Dragonfly Spirit Animal & Totem
Dragonfly Meaning
The dragonfly is generally associated with the symbolic meaning of transformation. Here are common meanings for this animal totem:
- Change and transformation
- Adaptability
- Joy, lightness of being
- Symbol of the realm of emotions, invitation to dive deeper into your feeling
- Being on the lookout for illusions and deceits, whether are external or personal
- Connection with nature’s spirits, fairies realms
Dragonfly totem wisdom and change
Dragonflies start to grow in water and then move into the air and fly. When this spirit animal shows up in your life you may be called to transform and evolve. Symbol of metamorphosis and transformation, it inspires those who have it as a totem to bring about the changes needed in their lives in order to go to reach their full potential.
When this spirit animal shows up in your life, it’s an indication that it’s time for change. Just like the dragonfly changes colors as it matures, you may be called to live and experience yourself differently. Stay open to the enfoldment of your personal journey.
Dragonfly as power animal and adaptability
The dragonfly is characterized by amazing flight patterns as it appears to be able to change direction swiftly, gliding through the air with no apparent effort. Its lightness inspires those who have the dragonfly as totem to use their ability to be flexible and highly adaptable in any situation.
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You can call on the dragonfly power animal when you’re stuck in a situation and need assistance to gain a new perspective. The solution might lay in your ability to adapt and tackle the issue from a different angle.
Lightness and emotional flexibility, two characteristics of the dragonfly spirit animal
By affinity with the dragonfly aerial lightness, those who have this animal as totem can develop the ability to take things lightly even in the darkest moments. Lightness in feelings, lightness in thoughts. The dragonfly spirit animal invites people to keep a light, positive outlook no matter what.
The dragonfly is often seen around water, ponds or on the edge of a river or lake. It symbolizes the affinity with the realm of feelings, water being a powerful symbol for emotions and the unconscious. If the spirit of the dragonfly comes to you, you may be called to explore your emotions in a light and joyful manner.
Dragonfly totem and the search for personal authenticity
The dragonfly is a fascinating animal characterized by the beauty of its colors, the lightness of its wings and its scintillating body. The meaning of this power animal is associated with the symbolism of light, but also illusion.
Those who have the dragonfly as a spirit animal may be encouraged to show their true colors more often and shine. Even if they may be more discreet than let’s say the peacock, they often exert a fascinating influence and arouse curiosity in others.
When the dragonfly shows up in your life, it’s perhaps time to look through illusion. A situation or someone’s intentions are not clear and may be deceiving.
Dragonflies and the connection with the spirits of nature
Dragonflies are powerful allies to connect with the spirit of nature. Their fairy-like quality makes them auspicious spirit animals to work with the power of light and fairy realms.
Animal of wonder, the dragonfly can bring forth the enchanting spirit of our own nature. When you see this spirit animal, allow yourself to open up to the magic of nature and the elements.
Dragonfly symbolism in the world and ancient traditions
Japan made the dragonfly its national emblem. It is a symbol of joy and rebirth.In some Native American traditions, it is also symbol of the departed souls.For the Mayan, the dragonfly is the emblematic animal of the goddess of creativity, Ix Chel. It is said that the dragonfly’s wings and magical songs revived her after she almost got killed.
Dreaming of Dragonflies
Similar to other spirit animals, the dragonfly is a symbol of transformation and change. They begin their life in the water, but soon transform into the agile flyers that we know them to be. If dragonfly appears in your dreams it may be telling you that a change is coming. If the dragonfly lands on you, it is believed to be a good change. If the dragonfly is dead, it is believed to be a bad change.
Dragonflies are fast, agile and have a short life cycle. If the dragonfly in your dream is moving fast from place to place, it may be a sign to live life fully in the present. Where have you been holding back? What are you waiting for? Do you dare to fly fast and free?
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Dragonflies I have seen, heard and felt and had on me. I am 47 years old.
I wear jewellery as. Necklaces. I nearly dead June 28, 2006. My left wrist.
anyone know the symbolism of a 3 winged dragonfly…outside on my screen.
when my daughter lost her father, a few months later she had a dream that her father had come back to see her but as she reached out to him he turned into abeautiful dragonfly and flew away. When she got married this year the dragonfly had great meaning in her wedding. It was a wonderful hot day for the wedding and when my daughter went to get changed late afternoon a wonderful thing happened a dragonfly appeared and flew around for at least 10 minutes . I managed to get the dragonfly on my I pad . I asked the photographer to see if he could get a better photo but when he came to take a photo the dragonfly disappeared. We believe that that was the presence of her father.
4 years ago I was only a day away from suicide. I never prayed before that time and never believed in any god or higher power. When I lifted me head after praying I saw 3 metallic orbs that were floating in the air about 2 feet in front of me.
All at once these 3 orbs manifested visually into blue and green dragonflies (this was indoors) that were so real I heard their wings buzzing. Two of them circled each other and the third moved off on his own. I think this lasted about 10 full seconds before they dematerialized into orbs and then vanished all together. I cried after that happened for the first time since I was a child.
I still look for explanation or answers today, some deeper meaning or understanding. I’ve gone through a great deal of change since that day in my life, changes that im quite sure never would have happened without that sign. I don’t know if it was god, angels, fairies, etc…but I do know it was something that proved there is a lot more out there than most of us think we know.
