2006-08-25 08:52:04 · 9 answers · asked by Cartman 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
In images of the Garden of Eden, Adam's soul is symbolized by a butterfly, or drawn with butterfly wings.
In paintings of Mary and her Child, the presence of butterflies stands for their care for human souls.
Since the insect is so fragile it can be torn apart by a hard rain, the butterfly stands for human frailty, both moral and physical.
Also, as its life is not a long one, it is also a symbol of the ephemeral nature of physical existence.
A butterfly with a torn wing is the icon for a North American charity that benefits disabled children.
A butterfly represents the resurrection into a new condition of life that is free of any material concerns.
2006-08-26 08:12:35 · answer #1 · answered by Sue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a very interesting question, as butterflies symbolize many different things. One is that it symbolizes the soul, especially at the time of death. The beautiful soul leaves the body and flies away, leaving behind the body, the same way a beautiful butterfly leaves behind the cocoon.
Sher
2006-08-25 16:46:58 · answer #2 · answered by Sher 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Hannibal Lecter movie
2006-08-25 16:02:10 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cycle of Life. The beauty of it, the warmth of its presence & the sadness, when has to end!
2006-08-25 16:38:19 · answer #4 · answered by BooSha 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
On the lower back of a girl it means "AIM HERE!"
2006-08-25 16:24:15 · answer #5 · answered by Boo Bah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fleeting moment... here today gone tomorrow.
2006-08-25 15:57:00 · answer #6 · answered by kenny_the_bomb 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A poor choice in tattoos.
2006-08-25 15:57:23 · answer #7 · answered by Sizzlin Sicilian 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
New life
Rebirth
2006-08-25 15:58:56 · answer #8 · answered by MamaSunshine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
btr_lil_grrl beat me to it. Nice!! lol
2006-08-25 15:59:53 · answer #9 · answered by FangStu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