DRAGONFLY MEDICINE

A MODEL OF A DRAGONFLY IN A WIND TUNNEL.
SHOWS THE PATTERN OF AIR PASSING OVER THE INSECT.
By: PAUL CHESLEY

Last night, very late, the lamps were still burning in the MUSEologies Studio. I walked by the wall of French windows and some very small thing caught my eye. Against the black of a thunder-cloud night, on the white ledge, sat one lone Dragonfly peering in the window. It must have been drawn to the light, as it was very still. Crouching down, I put my nose to the window, and we were eye-to-eye. The Dragonfly did not fly off but made the smallest movement as if to look at me. The eyes were an iridescent green-blue-gold. We looked at each other for several seconds. I whispered, “What are you here to tell me?” The Dragonfly just kept looking at me. I laughed and felt such a sense of peace, such a sense of awe for the magnificent moment of a dragonfly sitting, companionably, at my window on a sleepless night. I don’t know how long we sat together. Gracefully, the Dragonfly shifted, as if to judge air currents, and disappeared.

Immediately, I went in search of one of my favorite Native American reference books, Medicine Cards by Jamie Sams and David Carson. I had forgotten the teachings of the Dragonfly. When I read the word ILLUSION, I chuckled. It was not a coincidence that Dragonfly had decided to pay me a visit.

DRAGONFLY: ILLUSION
Written by Jamie Sams and David Carson

Dragonfly medicine is of the dreamtime and the illusionary façade we accept as physical reality. The iridescence of Dragonfly’s wings reminds us of colors not found in our everyday experience. Dragonfly’s shifting of color, energy, form and movement explodes into the mind of the observer, bringing vague memories of a time or place where magic reigned.

Some legends say that Dragonfly was once Dragon, and that Dragon had scales like Dragonfly’s wings. Dragon was full of wisdom, and flew through the night bringing light with its fiery breath. The breath of Dragon brought forth the art of magic and the illusion of changing form…Dragonfly is the essence of the winds of change, the messages of wisdom and enlightenment, and the communications from the elemental world. This elemental world is made up of the tiny spirits of plants, and of the elements air, earth, fire and water. In essence, this world is full of nature spirits.

Dragonfly Medicine always beckons you to seek out the parts of your habits which you need to change…Have you tended to the changes you have wanted to make in your life? If you feel the need for change, call on Dragonfly to guide you through the mists of illusion to the pathway of transformation. See how you can apply the art of illusion to your present question or situation, and remember that things are never completely as they seem.