I Dreamed I Was A Butterfly

Somewhere in the New Age literature I’ve read that one of the things we do when we’re sleeping is travel to a place in the afterlife where classes are given (the “Temple of Wisdom” or something). I’ve had many dreams that I’ve been in a class studying something that was really tough to learn, and woken up tired from all the seeming effort, but I’ve never dreamed I was a butterfly.

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Love the post, Evelyn – I am always thrilled to read of others’ symbolic dreams, and I’m keen to hear more about your feelings on waking – what does this dream mean to you? what does it symbolise or signify?

Butterflies are big with my two daughters – only this weekend we decorated their room with a pack of glittery, colourful ones which we fixed to the walls. And the butterfly – and its representation of transformation and transition from the mundane (caterpillar) to the beautiful – is the symbol for Beyond Blue, the national depression initiative in Australia. I am interested to hear more from you and your readers about this powerful, symbolic dream!

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I have spent a great deal of my reading time on Physics books geared at the layperson. I find that the more that I learn about physics, particularly the field of Quantum Physics, the more I see the intersection of science and spirituality. Therefore the idea of the multi-verse, parallel universes, seems very real and credible to me. The idea that at each decision point the probabilities exist that either or any decision can be made and that universes branch off from those probabilities. For instance, as I sat down and read this post there was an equal probability that I would write a comment or not. So there now exist two universes: one where I wrote this comment and one where I did not.

I like to play with this idea sometimes and imagine some decision points in my life and theorize on what direction my life went in another universe where I made a different decision. What would the universe look like where I chose not to have a child? How about a universe where I chose a writing career out of college instead of teaching?

These can be fun exercises and they can also be instructive. What would today be like if I didn’t read this post at all? Hmmmm…a little bit emptier I think

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My first reaction was “no way!” but then I thought – why wouldn’t there be a parallel universe? It would be very self-centered of us to assume that it’s just us, that there’s nothing else. Kind of like other forms of life on other planets. Of course it’s possible. We just can’t prove it yet.

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You have given a wealth of sources to consider. I’ll have to save the videos and readings for later this evening, but I did want to comment.

Every time I hear people question whether there is intelligent life on other planets, I always wonder why they aren’t asking similar questions about our planet. Anyone who thinks we’re the only species in the universe or that there aren’t parallel and other universes is indeed restricted. We’re still struggling with some of the most mundane problems, like how to respect other beliefs and lifestyles without killing each other.

I heard the other day that if all the insects disappeared from the earth, it would soon deteriorate. But if all the humans disappeared from the earth, it would flourish. Think about that for a moment.

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Dear Evelyn

I like the dream you had but sometimes this is a reflection of what you have done in the course of the day which is the reason your mind pinpointed on the butterfly. That is good. Sometimes people say it is a way your mind unwind to review what you did that particular day. Others would say “oh, this is from what you were eating, or drinking, or watching on the television or listening to on the radio.” Even though you did mention you were impressed with the butterfly you was dealing with that particular day. You also mentioned you received a inbox message which displayed a beautiful butterfly which displayed beautiful colors. You also wanted to credit the person but you could not find the person. So by that being said your subconscious mind lingered on the butterfly and took you to a place which would make your well being more at peace. That is the reason you smiled because you were drifting to a familiar place which you frequently visit. Now that can be any place, but let me remind you where ever the place is, the place is a positive reflection of where you go all the time.
Sincerely

Miss. Bridget

In the year of 2003 in December, I dreamed I traveled to Australia now let me remind you I had never left California in my life. But there I was I was riding on a row boat with a friend I never seen before. Suddenly I was looking at the city of Australia and the water. The scene was quite calming. The festivities were like something out of a movie called a “Christmas Carol” Old Father Christmas was laughing and drinking out of a goblet. Christmas ornaments were stringed on the wall and Christmas trees were beautifully decorated with miniture Christmas presents then the dream stopped. It was a pleasant dream to escape from the rat race of everyday living.
I suppose we as humans need a vacation and sometimes we need to take one immediately. So the mind takes us to far away places via transformed by a butterfly or what ever we can perceive ourselves as being at the moment.
Now question about the parallel world, I would say we too have a parallel world the place is called heaven. Whether life exist on it is to be determine once we leave the mortal body and enter the eternal realm of life.
The place heaven is filled with mansions not made by man’s hands. People live there and they do not have the cares of this world to deal with. I do not want to appear religious on you, but there is such a place called the after life once a person leave this world and transform from the mortal body to the spiritual body.

