Around the world…

• The Greek word for both “soul” and “butterfly” is psyche. It was once believed that human souls assumed the form of butterflies while they searched for a new incarnation. To this day, butterflies have maintained their standing as a symbol of the soul and rebirth.
• To the Chinese, the butterfly is a symbol of joy and conjugal happiness. A Chinese bridegroom would present his new wife with a jade butterfly… representing the union of their souls.
• From the butterfly’s unique life cycle, early Christians had a ready-made  symbol of the resurrection of the human soul and the resurrection of Christ.
• In the Dakota tradition, the butterfly represents the “Door of the East” where the splendor of dawn would appear and housed the Great Mystery.
• To other native Americans, the butterfly was a living fragment of the rainbow… a beautiful creature that floats with soundless wings above wild flowers on sunny currents of air.
• Source: Butterfly Totem