Butterfly
The butterfly is a powerful symbol in myth and
religion. In early Christianity, it was a symbol of the soul. In China, it was used as a
symbol of the conjugal bliss and joy. In the Hopi tradition, unmarried girls of the
butterfly clan wore their hair in the shape of butterfly wings. In Indian lore are stories
of how butterflies come when called by children of the Nez Perce tribe.
There has long been an association in folklore of a relationship between those of the
Fairy Realm and butterflies. Information taken
from Animal
Speak by Ted Andrews, Llewellyn Publications, 1997.
Songs referenced:
Butterfly