Journal

Otter Symbolism: You Want to Be Lighter Than You've Been Allowed to Be

Artie Wu — Fifteen years guiding inner work, 100,000+ people The Short Answer Something in you stopped when you saw that otter, and it wasn't because you needed a nature...
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Opossum Symbolism: You Played Dead, and Part of You Is Still Down There

Artie Wu — Fifteen years guiding inner work, 100,000+ people The Short Answer You saw it — waddling across a driveway, freezing in headlights, maybe just hanging there by its...
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Octopus Symbolism: Eight Arms and Still Not Sure Any of Them Are Doing the Right Thing

Artie Wu — Fifteen years guiding inner work, 100,000+ people The Short Answer Something about it stopped you — the way it moved, or the way it looked back, or...
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Mouse Symbolism: Small, Overlooked, and Somehow Still Getting In

Artie Wu — Fifteen years guiding inner work, 100,000+ people The Short Answer You saw it for a second — that flicker of grey at the edge of the room,...
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Mountain Lion Symbolism: You Already Know How to Move. You Just Haven't Let Yourself.

Artie Wu — Fifteen years guiding inner work, 100,000+ people The Short Answer Something stopped you — a shape on a ridge, a flash of tawny gold through brush, a...
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Moth Symbolism: You Already Know What You Keep Flying Back To

Artie Wu — Fifteen years guiding inner work, 100,000+ people The Short Answer Something in you stopped — not for long, maybe a second, maybe less — and then you...
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Moose Symbolism: Something That Large Doesn't Ask Permission

Artie Wu — Fifteen years guiding inner work, 100,000+ people The Short Answer You saw it, or you dreamed it, or the image landed somewhere and stayed there, and now...
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Mockingbird Symbolism: Every Voice You've Ever Borrowed, and the One Underneath

Artie Wu — Fifteen years guiding inner work, 100,000+ people The Short Answer Something made you look up, and then look again. Not because the bird was extraordinary to the...
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