BUTTERFLY PEOPLE

Butterfly & the Hibiscus flower by Glakwa Kweenie

Butterflies graced my childhood. There were so many of them. Delicate and without defense against chem trails, and bug spray and unable to navigate without the land we replace with asphalt she became rare. As a child, and an adult things that moved or flew or crawled had voices I listened to and because of that relationships can grow or understanding does. Most time for me understanding grew from listening to the voices. 

Butterfly played with light, and for a kid like me it drew me into a playtime unlike the times spent with Fireflies. Fireflies had a heavier scent, and they played less because their light attracted kids who caught them, and bats and whatnot who ate them. Play creates and impacts upon young lives in a permanent way that does not hurt like school or church hurts. You remember what you know within the context of the emotions created and stirred during the learning process. Because of play the interactions I had with living things felt light, felt good, and carried me into a light that walked with day into the night of stormy adult relationships. - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories {8/04/12}

Butterfly woman blowing butterflies

DOLPIN

Pink and Gray River Dolphins
Of the five freshwater species of dolphins in the world, the pink Amazon River dolphin, Inia geoffrensis, or "bufeo colorado” as they are known in Peru and “botos" as they known in in Brazil, are considered to be the most intelligent.

These friendly, sensitive, mammals with a brain capacity 40% larger than that of humans, who have lived in harmony with the people of the Amazon and its tributaries for centuries, now face extinction in some tributaries. What was considered to be one of the least threatened species of dolphins 20 years ago, has now become one of the most endangered species due to the accelerated and commercialized rape of the Amazon basin and the destruction of the South American tropical rainforest. - Glakwa Kweenie

SYMBOLS OF POWER: Dolphin nation

from Glakwa Kweenie

"Christian symbolism conveys the dolphin as an aspect of Christ. Dolphins seen in Christian art are symbolic of resurrection. Some artists utilize the protective, stabilizing, compassionate demeanor of the dolphin as a message of wellbeing to the pure of heart. Some artistic renditions speak of dolphins transporting the spirits of the faithful to Christ's side upon leaving their physical bodies.

This dolphin meaning is mimicked in ancient Greece where legend tells us the dolphin was responsible for carrying the souls of the dead to the Islands of the Blessed.

Also in Greece, the dolphin is a compatriot of both the god Apollo (sun) and the goddess Aphrodite (moon). Both lunar symbolism and solar symbolism are represented in the dolphin.

Sun Dolphin meanings: Active, Life, Vibrant, Health, Renewal, Intelligence

Moon Dolphin meaning: Hidden power, Intuition, Dreams, Conception, Feminine

This is a key understanding because the dolphin meaning is connected with themes of duality. It has to do with the dolphin being both fish and mammal. It is both of the water, and an air breather. Ergo, dolphin symbolism talks to us about "being in two worlds at once." Indeed, the dolphin is a great conveyor of the concept of yin and yang.


Along with the divine Apollo sun and Aphrodite moon associations, other deities associated with the dolphin include:

Poseidon (Greek), Neptune (Roman)

Themes of kingship, rulership, authority, strength, dominion, freedom, intelligence, compassion and fatherly protection over the entire kingdom (sea): Eros (Greek), Cupid (Roman). These gods contribute dolphin meaning of: Love, friendliness, playfulness, sensuality, desire, exploration, curiosity, attraction and joy: Dionysus (Greek), Bacchus (Roman). These deities underscore the dolphins ability to uplift, and carries themes of joviality, freedom, wildness, abandon, creative self-expression.

Greek myth indicates Dionysus was known to turn himself into a dolphin and transported the shrine at Delphi where the cult of dolphin worshippers convened. The term Delphi is noteworthy as the Greek word for dolphin is delphis and its derivative, delphys means womb. This incorporates more lunar and feminine attributes to the dolphin scene. - Glakwa Kweenie

pink dolphin

The world's only pink Bottlenose dolphin which was discovered in an inland lake in Louisiana, USA, has become such an attraction that conservationists have warned tourists to leave it alone. - Glakwa Kweenie

Dolphins, Celts & Mermaids

"In Celtic animal symbolism, the dolphin as a highly honored creature as it was seen as the protector of sacred wells and sacred water. The dolphin, to the Celtic mind, is the watcher of the waters, and the guardians of all things water-associated.

Pirate lore also hails the dolphin as a symbol of protection. Indeed, legend admits dolphin sightings were often exaggerated into incredibly fantasies of mermaids. Sailors often understood the spirit of mermaids lived in the heart of the dolphin, and ancient stories of the sea refer to dolphins metamorphosing into beautify sea maidens (and mermaids) if seen under just the right conditions.

Whether this is true or not remains to be confirmed. What is true is countless tales of dolphins interacting with humans in friendly, even protective ways. This colors the dolphin meaning in hues of compassion, caring, community and generous spirit in reaching out to connect with another species." Glakwa Kweenie

ENERGIES

 

"All energy is connective tissue ...flesh of the Cosmos with filaments of the Celestial fiyah of the Soul." - Mereana Taki "

"so true, sharing your spirits, heart and soul with someone means you will take them with you when you go to heaven... Our Ancestors taught mate as sacred eagles and swans that mate for life...luv Glakwa Kweenie" 

a HUMMINGBIRD SONG

from Glakwa Kweenie

"Today is a beautiful day to reconnect with sacred nature and our Ancestors and each other. We are in a special sacred love dimension where the veil of the spiritual world is very thin right now. Our world and our nine planets are aligning as we speak and special gifts are manifesting now... Young people too are being spiritually awaken..


I feel Creator is sending sacred nature angels throughout Mother Earth to save her... We need prayers for our forests, animals, oceans and each other..." - Glakwa Kweenie of British Columbia  (8/04/12)