I have noticed through reading message boards and talking to friends that often while we are developing at times we are greatly affected by “the unknown.” Such as, for example, not knowing what changes are coming next, unknown spirit presences, etc. Some times the unknown are things in our daily life such as not knowing whether husband and wife will be able to work their problems out and stay together or will divorce. Often the unknown can cause great anxiety which in turn can effect whether we can sleep, eat, focus, or just function normally in general.
Often when i am feeling anxiety or feeling anything for that matter that I don’t understand what the cause of it is I talk to my guides about it. I know that they will let me know one way or the other what is going on with me or simply a sign of whether there is even any real reason to even be feeling anxious.
So today was one of those days and I was talking to my guide about it when suddenly a dragonfly flew by…but on his way by he stop dead in his tracks (so to speaks) and hovered almost perfectly still in front of my patio screen door as though he stopped specifically to say hi to me. That I can honestly say has never happened before. Then in case I wasn’t paying attention my dog started acting weird and at the same time I heard my printer turn on. When it turns on its pretty loud so there is no mistaking it because the device inside it slides over when the power button is pushed. It’s a large Dell 5 in 1 printer with a flat bed scanner…so it is fairly large too. I went over and checked it but the printer was off. Well my guides make noises all the time when I am talking to them so I am use to it so I knew right away that was just to make sure I knew the dragonfly was in fact a symbol for me and not just a coincidence (which I don’t beleive in coincidences anyway).
About the Dragonfly
Dragonflies are old and adaptive insects, and are most powerful in the summer under the effects of warmth and sunlight. They are fantastic flyers, darting like light, twisting, turning, changing direction, even going backwards as the need arises. They are inhabitants of two realms – starting with water, and moving to the air with maturity, but staying close to water.
Their colors are a result of reflecting and refracting the power of light. As a result, they are associated with color magic, illusion in causing others only to see what you wish, and other mysticism.
Dragonflies are often represented in Japanese paintings, representing new light and joy. To some Native Americans they are the souls of the dead. Faerie stories say that they used to be real dragons.
Dragonflies are reminders that we are light and can reflect the light in powerful ways if we choose to do so. “Let there be light” is the divine prompting to use the creative imagination as a force within your life.
The Meaning
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As a creature of the wind, the dragonlfy totem represents change. It’s iridescent wings are incredibly sensitive to the slightest breeze, and so we are reminded to heed where the proverbial wind blows – lest we run into stormy weather.
Dragonflies are also creatures of the water, and any creature whose habitat is in, or around water carries symbolism relative the the subconscious, or “dreaming” mind and thoughts.
This is because in the animal world, water is symbolic of the subconscious mind (“deeper mind,” “dreaming mind”) and relates to the thoughts we have in relaxed/meditative/sleeping/subconscious states.
Dragonflies carry messages that deal with deeper thought – and they ask that we pay attention to our deeper thoughts and desires.
Why This Makes Sense to Me
Last night I couldn’t sleep even though I was so tired. Every time I closed my eyes I would immediately start seeing things and having visions. Every time I did manage to doze off I would immediately start dreaming and for some reason disturbing to me like a nightmare is disturbing although nothing about what I was seeing should have bothered me. But I would just let the visions come. I kept stopping them because like I said for some reason they were freaking me out. Right before I saw the dragonfly I was talking to my guide about the visions and why I kept stopping them and the unexplained anxiety I had been feeling.
Notice in the section above says “Dragonflies are also creatures of the water, and any creature whose habitat is in, or around water carries symbolism relative the the subconscious, or “dreaming” mind and thoughts. This is because in the animal world, water is symbolic of the subconscious mind (“deeper mind,” “dreaming mind”) and relates to the thoughts we have in relaxed/meditative/sleeping/subconscious states.”
To me there are two messages here for me.
One is about change. Yes I am going through lots of changes in many different ways and aspects of my life.
The other message for me is an answer. The question was…I told my guide that I know I kept stopping the visions instead of just going with the flow and letting them come. I asked for another chance to do this because I have been stopping visions from coming like I did last night for some time now and for the same reason. Something would make me feel uncomfortable and uneasy. Same thing that use to happen when I first started hearing spirit voices outside my head when I was in the inbetween awake and asleep state. So this is my confirmation that we will be trying this again, if not tonight then very soon. lol.
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well yesterday I was thinking of a guy that I like and suddenly I saw a gold-brown dragonfly and I thought it had a meaning and I really want to know.. anyone?
The color makes me think that you are being told to stay grounded and down to earth relating to potential changes…not to say that change is coming but that the potential for things is always present. Also the dragonfly is about the subconscious and tells us to pay attention to deeper thoughts…this makes me ask the question have you considered the possibility that you thought of him because it was procognition at work. My precognition works in that way among others…I think you then saw the dragonfly because spirit is trying to point out to you your precognitive abilities that maybe you have been overlooking. What do you feel about what I have said? What does your discernment tell you about what I have said? You literally have the answer to this within you. Realization may be key to a transformation for you.
Sherry
Wonderful insight:-)
I was sitting outdoors at a restaurant, alone and relaxed reading the wine list. A large golden dragonfly with gold wings landed on the corner of the menu. It sat there for a good 2 minutes. I was mesmerized by it’s golden colors. I had never seen anything like it. Then it lifted off the menu and landed on my left hand. Inches away from my face, it’s large eyes staring right into mine. like it knew me or was trying to communicate. The he lifted off and flew away.
I recently broke up with a man I had been deeply in love with for seven years. I now live with my ex raising our 11 year old son. It has been hell. Everyday I cry and every night I pray. I was glad to find this site. I wonder if it was my dad who crossed over last summer? I am very confused. I am an astrologer and a healer not living iether path. I moved in with my son and his father to help them but I am unappreciated by my ex. He is very abusive and I am feeling trapped. Please give whatever guidence that comes from spirit. Thanks.
Everything is a symbol to be read and taken into consideration. It was in your car and in the back seat versus the front. In a nutshell it seems that it is saying that if you do not get control and stop taking of back seat to things that are happening in your life change/transformation will still happen but you may not like the way it happens. What I mean by that is that of course you can always make the decision to change or change can happen to you. It is like the person that really needed to moved but ignored all the signs and then a flood or fire forced them to make a change anyway. Sure they could have taken the signs and move and that would have been easier on them that the flood or fire.
Death of the dragonfly…it points to a change that is not just a little change like you making a change that does not greatly impact your life such as deciding to clean out your closets and give stuff to Goodwill. It points to a bigger more permanent change…a change that will make a big difference in your life…a major transformation.
Sherry
hello
i was walking near a beach today and between 20 and 30 dragonflies started flying near me. what does this mean?