwhile, the ‘villain’ staggers to their feet and is standing next to the protagonist’ wheelchair.

And one of the ‘heroes’ goes too far when calling the protagonist the R word.

And the protagonist and the ‘villain’ just sort of glance at one another.

And the ‘villain’ is just like, “You know…I can zap them for you…if you want.”

And the protagonist hesitates and says, “Yeah, alright!”

One fried group of heroes later, the ‘villain’ says, “Why do you think that I’m always fighting them? They’re all a bunch of assholes.”

And the protagonist sadly nods and starts to wheel away.

Then:

“Hey, do you want a job?”

The protagonist turns at the villain’s remark. And the protagonist mumbles something like, “Oh, come on. I don’t need your pity.”

And the ‘villain’ is like, “Pity!? Do I look like someone who hands out pity!? I don’t pity you! I’m kind of afraid of you, to be honest! I mean…I’m going to have a giant bruise on my face because of you.”

“Yeah…sorry…”

“Water under the bridge! So, what do you say? Do you want a job?”

And the protagonist thinks about it for a minute before shrugging.

And the ‘villain’ is all excited because they’ve wanted someone to work with them for years but no mortal is allowed to ‘step into’ their lair.

And then the ‘villain’ stops and is like, “Hang on…you can’t work with me in that.”

And they gesture to the protagonist’s wheelchair.

And the protagonist is all embarrassed.

And then the villain goes, “Because we can get you a much better wheelchair! It’ll look great! And it’ll be indestructible! And it’ll have all sorts of weapons and gadgets! Hey, how do you feel about flying…?”

And all of that is literally in the first chapter and then the rest of the story follows the two going around the city like BAMFs, forcing people to stop being ableist, one way or another. And maybe it’ll have some commentary on the scale of morality and what it truly means to be a hero and what it truly means to be a villain.

Would anyone be interested in this!?

Because I really want to write it!?

endurement

YESSSSS. ALL MY YES PLS WRITE IT

iama-potato

I’D READ THE SHIT OUT OF THAT YES PLEASE

marauders4evr

OP HERE!

Man, it’s so surreal to look at this.

BECAUSE I ACTUALLY WROTE IT!

AND IT WAS JUST PUBLISHED TONIGHT!

Of course, there are some differences between the final book and this original idea. The most notable difference is that all of this takes place in the first book (it’s going to be a series!) and the whole ‘superhero’ thing is just going to be a front. There’s a few other differences as well (such as a huge plotline involving Merlin and immortal characters!)

BUT I WROTE IT!

AND IT’S PUBLISHED!

AND IF YOU’RE INTERESTED, YOU CAN BUY IT HERE:

www.amazon.com/Antagonists-Book-One-Burgandi-Rakoska-ebook/dp/B015BWS9J0/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1442188845&sr=1-1&keywords=the+antagonists

AND IF YOU WANT TO HELP ME OUT, YOU CAN REVIEW IT!

AND IF YOU REALLY WANT TO HELP ME OUT, YOU CAN SIGNAL BOOST THIS POST WITH THIS REPLY SO THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY KNOW THAT THE BOOK NOW EXISTS!

marauders4evr

UPDATES 2+ Years Later:

The Antagonists Series (Books One - Five) is now available in paperback!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B017TW3ZD0/ref=dp_st_1521362947

marauders4evr

This is honestly the most surreal post to look back on in the 25,000+ posts that I’ve made/reblogged in my six years on this website. 

Regardless

BOOK SIX IS NOW AVAILABLE!

https://www.amazon.com/Antagonists-Book-Six-Burgandi-Rakoska-ebook/dp/B07CJWV3RL/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&keywords=burgandi%20rakoska&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&qid=1525711816&ref_=mp_s_a_1_2&sr=8-2

SIGNAL BOOST!

guy

Tumblr Code.

geekishchic

If I ever see any of you in public, the code is “I like your shoelaces”

that way we know we’re from tumblr without revealing anything

I’m just going to say this to strangers until i find a tumblr person

image

must keep reblogering!! Im going to be so suspicious if any one tells me this now!

Remember the answer is: I stole them from the president.

image

always reblog tumblr identification

gossipseer

This is an absolute tumblr relic. I feel like an archaeologist right now. This is incredible that this is on my dash.

squided

this is from an era long passed

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mmmmiilk

There are 4 things I learned when I was 25:

You do not have to be affectionate all the time to care for someone, in fact, caring can also mean a couple of texts or silence for a few days while you both live your lives happily and separately.

People do not care for you less when they’re busy with their own lives. It’s your reaction to them being their own person - and your ability to make yourself happy - that determines how they feel about you.

Not everyone reciprocates to your actions the same way. If you want someone to acknowledge, be interested in, or treat you a certain way for your efforts, all you have to do is let them know. They will try their personal best to accommodate that within their personal spectrum of feelings.

No one owes you 100% of them, not even after 30 years, because someone having a percentage of themselves is what keeps them sane at the end of the day and that’s okay.

ducksaysm00

These things are so important to learn.

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kelsium

You can tell a girl she’s smart her whole life, encourage her in school, buy her a chemistry set, send her to math camp, help her apply for college scholarships in STEM fields, and she’s still eventually going to walk into a classroom, a lab, or a job interview and have some man dismiss her existence, deny her funding, pass her over for a promotion, or take credit for her work. How about you work on getting those assholes out of power and quit telling me not to call girls pretty.

17mul

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