Totem Animal Dragonfly

Dragonfly



Dragonfly Keywords:

Curiosity
Imagination
Harmony
Speed,
Peace
Strength
Good luck
Prosperity


Element: Water/Air

As an animal of sight, dragonflies can see issues from angles that might not be as obvious to the casual observer. Always observant, always curious, the dragonfly symbolizes looking for a deeper meaning, while not letting go off the childlike sense of wonder of the world around us. Their beauty, gracefulness and transparency reminds us to see the beauty of all, but to also know that beauty has to shine from the inside to be really deep - cautions us to observe the intentions of others closely, examine what lies behind.
As an animal of two dimensions/elements dragonflies are shape shifters, and therefore can move in what seems to be unrelated fields, while feeling at home with both. Balancing those two worlds is the key - may it be home and a successful business, work and pleasure, or our spiritual and mundane site. A person with a dragonfly totem can not stay in one of these realms alone to feel comfortable, they have to be able to move freely between both to be at their best.

Dragonflies are acrobats of the air. They can stand still, then move quickly, swift and precise when needed. The dragonfly cautions you not to stand still too long, follow your intuition and then move forward with fierce determination.
This little animal can assist you in making decisions if you let it in. Carry your totem with you, or call upon it when you feel stuck, and it will bring you the thought, or idea needed to move forward. But you have to be ready to move when asked!
As an animal of water - the seen - and air - the unseen,  it is a messenger animal. If you need to get in contact with someone, here or in the other world, you can relay your message upon the wings of a dragonfly.
Its corresponding number is 2



Dragonfly in mythology:

Dragonflies have been part of Japanese, Chinese and Native American mythology, as well as in Europe.
Swedish considered these animals an holy animal symbolizing the Goddess Freya.
In Japan dragonflies symbolize  success, victory, happiness, strength  courage and victory in battle. The Emperor of Japan was said to be once bitten by a horsefly, that was later eaten by a dragonfly. To honor the animal, that Emperor named Japan “Akitsushima” or “the Isles of the Dragonfly”.
On the other hand, in Italy it was believed that Satan sent dragonflies up from hell to cause mischief in the world.

According to Navaho Indian legend, dragonflies are a symbol of water purity.