Dreaming of Fireflies

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I had a really beautiful dream the other night. It was about lightning bugs, or fireflies. The dream was very simple, a dark background, that I actually recalled had a cool breezy temperature to it, like a nice Summer evening, and these beautiful little fireflies just hovering in the darkness. If you have ever seen fireflies in person you understand just how graceful these little bugs are. These little creatures hold a very sentimental place in my childhood memories. I grew up in the Mid-west and when you saw the first glimpse of lightning bugs, I knew summer had arrived, it was almost time for my birthday, and the 4th of July was near, Summer was a time of magic for me!


I write this post because I asked a question to my angels before I fell asleep. I asked them to please let me know they were there, because I had been feeling a bit off center. I know without a doubt that the Light will never ever abandon me, but I felt as tho they were taking care of some super top secret business on the "other-side" that was not for me to know about at this time. I will digress a bit further by saying that, for quite some time now, I have felt that my angels and guardians have been working very hard on something that will have a direct effect on my life and I have not been able to pinpoint it, and it has been driving me crazy. Its a weird feeling to have, especially when it has been hovering for so long. If anything comes out of it, it's that I appreciate my openness to feeling the invisible presences around me, and notice when they feel a bit further away.


To continue, I requested that my angels contact me in my dreams and let me know they were still near, and voila! Fireflies, my favorite in the bug kingdom, even more than ladybugs...interesting that my favorites are all beetles, and I recently learned that Cancer the Crab (my sun and rising sign) are represented by the beetle in Ancient Kemetic (Egyptian) Astrology, know-coincidences. Continuing on...I went for my trusty Animal Speak book by Ted Andrews to see what he had to say about my firefly friends, and sadly I did not see anything on the subject. But never fear, the Internet does wondrous things, like, give you a quote from another Ted Andrews book called, Animal Wisdom.


"For those to whom the firefly appears, it is time to trust in your own rhythms--physical and spiritual. Our hopes will begin to manifest, and our ability to inspire will grow. Fireflies remind us that there are others who will respond to us and who are like us. They flash with similar creative rhythms. They will make their presence known soon, and they will make our life more creative and healthier."

Seeing the lightening bugs in my dreams was so soothing and really put any anxiety I had to rest.

Here are some other keywords associated with the firefly as animal totem,

• Inspiration
• Illumination
• Patience
• Attraction
• Energy
• Hope
• Aspiration
• Guidance
• Efficiency
• Creativity
• New Ideas
• Awakening

I love building a relationship with my Angels, and trusting that they will respond when I ask them to.