The ButterFly is a symbol of "Transformation". First seen in the start of spring and on into the end of summer. A beautifully winged creature that is exotic, full of grace during it's flight, floating from flower to flower. There are many species, all having their own special coloring and size, each as induvidual as we are.
The ButterFly is known for it's quite beauty and grace. It is said that if a person watches a butterfly for a time, they will become calm and at peace within. It is a harmless, graceful and beautiful creature to all and is cherished as such.
Carrying the name of ButterFly or (Flying Flowers)...Gives me the chance to touch the hearts of all...and for this I am very greatful.
To use Buterfly medicine, you must astutly observe your position in the circle of self-transformation. Like Butterfly, you are always at a certain station in your life activities. You may be at the egg stage, which is the beginning of all things. This is the stage at which an idea is born, but has not yet become a reality. The larva stage is the point at which you decide to create the idea in the physical world. The cocoon stage involes "going within" doing or developing your project, idea, or aspect of personality. The final stage of transformation is leaving the chrysaiis and birth. This last step involves sharing the colors and joy of your greation with the world.
As you look closely at what Butterfly is teaching, you will realize that it is the never-ending cycle of self-transformation. The way to discern where you are in this cycle is to ask yourself: Is this the egg stage? Is it just a thought or idea? Is this the larva stage? Do I need to make a decision? Is this this cocoon stage? Am I developing and doing something to make my idea a reality? Is this the birth stage? Am I sharing my completed idea?
By asking yourself these questions, you will discover how Butterfly is relating to you at this monent. When you understand where you are, the symbol can teach you what to do next to continue in the cycle of self-transformation. If you have found the position through which you are cycling, you will see the creativity of Butterfly.
Buterfly can give you clarity to your mental process, help you organize the project you are understanding, and assist you in finding the next step for your personal life or path.
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared, he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could not go no father. Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily but it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that at any moment the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly. What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were the Great Spirit's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If the Great Spirit allowed us to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. And we would never fly!
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