Dragonfly Charm Necklace | Symbol of Transformation

The dragonfly spends most of its life underwater, as a larva, before emerging and taking flight. The metamorphosis is complete: the creature that crawls along the bottom of a pond and the creature that hovers over it in iridescent flight share the same genetic identity but nothing else about their mode of existence. In Japanese culture, the dragonfly is associated with the samurai spirit: agile, precise, capable of hovering in stillness before moving with absolute speed in any direction.

Transformation in the dragonfly's symbolic vocabulary is not gradual. It is the complete replacement of one mode of existence by another, accomplished by the same organism that inhabited the first mode. The larval stage is not failure. It is the necessary prior condition of flight.

925 sterling silver base. Available in White Gold Plated, Yellow Gold Plated, and Rose Gold Plated finishes. Suspended on a matching chain.