The Blue Dragonfly

Originally posted on Tribe.net 10/03/08:

Yesterday, my husband and I were washing our car and we were joined by a lovely, blue dragonfly. He (or she) hovered in the air all around us apparently quite attracted to what we were doing.

This lovely little creature floated in the air as a helicopter would for what seemed like minutes at a time and so I had an excellent opportunity to study him/her and was quite fascinated. A beautiful blue color with large eyes and gossamer wings that shimmered in the fading light of late afternoon.

I decided to do some research into the symbol of the dragonfly. Here are some of the things I found:
a) A blue dragonfly symbolizes the coming of Fall
b) The Native Americans felt that dragonflies held the souls of the dead
c) Just as the butterfly, the dragonfly represents transformation by beginning life in water (just as we begin life in that watery space of the womb) and ending life in the air
d) The Japanese saw the dragonfly as a symbol of renewal or resurrection
e) The English thought they were evil cohorts of the devil (the only negative symbolism I found)
f) And the dragonfly has also been associated with a time of explosive creativity after a time of hardship.

I hope this is what the Universe was saying to me as I am preparing to write my first novel. The novel that has been forming in my head since I was sixteen. It is a hopeful sign that finally I will bring forth that which has been waiting to be born for 30 years. Thank you blue dragonfly....