Seeing Yellow Butterflies Can Have Many Different Meanings

YELLOW BUTTERFLIES

For the past few weeks, I have seen yellow butterflies softly fluttering around our backyard, going from one flowering bush to another.  They always seem to come around in the late afternoon and stay for a few hours.  I decided to look up the meaning of the yellow butterfly and this is what I found. There are many different myths, symbolisms, legends and folklore about the yellow butterfly, you can believe which ever you feel.

The yellow butterfly symbolizes hope and guidance.  It was the symbol of the soul in early Christianity. It also means the soul is at peace when flying near the departed and in the Native American culture the butterfly is a valued symbol which brings guidance and a sign of hope.  But in other cultures, it can be a negative symbol.  In the Old World, the butterfly was associated with the dead.  I like to think of it more for hope and guidance.

If you see a flying yellow butterfly, that’s a symbolize of a sunny and bright summer.  It also represents joy and creativity.  When you have a yellow butterfly flying around you, it brings happiness and prosperity.  It also means that something fun and exciting is on its way.

Irish folklore believes that the yellow butterflies show that the departed souls of our loved ones are resting peacefully in their after life.

It’s also been said that if you whisper a message to a butterfly, it will carry it to your loved ones.  Every time I see one, I say, “I love you” and watch the butterfly take my message to heaven.

The Chinese say a yellow butterfly is love and it represents the passion inside the hearts of two people in love.

Another meaning has been the yellow butterfly represents a long life span with good health, fortune and honest prosperity.

Gold is a shade of yellow and yellow butterflies indicate riches and wealth.

In Scotland and Ireland it’s said that the yellow butterfly represents something good. It is also believed that a yellow butterfly around a deceased persons resting place means the soul is in a good place in heaven.

There are so many different meanings, depending on what you read.  As for me, I will believe the yellow butterfly is a sign of hope, guidance and happiness.  I will also believe the souls of my love ones are resting peacefully and letting me know with the yellow butterflies visiting our yard.

But there is one more thing about the yellow butterfly, if a yellow butterfly lands on you, it means a big, positive change is coming soon.  The other day as I was trying to photograph the quick fluttering butterflies, one flew right to me and landed on my shoulder. It quickly flew back to the flowers so I’m taking that as my mom letting me know she is watching over us as we wait for a positive change to come.

It was hard to photograph the butterflies, the hardly ever sit still. While I was out trying to capture at least a few photographs, I had another beautiful sighting of a cardinal. I always see many cardinals in our backyard and those are a symbol that a loved one is near and they come to bring cheer.  My mom loved cardinals and I know this is her way of letting us know that love never dies.

What are you thoughts when you see something over and over again?    Do you believe in any of these myths or symbols?  Have you had a yellow butterfly stop by for a visit?