As I was sitting here at my desk this morning, trying to find inspiration for a new blog, I heard a noise… I glanced up and there ‘inside’ my house, was a dragonfly on my window. It was trying to desperately to escape to the outside and luckily my screen slides open, so I was able to open the screen and allow it the opportunity to escape the confines of house and reenter the outside world.

I felt compelled to find out the meaning and symbolism of the dragonfly and what it may mean to have one show up in your house. I came up with many different meanings, but what held true in most of them, was that the dragonfly symbolizes change…

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.

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.

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.

Change…. In many regions and as a norm of this day, the dragonfly is considered to be an agent of change and presumably symbolic of a sense of self realization. Self realization from how the dragonfly uses its power to control its movements and so elegantly. And change and evolution is all about the dragonfly’s ability to fly and the way it can be comfortable on water, land as well as the air.

I am now left to ponder why this amazing creature showed up in my house and why it appeared to me in this manner. What is the change I am supposed to be summoning? How am I supposed to seek out this change? What does it all mean?

As an animal totem, there are many things to consider. So my task is to find the meaning in the appearance of this wondrous creature and to explore some of the options that have now been opened to me:

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

I have never held much stock in why certain things appear to us and what they hold for our lives, but because it appeared at a very timely moment in my life, I feel that I must try and find the meaning….

Wish me luck on this journey of transformation and meaning..

Thank you, wonderful dragonfly!