Butterfly Spirit Animal & Totem
Author: Elena Harris
Butterfly Symbolism
What is the meaning of the butterfly? This animal totem is primarily associated with symbolism of change and transformation.
- Powerful transformation, metamorphosis in your life, personality
- Moving through different life cycles
- Renewal, rebirth
- Lightness of being, playfulness
- Elevation from earthly matters, tuning into emotional or spiritual
- The world of the soul, the psyche
A secondary meaning of the butterfly is about finding joy in life and lightness of being.
Butterfly totem and transformation
The butterfly is a symbol of powerful transformations. By analogy to the development of this animal, the meaning associated with the butterfly emphasizes the ability to move from one state, perspective, lifestyle to another.
When the butterfly comes into your life as spirit guide, you may be going through or expect important changes in your life. More than changes in your environment, the transformation the butterfly totem points to are more internal: They could be related to your own perspective on a subject, aspects of your personality, or personal habits. Personal transformation is emblematic of the butterfly symbolism.
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Butterfly totem symbol of joy and lightness of being
When the butterfly shows up in your life as a spirit animal or totem, it might indicate the need to look at a conflicting situation with more lightness and different perspective. This totem animal is symbolic of lightness of being and elevation from the heaviness of tensions.
This power animal invites those who have a connection with it to bring joy and bliss into their lives. Butterflies often have bright colors. By extension, they are associated with aliveness and brightness. The message of this totem animal is to lighten up and add more color to your life. Perhaps it’s time to express yourself more fully and show your colorful personality.
The Butterfly and the world of the Soul
In many traditions around the world, the butterfly is a symbol of the soul or soul world. For example, in Chinese symbology, it can represent immortality. For the Japanese, a white butterfly symbolizes the soul the departed ones.
In Ancient Greece, butterflies represent the psyche or soul, and its attribute of immortality.
Calling the butterfly totem for support
The butterfly is a powerful animal to call when you need support in times of transition, whether it’s at work, in a relationship, or when you’re doing inner work. Great ally during intense periods of personal transformation, it will add ease and lightness to the process.
This power animal is a good inspiration for adding more color into your life and self-expression. Those who have the butterfly as a totem animal may be naturally inclined to express themselves openly, to reflect their colors into their environment.
Dreaming About Butterflies
Dreams are our subconscious minds communicating to us using the language of symbols. The classic interpretation of a butterfly in your dreams is that of transformation. Did the dream start with a caterpillar, cocoon or butterfly? The key to its meaning of transformation depends on where in the life cycle the butterfly is. Associated with the idea of transformation is also rebirth and transmutation of energy. The butterfly can also symbolize freedom, expansion and full self expression. Lastly, the butterfly may symbolize social success.
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Every since my Father passed 2 years ago, butterflies and images have popped up in nearly all my endeavors. Most recently meeting to a Reverend out doing marking work about his church and the work of God. When they left. I found a picture of a butterfly passage with a butterfly coming out of a chrysalis hanging from a branch with lichen patches…
I never realized how well this spirit animal fits me. I am very lighthearted and I am always going through self transformation in which I find different ways to express myself!????
I am currently experiencing a ’60th birthday’ metamorphosis – I didn’t seek it out – it just happened and is bubbling within me – it’s time – wow
I actually found it to be on the point. I mean it KINDA SUX that I’m a butterfly but WAIT…
I kinda am feeling DUEL sided about it ..
CAUSE I feel like maybe I actually am experiencing it at the moment. Sorry my bad good stuff tho
I have always liked butterfly’s they are the decorations in my kitchen, drawings, dish ware, cups. Guess that is my spirit animal.
I have dragon flies around me all the time not butterflies
Dragon flies land on me and appear at times of trouble and concern. Not sure why the totem butterfly came in
Maybe someone can explain this better
Your mention of dragonflies landing on you, especially at times of trouble or concern is intrusions. If you’re not familiar with The Dragonfly Story by Walter Dudley Cavert, you should read it!
… is “intriguing.” Autocorrect decided to change it to intrusions.
I don’t like butterfly’s.
Wow I think that’s weird I also want to be a writer and I love butterfly’s. they sometimes land on my hand
HMMMMM
Pleasantly surprised and honored to be graced with the butterfly as my spirit animal. I’ve been searching for life answers and I feel that the butterfly will help me discover my true path and answers. I’ve been seeing butterflies for years, but I thought they were my deceased parents saying hello; now I believe that the butterflies were there for me, all along! Looking forward….thank you so very much for this much-appreciated info, a gift to me!
As a child I was amazed by butterflies, their beauty, grace, ability to fly..
I admired them.. I also often have dreams of butterflies, I never did quiet understood why id have reoccurring dreams of flower gardens an butterflies.. and lastly I feel a scenes of hope when I see one.. I feel honored to be a butterflies as my spiritual animal.
At first I was disappointed to have a butterfly as a spirit animal. But now I’m like: “Whoa, :D This is so lucky and amazing!!!!! I have dreams with a butterfly all the time. When I’m outside they seem to swarm close to me. Kinda strange. I didn’t notice at first. But I notice now.
I know this isn’t how I should think of things, but personally I don’t want to be a butterfly. Yes, they are pretty and cute, but whenever I think of them I think of something really sad that happened when I was younger. I was in a butterfly garden which was packed, and the employee let a little boy hold a big, beautiful butterfly. That little boy just crushed it, right there in his hand. So now I only think of how weak they are.
I can see how that sad memory has impacted you but just because an animal is delicate and vulnerable to the strengths of a much larger creature, doesn’t mean it’s not inspirational and empowering – figuratively as well as literally. I’d recommend you read a bit more about the Monarch butterfly’s incredible inter-generational strength as they migrate. It’s simply amazing.