I've just been seeing them everywhere recently!
2006-10-02 21:15:58 · 20 answers · asked by Cori 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
butterflies are my passion and i am surrounded by them. for me a butterfly represents freedom, change, rebirth after death, strenght, loneliness(as it never meets its mother and is a stranger to affection). if you would like to know more, please check out this site: www.khandro.net/animal_butterfly.htm.
learn to love them as they will always bring a smile to your face when you see the flutter in the sky.
have a nice day!
2006-10-02 22:58:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have several options for you to consider
1. I know of a woman whose brother committed suicide and she wears the butterfly to remind herself that life continues in other forms.
2. The butterfly symbolizes the life cycle. when the caterpiller spins his web he "seems to die...but he lives again as a butterfly"
so this can also be seen as a comparison to life after death for Christians.
3. I highly recommend the book " hope for the flowers" and it really is about hope and what a butterfly can mean.
2006-10-02 21:20:36 · answer #2 · answered by samantha h 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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The butterfly exists in four distinct forms. Some consider that so do we: The fertilized egg is planted in our mother's womb. From our day of birth we are like the caterpillar which can only eat and creep along. At death we are like the dormant pupa in its chrysalis. After that, our consciousness emerges from the cast off body, and some see in this the emergence of the butterfly. Therefore, the butterfly is symbolic of rebirth after death.
In ancient China, this role is played by the cicada. An amulet of jade in this form was placed in the mouth of the corpse of a noble person. Some examples exist from the Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE.)
In the Americas.
In the 1600s, in Ireland, killing a white butterfly was prohibited since it was believed to be the soul of a dead child.
In the town of Bath, England, is the Theatre Royal built in 1805 that is home to several ghosts. Besides a mysterious grey lady, who regularly appears in her own box, spectators in 1948 first reported a phantom that materializes as a butterfly at Christmas pantomime time.
Releasing butterflies to celebrate an event.
For Christians, the butterfly's three steps of metamorphosis -- as caterpillar, pupa and then winged insect -- are reminiscent of spiritual transformation.
The caterpillar's incessant crawling and chewing reminds us of normal earthly life where people are often wholly preoccupied with physical needs. The chrysalis (cocoon) resembles a tomb and empty, can suggest the empty shroud left behind by Jesus. Therefore, a butterfly represents the resurrection into a new condition of life that is free of any material concerns.
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. The Gnostics depicted the Angel of Death by showing a winged foot stepping on a butterfly.
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.
The butterfly is also a symbol of woman's delicacy. It can serve as a reminder to treat her with gentleness. In Japan, a beautiful woman wearing a kimono is often compared to a butterfly.
2006-10-02 21:31:20 · answer #3 · answered by mallimalar_2000 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Butterflies characterize rebirth. The butterfly begins off life as a caterpillar. ultimately the caterpillar builds a cocoon round itself. in the cocoon, the caterpillar alterations to a butterfly. it ultimately breaks out of the cocoon, and begins life all yet yet again as a clean insect.
2016-11-26 00:12:26 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, in China and Japan, butterflies is seen as the personification of human souls. One Japanese legend says if a butterfly enters into your guestroom and perches behind the bamboo screen, the person whom you most love is coming to see you. However, large numbers of butterflies are viewed as bad omens.
2006-10-03 04:10:08 · answer #5 · answered by Asphycsia 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
New life. Because a butterfly emerges from a cocoon as a new creature. So it represents a change for the better.
2006-10-02 21:24:54 · answer #6 · answered by beckini 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've heard that when you see lots of butterflies, it means that your guardian angel is near you. In feng shui they are a symbol of joy and longevity in relationships.
2006-10-02 21:58:55 · answer #7 · answered by dark_rose287 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Bauty
gentleness
kind
2006-10-02 21:23:00 · answer #8 · answered by AKL 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A butterfly is fragile, but with an inner strength like no other creature. they also symboluse purity and rebirth, as well as beauty.
2006-10-02 21:26:39 · answer #9 · answered by Sarah G 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it is the symbol of new life. I have read "Hope for the Flowers".
2006-10-02 22:02:37 · answer #10 · answered by Scorpius59 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