Animal Guidance Series: Dragonfly Medicine
Episode description
What creature flies with transparent wings, reflecting the sun's rays in the various colors of the rainbow? The amazing dragonfly of course, dragonfly wings are made up of 1000s of tiny individual cells, making each wing unique like a fingerprint. With no two dragonflies alike reminding us that it's okay to be ourselves to be the unique you. The dragon flies spend most of its life underwater in the lava stage, and spends only a few months as a beautiful flying insect with these gorgeous wings. So it has very little time to fly. But it can teach us to enjoy every moment and live in the here and now. Dragonflies are creatures born of water, and symbolizes the subconscious mind, thoughts, dreams and desires. Being in the flow. It is a symbol of freedom, transformation, air, wind and water. In Legends and superstitions, it embodies prosperity, power, peace, purity, courage, and harmony. In Greek culture, the dragonfly was believed to have teeth and as part of the Odonata family meaning tooth. In German tradition, it was called the “devil's horse”, or the “witch of the water" in France. “The devil's needle” in Spain, the “devil's horse” in Sweden and “the blind stinger”.
Call on the dragonfly for transformation, freedom, self-realization, prosperity, happiness, agility, courage and good fortune. Call in dragonfly medicine, “Call IT in With Dar”!
Full Show Notes can be found at CallITInPodcast.com
Photo credit: Rebecca Lange Photography
Music credit: Kevin MacLeod Incompetech.com (licensed under Creative Commons)
Production credit: Erin Schenke @ Emerald Support Services LLC.
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