Comments on: Secret Gardens: Dragonfly Symbolism

By: AJ

AJ — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 04:14:16 +0000

When I was 10-11ish, my grandfather passed away from a heart attack. He was an amazing man and meant the world to me…In the gutter by his house, I found a dragonfly that was nearing the end of his lifecycle as well; slowly, barely beating his wings and hardly reacting to touch. I picked him up and kept him with me as I got ready for the funeral. As I passed my grandfather’s coffin at the wake, I put the dragonfly on his boutonnier. The service began, and the dragonfly stayed there. We (my grandmother, mother, and I) made our way to the cemetary deep in the woods, said our last goodbyes, and got in the car to go home. We were the last car to pull out of the driveway. As we were leaving, we noticed sparkling lights in the woods, as if someone had sprinkled glitter everywhere. It took us a moment to realize that the “lights” were actually dragonfly wings glinting in the evening sun. There was an entire, seemingly never-ending swarm of them. One even managed to hold on to the windshield wiper halfway home.

Ever since then, there hasn’t been a day gone by that I haven’t seen a dragonfly, even in the winter. Coincidence? Perhaps. But the swarm occured during their “off” season. Usually there’s a grouping of them seen every now and then in the later part of summer here. But this happened early spring, where it was still a tad bit nippy outside…Needless to say, the dragonfly holds an incredible significance in my life. Everytime I see one, I can’t help but whisper to myself, “hello Pops! Nice to see you again!” They always look nearly identical to the one I laid on his boutonnier, rarely deviating from the brilliant blues…it’s like a sweet little reminder that he’s always there with us, even though he’s no longer in the realm of the living.

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By: YogaforCynics

YogaforCynics — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:50:41 +0000

Dragonflies make me think of Jimi Hendrix…Spanish Castle magic…

By: timethief

timethief — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:23:23 +0000

I have no idea what the significance may be.

By: Levi Clarke

Levi Clarke — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:36:20 +0000

two dragon flies landed on me on the same spot, and position,within 3 minutes; on my 18th birthday…what significance does two mean?

By: Nards

Nards — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:53:36 +0000

We have lots and lots of dragonflies in our yard. I have been surprised at how different each one looks in color and yes, “personality”.

“The dragonfly symbolizes going past self-created illusions that limit our growing and changing”.

“Dragonflies are a symbol of the sense of self that comes with maturity.

I hope and pray that both the statements above are true (Especially for me). In any case, we’ve got a ton of dragonflies to help back up the theories – Nards