Life of the Butterfly
Butterfly





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The Legend Of The Butterfly

The three stages of the butterfly's metamorphoses
are symbolic of the three stages in the life cycle of Christ
and the Christian.

The caterpillar's incessant crawling
and chewing reminds
us of normal earthly life
where people are often
preoccupied with taking care
of their physical needs.
The chrysalis or cocoon resembles
the tomb and suggests the empty graveclothes
of our risen Lord.
The butterfly represents the resurrection
into a new and glorious life
free of material concerns and restrictions.

In the Garden of Eden,
Adam's soul is symbolized by a butterfly
or drawn with butterfly wings.
Early Gnostics portrayed the Angel of Death
as a winged foot stepping on a butterfly.
This insect is also found in paintings
of Mary and the Christ Child
who cherished human souls.

Almost in opposition to its resurrection symbolism,
the butterfly is also a symbol of frail humanity
and the vanity and brevity of life.
This delicate insect
might even be torn apart by a hard rain.
The dainty butterfly represents women,
fickleness, autumn, joy, beauty,
life, immortality, and new beginnings.









For everything there is a season,
and a time for very purpose under heaven
a time to be born,
and a time to die;
a time to plant,
and a time to pluck up that which is planted;


a time to kill,
and a time to heal;
a time to break down,
and a time to build up
a time to weep and
a time to laugh;

a time to mourn,
and a time to dance;
a time to cast away stones,
and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace,
and a time to refrain from embracing;



a time to seek,
and a time to lose;
a time to keep,
and a time to cast away;


a time to rend,
and a time to sew;
a time to keep silence,
and a time to speak


a time to love,
and a time to hate;
a time for war,
and a time for peace
ECCL.1-8




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