Among the Maya of the Yucatan peninsula, this was the name of the snake goddess of water and the moon, of childbirth and weaving.
Once, it was said, she took the Sun as her lover, but her grandfather hurled lightning jealously at her, killing the girl.
Grieving dragonflies sang over Ix Chel for 13 days, at the end of which time she emerged, whole and alive, and followed her lover to his palace. But there the Sun in turn grew jealous of the goddess, accusing her of taking a new lover: his brother, the morning star.
He threw Ix Chel from heaven and she found sanctuary with the vulture divinity. The Sun pursued her and lured her home, but immediately he grew jealous again. Ix Chel, weary of the Sun's behaviour, left his home and his bed to wander the night as she wished, making herself invisible whenever he came near. The night-riding goddess spent her energies in nursing the women of earth through pregnancy and labour, taking special care of those who visited her sacred island of Cozumel.
The two symbols in this story are very significant. Snake medicine asks us to shed our skin, to be less resistance to change. Dragonfly is worth contemplating ...
Dragonfly...
Dragonfly strips away the illusions that say to us we cannot achieve our dreams and goals.
Dragonfly is the keeper of dreams, the knower within that sees all of our true potential and ability.
The iridescence of Dragonfly's wings reminds us of colors not found in our everyday experience. Dragonfly's shifting of colour, 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. Then Dragon got caught in its own facade. Coyote tricked Dragon into changing form, and the shape of its new body became like Dragonfly's. In accepting the challenge to prove its power and magical prowess, Dragon lost its power.
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.
On the psychological level, it may be time to break down the illusions you have held that restrict your actions or ideas.
Dragonfly medicine always beckons you to seek out the parts of your habits which you need to change. Have you put on too much weight, or have you started to look like a scarecrow? 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.
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