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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So happy to find out that the butterfly is my spirit animal. I was given an Anasazi name of Dancing Green Butterfly. I am so drawn to them. I recently went to some gardens and had a butterfly land on me. It stayed on me a long time and then stayed near me much longer. I’m engaged in deep inner work and love color and the light, fun, exciting things in life. I think it fits so well, delicate but so very strong and able to endure and persevere.
what does it mean when your spirit animal lands on you and allows you to hold him
does it mean any thing that butterfly’s land on me often and i can some how get them to not flyaway or am i crazy
I partook in the quiz twice. In a weird way, I knew it was correct the first time. Oddly, yes exact spirit animal. I am wrapping my mind around embracing this new news more! The specifics on the butterfly are dead on, I am enlighten.
It was a good felling to know I was a butterfly I have known this for a long time and wanted to see if the app worked and in some weird way it did don’t be ashamed to be one cuz your not a wolf or a bar cuz butterflys go through so much and are strong so be proud
I’m a butterfly, ENFP, empath, Type B, variety and thrill seeking!!
Wow! I have butterfly tattoos around my ankle with a large “Semicolon Angel” above on back calf of leg. I’ve taken these quizzes before and an Owl (sometimes Bear also) has always been my totem.
Yay butterfly
I Never thought of a Butterfly , Wolves Yes BUT WOW I can totally relate to this.
I love butterflies! I am a butterfly maiden and intuitively knew this was mine because metaphorisis is my middle name. I can never stay into one thing too long. I flutter and fly through life just like my butterfly family. Change used to come easier but as I am aging, it’s more intensely connected to painful transitions from deep rooted traumas and programming. My only aunt who obviously treated me like her own loved dragonflies. She recently transitioned and now I know it’s a sign from her when I am blessed to see my dragonfly sisters. Spirit animals not only carry spirit connections to our own souls, but as mentioned in this article, they carry connections to angelic souls as well. Thankful the butterfly is my totem. We are beautiful and graceful but at the same time powerful and resilient. We are evolution!???? Thanks for letting me express my colorful thoughts freely bc I know I need to more!
I just finished the test and I already love being a butterfly
LOVE that my spirit animal is a butterfly – especially since I just had a very close encounter with a black butterfly last week – out in the garden with the dog in my back yard and this beautiful black butterfly was dancing all around me – felt like it wanted to land on me – let me get very close to take lots of pics – felt a very strong connection at that moment. Never saw a black butterfly before – or since.