Author: darlamulder@earthlink.net

Seeing a dragonfly in your daily life can signify a variety of things, including:

• Change
• Deep thoughts surfacing; listen to them
• Moving toward light
• Metamorphosis and transformation
• Strength
• Adaptability
• Magic

Dragonflies carry a lot of meaning. If one comes into your life and gets your attention, the primary symbol of the dragonfly is change.

I had a personal experience with this: one landed in my car and came in through the window when I was travelling at 40 mph! I thought it had died because it fluttered for a moment and then stopped.

I pulled over to let it out, and it suddenly took flight and flew away.

The chances of this insect flying in through my car window and living through the experience was, for me, a powerful sign that change was going to happen. And it did: I changed the path of my career by enrolling in university a few weeks later!

Other powerful meanings of the dragonfly are strength and adaptibility. These traits have helped the dragonfly survive the test of time as a species on the planet. If they lose one set of wings, they can still fly.

In addition, their eyes have compound lenses allowing them to see 360º – in all directions. They can clean them with the comb-like hairs on their legs.

The dragonfly is also a creature of light. If you find one in your travels, it might be telling you that you need to get out and enjoy the sunshine more, or that you should get yourself near fresh water. These actions can then boost your mental and physical health.

The sunlight reflects their beautiful colors. Many people throughout history attributed this to magic or something mystical. You might want people to only see the impressive, successful part of yourself when they need to see you as a whole person—the good and the not so good.

In that case, you don’t want to be “mysterious” – dragonfly symbolism urges you to be yourself and not use tricks or magic to fool people.

The dragonfly is a creature full of wisdom. She teaches that life is about change, that everyone needs to be careful to live their life with clarity and not as an illusion.

Because they are creatures of light, they can help you to use creativity, color, and imagination in your life on a greater level.

You can also look to the dragonfly to help shed light into your own life.

Because dragonflies start out living in the water and eventually come to the surface, this process can be a mirror for what’s going on in your life: you might have thoughts coming up that need your attention or that you might need to change your perspective.

The dragonfly is a seemingly magical insect:

• They have been around on the earth for a long, long time—anywhere between 180 and 300 million years.
• They have broad bodies and large eyes, with sharp vision, and the ability to track movement up to forty feet away.
• Their feats of flight are remarkable. They can fly forwards, backwards, and can travel as fast as 30 miles per hour.
• They have two phases in their lives: they start out in the water as wingless insects for well over a year and move into the air after growing their beautiful wings.

When they’re young, their colors aren’t as developed as when they become adults. However, when fully grown, their colors are iridescent and seem to glimmer like jewels, especially on their wings.