Butterflies and Dragonflies Totems

Anni is a friend of mine who is also a: Clairvoyant, Intuitive Counselor, Life Coach, Theta Healer Practitioner and Reiki Master, just to name a few things. I met Anni online last year, and have always had a connection with her. Her focus is to empower others to understand their life and relationships from a spiritual perspective. She will often incorporate distance healing during her readings.

This is a little of what Ann said about Butterfly and Dragonfly medicine:

Butterfly

"Butterfly is transformation; the mind, the ability to know the mind or to change it. What is going on in your life? Observe the transformations that are happening in your life at the moment, perhaps an idea that is not born yet and is in fruitation so to speak. Are you manifesting anythng? If you are it will come about in the spring. The butterfly has three stages (1) A Thought or Idea (2) Larva Stage- do i need to make a decision? (3) Cocoon Stage- am i developing something to make my idea reality?(4) The Birth- Am I sharing my completed idea? Ask yourself these questions and you will find out where you are"

Dragonfly

"The Dragonfly is of dreamtime and illusions. It brings about memories of places where magic reigned some legends have it that the dragonfly was once a dragon. The dragonfly is the essence of the winds and of change. The messages of wisdom and enlightenment and the communication of the elemental world. In essence this world is full of nature spirits dragonfly medicine ask you to seek out parts of your habits that you need to change. The Dragonfly brings vision of power"

According to Ted Andrews Butterflies symbolizes Transmutation and the Dance of Joy.

"The butterfly is a powerful symbol in myth and religion. Often Native Americans see the butterfly as a symbol of change, joy and color. Butterflies remind us that life is a dance and we need to dance through it powerfully and also with great pleasure.

Butterfly Medicine reminds us to make changes when the opportunities present themselves. Transforamtion is inevitable, but butterfly will help teach you that growth and change does not have to be traumatic. It will teach you that it can occur as gently, as sweetly and as joyfull as we wish."

For me personally, the Butterfly teaches me a certain kind of joy. It is a joy that is hard to explain except to say it is child-like. When I see butterflies, it feels like my child within wants to burst out and chase after the butterfly and play with it. She wants to be closer to it and watch it and look at its fur like wings. (Yes, I realize I was talking about myself in the third person)

Last year during one of my photography adventures, a butterfly landed on my shoe and I thought I was going to explode with excitement. It was amazing. I was actually able to take several pictures of it, so I am sharing one with you below.