The Message of Dragonfly

The vision of Esteem²² has been floating in my mind for many years. It has taken many forms and shapes but last summer I had a little help.

In the summer my deck becomes a second living room with lots of plants and quite often dragonflies. As I was meditating on the latest ideas for this site, one of the dragonflies lighted gently on my hand. “OK little friend, I’m paying attention!” Here is the story of dragonflies and why they are such an appropriate symbol for our message.

With thanks to Jamie Sams and David Carson from their wonderful book “Medicine Cards The Discovery of Power Through the Ways of Animals”:

Some legends say that Dragonfly was once Dragon, and that Dragon had scales like Dragonfly’s wings. Dragon was full of wisdom, and flew through the night bringing light with it’s fiery breath. The breath of Dragon brought forth the art of magic and the illusion of changing form. Then Dragon got caught in its own façade. In the illusion of ego, Dragon was tricked into changing form, and the shape of its new body became like the Dragonfly. In the effort to prove its power and magical prowess, Dragon lost it’s power.

Dragonfly’s shifting colors, energy, form and movement leads us to vague memories of a time and place where we knew magic, where we understood the illusionary façade we now accept as physical reality.

The message of Dragonfly is one of wisdom and enlightenment. It teaches us to recognize the illusion of ego and encourages us to recognize our power. Follow Dragonfly to the place inside you. Recognize it is your strength, your love and your power. You are creating it all.