I am sorry I do not have more to say but you can read the International Bible and read St. John then continue till you finish reading Revelations.

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Evelyn, your post is wonderful, and the images you share with us are breathtakingly beautiful.

Your dream reminds me of descriptions given in the books Journey of Souls and Destiny of Souls by Michael Newton. I wouldn’t be surprised if your dream was a soul memory from between lives.

In my late teens and early twenties, I read extensively on theoretical physics, astrophysics, and cosmology, and felt forever fascinated by the wonders of the universe.

From an omnipresent perspective, I would characterize parallel universes as parallel worlds co-existing in a single universe with multiple dimensions (more than 4).

In my dreams, I fly through strange worlds. In one particularly vivid and lucid dream, I flew high above a range of mountains made of blue and white crystal.

The image of the butterfly with circulating colors inspired me to write this:

I dreamed I was a butterfly … a breeze carried me through an open window and I flitted around some before I saw her, engrossed by the screen of her laptop, humming softly to herself, tapping the keys as light and swift as grace itself, smiling when she saw me, her smile drew me near to her ear and then her cheek, where I brushed it with my wing, and she giggled, her eyes sparkling knowingly, for she knew who I was, and was not afraid to hold out her finger, where I alighted and showed off my vibrant colors, whereupon she gasped and then laughed her delight, for in the darkness of night by the glow of her laptop, my dynamic display of color cycled quickly through the visible spectrum as a gift to her bright and lovely manner, which for me spoke to her infinite love of peace for one and all.

I look forward to watching the videos you shared. Thank you for such a richly textured and provocative post.

In wonder of all that is,
Christopher

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What a fun and fascinating post — and Writer Dad is writing about such a subject — how cool.

I’m a hard-core Science Fiction fan, so worlds beyond this one — whether in imagination or reality — intrigue me.
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“I dreamed I was a butterfly and like Midas, everything I touched changed, but not to gold. The color of my wings brightened the lives and hearts and minds of others, until they too could fly with the light and lightness of magical wings.”

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The image is beautiful. So are your hand picked quotes. You must be really in touch with yourself to be able to dream and connect to it’s meaning.

- Vish Writer

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Hi Evelyn – you have reminded me of when I was very little, probably I was about 4 years old. I knew the sleeping beauty story, where she sleeps for 100 years.

I used to wonder whether “real” life was my awake self, or like the sleeping beauty I was really asleep and I had some other awake life (to try to put my 4 year old thoughts into a coherent sentence in a comments section ha ha)

I think we have an intuitive understanding that the reality we perceive is not the only reality – I love the way the Starseed Transmissions goes into this topic.

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Hi Evelyn,

My own personal take on this is yes, I believe parallel universes do exist, and I think there’s been more than enough scientific studies and revelations to prove this. What makes most people resistant to the buy-in of this theory is probably the perceived lack of physical evidence on how the other parallel universes look, sound or feel like. It’s interesting to note how often the word “uncomfortable” has been used in the video. Just because human science is uncomfortable with its lack in ability to prove everything does not mean that some things do not exist.

I think Christopher has put it in a nice, simple way:

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I fully agree, Evelyn.
Nothing we every experience or our reason for response to any experience is every fully contained within this four-dimensional continuum. We are in a flow of eternal experience of infinite varation, and our senses within this continuum filters ‘inconsistencies.’
Sometimes intentional or unintentional experiences can alter/augment the filtration system, providing the “mystic’s” perception of reality.

Coincidentally, my last post was “Parallels.”
Peace and wonder,
CG

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Have you explored Shamanism or Shamanic journeys? A friend of mine became one of the best archers on his team when he saw through the eyes of a hawk during his journey.

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This was a really captivating post Evelyn.
I do believe in parallel universes and apparently visited a parallel universe while in a regression. The thing that really stood out about this place was the absence of time and the profound lessons it brought. Since then, I am more open to receiving messages from the guides in this “time” in space. It’s quite an awe inspiring topic for me, thanks
Best wishes!

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Now, you really do need to rent/watch the video What the Bleep. Continues on with what you are talking about. Of course there are parallel universes, and sometimes the butterfly wing takes us there unawares. G.

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Wow Evelyn, this is incredible. I just learnt about parallel universe but in theory, not from experience. I certainly don’t remember dreaming about being a butterfly. I’m amazed that you’ve actually experienced this. Gives me a lot of food for thought.

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