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Animal, color, season, direction, time, natural element, tree, plant, object, and people symbolism Flashcards

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Eagle

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Freedom; Power; Creativity

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Hawk

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Vision; Leadership

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Crow

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Death; War; Change

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Falcon

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Superiority; Ambition; Speed- many kings in antiquity were painted with a falcon’s head

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Owl

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Keenness; Judgement; Wisdom; Messenger by night

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Salmon

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Instinct; Wisdom; Maverick

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Snake

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Deception; Evil

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Black

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Death; Ignorance; Evil; War

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Blue

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Calmness; Layalty

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Red

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Love; Passion; Blood; Danger; Murder; Beauty; Sin

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Green

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Ecology; Fertility; The natural world; Immaturity; Freshness; In some shades, sickness

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Yellow

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Light; Hope; Disease; Old age; Decay or rotting

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White

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Innocence; Purity; Safety; Vastness; Unconsciousness, in some cases death

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Grey

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Business; Depression

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Pink

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Peace; Femininity; Happiness

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Purple

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Power; Authority; Royalty; Bruising

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Orange

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Enthusiasm; Fun; Summer

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Winter

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Death; Stagnation; Evil; Sleep

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Spring

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Birth or rebirth; Rejuvenation

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Summer

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Maturation; Freedom; Time of sacrifice; Ancientness

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Fall

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Harvest; Decay; Approaching death; Change

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North

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Represents coldness; Death; Isolation; In America it symbolizes justice

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East

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Where sun rises- rebirth and new beginning; Soviet Union and eastern culture; Mystery

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South

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Warmth; Comfort; Think birds fly south; In America it represents rebellion

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West
Where sun sets; Old age; Evening; In western culture it represents land of right, experimentation, and Diversity
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Noon
Sun is high; Peak in physical and mental ability
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Midnight
Rebirth; Evil; Height of darkness
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Dusk
Twilight period; Twilight of life- old age
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Dawn
Rebirth; Sun rises; Immaturity; Infancy
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Morning
Rebirth; Purity; New beginnings
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Night
Forces of evil collect; Death; Sleep
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Wind
Change; Presence of divinity; Breath and life; Destruction
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Rain
Cleansing; Purification; Rejuvenation; Rebirth; Washes away guilt or wrongdoing
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Clouds
Doom; Misjudgment; Heights of heaven
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Thunder
Divine power; Anger; Destruction; Danger; Voice of the gods
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Lightning
Creative thinking; Spark in intelligence; Ingenuity; Divine power; Danger; Anger of the gods
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Sunshine
Hope; Happiness: Life
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Rainbow
Pathway between heaven and earth; Happiness; Peace; Linked to cycles of rebirth
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Snow
Veil, can blanket the earth and hide things; Death in it's most beautiful form; Tranquility
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Fog/ Mist
Difference between fog and mist is visibility. If you can lose sight 1,100 yards or less, it's fog(fog is thicker); Unclear thinking or judgement; Can work as a veil like snow
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Eclipse
Common when moon passes into the earth's shadow; transformation
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Stars
Dreams
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Moon
Feminine symbol; Capriciousness as it shape shifts; Full moon is purported to cause abnormal activity
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Heat
Oppression; Pressure; Intensity
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Mountain
Fate; Ultimate test of strength and courage
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Cave
Dark side of human nature; Linked to underworld where life and cross; Re-entry to mother earth- making it through the cave symbolizes rebirth or transformation
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River
Fluidity or consistency; Source of life and agriculture, and fertility; Pittsburgh and other cities settle near rivers
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Stream
Perpetuity; Peacefulness
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Pond
In Asian and Indian cultures, can symbolize meditation and introspection; Sterility and stoppage since they lack strong currents
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Ocean
Spirituality, possibility, and immortality; Infinity
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Forest
Edge of mankind's domain; Evil; Mystery; Primitiveness; Enchantment
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Garden
Growth; Rebirth
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Desert
Revelation
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Valley
Creation and birth of civilization
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Oak
Strength; Stability; Leaves are toxic
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Pine
Immortality- often associated with the idea that the world is all connected; Evergreen- maintain their leaves through all seasons
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Sycamore
Cultivation; Diversity; Vanity if a character climbs it
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Chesnut
Foresight; Wisdom
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Redwood
Superiority; Old Age; Dominance
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Apple
Temptation; Loss of innocence
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Palm
The tropics and vacation; Hollywood; In antiquity were symbols of victory
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Weeping Willow
Grief; Sadness and long depression; Flexibility
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Elm
Peace; Negotiating; Resistance
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Ivy
Fidelity; Survival; Dependence
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Olive tree
Peace; The Old World
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Grass
Life
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Weed
Pariah or outcast; Wildness; Evil
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Flower
Beauty; Youth
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Rose
Beauty; Deception
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Soap
Guilt; Immorality
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Skull
Death; Transience
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Light bulb
Intelligence; Intuition; Idea
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Apple
Temptation; Technology
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Seed
Birth; Possibilty; Dream
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Four-leaf Clover
Luck; Perfection; Legend has that the first represents faith, the second hope, the third love, and the fourth love
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Keys
Solutions
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Chains
Restrictions; Oppression
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Window
Reality; Escape; Protection
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Mirror
Prison of the self- forced to look inward; Reality; Truth; Self- reflection
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Ladder
Growth; Power
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Bread
Peace offering; Humility
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Candle
Hope; Transience
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Orange
Love and Marriage in many cultures; Possibility in Chinatown; Death
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Bee
Intelligence
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John Wayne
1950's conservation; Machoism
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Mozart
Prodigy; Genius; Music
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Elvis
Flamboyance; The American Dream; Southern charm
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Marilyn Monroe
Beauty; Sensuality; Innocence; The American Dream; Femininity
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Plato
Face of philosophy; Truth
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Shakespeare
Creativity; Drama; Theater; Manipulation of language; Poetry
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Isaac Newton
Science; Physics; Revolution; Ingenuity
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Helen Keller
Courage; Perseverance

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