Dreaming of a Butterfly

butterfly, monarch · very positive

The butterfly is a bright omen of prosperity, news from absent friends, happiness and love that lasts.

What happens in the dream

  • A butterfly among flowers and green grass: prosperity and fine achievements
  • Brightly colored butterflies: great happiness and comfort
  • If you are single: a happy love that leads to a lasting union
  • Butterflies flitting about: news of absent friends, by letter or from someone who has seen them

How you felt

  • Lightness or joy: the dream often mirrors a time of openness
  • A wish for change: it may reflect a longing to transform and spread your wings

Ask yourself

  • What in me is in the middle of transforming?
  • Whom would I love to hear from?

See also Flower · Moth · Letter · Garden · Love

Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901); F. Fontaine, The Golden Wheel Dream-Book and Fortune-Teller (1862). Also searched as: monarch.

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