4 years ago I was only a day away from suicide. I never prayed before that time and never believed in any god or higher power. When I lifted me head after praying I saw 3 metallic orbs that were floating in the air about 2 feet in front of me.
All at once these 3 orbs manifested visually into blue and green dragonflies (this was indoors) that were so real I heard their wings buzzing. Two of them circled each other and the third moved off on his own. I think this lasted about 10 full seconds before they dematerialized into orbs and then vanished all together. I cried after that happened for the first time since I was a child.
I still look for explanation or answers today, some deeper meaning or understanding. I’ve gone through a great deal of change since that day in my life, changes that im quite sure never would have happened without that sign. I don’t know if it was god, angels, fairies, etc…but I do know it was something that proved there is a lot more out there than most of us think we know.
It did not end entirely there either with the dragonflies. After my experience the shock gradually wore off after a couple weeks and my mind began searching for rational explanation, possible hallucination etc. I stopped watching television nearly entirely and found myself reading a lot.
One day I was reading when a voice popped in my head and kept repeating the name Jacobi for about a minute. Never knew a single person with that name. I chalked it up to strange and dismissed it, but it occurred periodically throughout the week until one Sunday the voice kept repeating in my head and would not stop. So bad I couldnt understand a single sentence I was reading.
I got up and walked to the back room with the TV and turned it on. Didn’t change channels, didn’t need to. At the EXACT moment the picture came on, Baltimore ravens qb threw like an 80 yard TD pass to Jacobi Jones. I turned the TV off and just sort of digested it, but the best surprise came the following morning.
My mom came to get coffee and said out of nowhere…you know there’s a football player on dancing with the stars? I never watched the show in my life, but as soon as she said it I realized who the football player would be, even though it all seemed impossible. Jacobi Jones. But later that morning the full shock hit me.
ESPN news had a caption to the left saying “dragonfly” Jacobi Jones but when the segment started there was no explanation. So I had to do a bit of googling. Turned out Jacobi Jones nickname since high school football was Dragonfly.
I can’t say intuition led me anywhere during the time those things happened. I think it was more like something was just trying to tell me that what I witnessed was real and not my imagination. Had I needed to change the channel upon turning on the TV, I might still be skeptical, but the timing and everything else combined….there is just no possible way fir me to accept it as coincidence. I really tried to.
I am so happy for you that you are allowing creative imagination to come into your life and let you see things truly is magical, because you’re right, there is more than what most people see, and you have been so invited to live, to change your life To become a part of the wonder of life that we lose, that we had when we were children. Be that wonder child and find out where it takes you, and find out what it goes forth from you that makes your life worth living, feeling, experiencing.
I had a dragonfly, giant, 4 or 5 inches with a 7 inch wing span, catch my dog’s attention. I went to see what the loud battering was to find this great monster of an insect violently buzzing about. He dive bombed me several times, catching in my hair, until he died in the hallway. It doesn’t make sense.
In June of 2015 I met my friend beautiful this dragonfly would visit me every night and land on my finger I had several visits with beautiful June July and August at the time I was going through an emotional setback with so many different things in my life happening when I seen beautiful in the evening he would land on my finger and I will talk with him I told my family and friends at dinner that I had a dragon flying friend his name was beautiful. So they met him I called for him and he came to me and landed on my finger in front of my whole family and friends this little spirit made my life gave me so much joy and love and peace for those 3 months to my friend beautiful always
I noticed when I’m stuck in traffic, I see one Light brown dragonfly in front of me. It happened like 3 times. I was curious if any good or bad signs?
Dragonflies seen 3 times is generally always a good thing.
Wish it had happen to me!
I have had some stress with should I say… neighbours from hell!.Then I had to have my beloved cat put to sleep…ontop of being a working full time mum I felt utterly exhausted. I sat alone outside and felt a knocking buzz feeling on my shoulder.i quickly turned to see a giant dragonfly! It then flew away.I felt not so alone after that:-):-):-);-)
I’ve been seeing dragonflies around my house a lot, lately. It used to be rare occurrence, but now It’s nearly impossible for me to walk outside without seeing at least 3 right in front of me. I wanted to know if it meant anything…
It means that you’re probably by a body of water and you’re probably in the time when they are all emerging.
I live on 3 acres with no ponds, lakes, rivers, or creeks near by. My entire property has had swarms of dragonflies everyday for the last 3 months. They are every size and color imaginable. None of my neighbors have them. One or two sometimes, but not swarms of them. Thoughts?
I’ve always wondered why I have been attracted to Dragonflies.It seemed there was always something more then just their beauty. Then I read this, on this page.
“By affinity with the dragonfly aerial lightness, those who have this animal as totem can develop the ability to take things lightly even in the darkest moments. Lightness in feelings, lightness in thoughts. The dragonfly spirit animal invites people to keep a light, positive outlook no matter what.”
Well, this describes me! I almost always am at peace, with any situation.
Today at the cemetary when i just started talking to my mom and said i hope you get this message, a beautiful blue dragonfly landed on her headstone. It stayed there while i delivered the message. I was not about to leave while he was there so i repeated my message of the tunnel of light being the trap and told her i was not going into it, and hoped she understood. I also hoped she never will either on her next death. Then we can finally meet on the other side and fulfill our true destiny. When i finally thought it was time to go, the dragonfly and i both in perfect unison left together.