Myths Of The Soul
by Shadowlea Is
Title
Myths Of The Soul
Artist
Shadowlea Is
Medium
Digital Art - Digital
Description
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Many of the ancient civilizations believed that butterflies were symbols of the human soul.
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The Greeks believed that a new human soul was born each time an adult butterfly emerged from its cocoon.
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Butterflies have been used by the Chinese and Japanese cultures for centuries as symbols of joy and the essence of happiness. Both cultures have added them to manuscripts, paintings and drawings for centuries.
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Early Europeans believed that the human soul took the form of a butterfly so, they viewed the butterfly with great respect and often with fear.
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Northern Europeans thought that dreams were the result of the soul-butterfly�s wanderings through other worlds.
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Native American Indian legends told that butterflies would carry the wishes to the Great Spirit in heaven to be granted.
more here
http://journeyofhearts.org/butterfly/bfly_myth....
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December 10th, 2014
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Barbara Chichester
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