#bug symbolism

[plasmara]

Dude I just had a vision. Jay, local bug nerd, teaching Kai, local I fucking hate bugs guy, helping Kai with his fear of bugs.

Maybe they’re our training and suddenly Jay finds a firefly struggling on the ground (maybe they accidentally hit it?) and he goes to gently pick it up and Kai’s like “ew ew we please don’t get near me with that thing” - cue to Jay softly helping Kai get over his fear by having him hold the firefly in his hands and stuff. Eventually the firefly recovers and flies away or some shit but yes.

Even better if Kai remembered these moments when he’s going agaisnt his fuckass centipede great grandfather or smth

YEAGHHHHGGHHH….. buggy plasma i love you. and Btw i like to think the real reason kai is scared of bugs to begin with is actually jay being a little shit when they were younger and chasing him around with all kinds of insects. yeah he threw a beetle at him and called it exposure therapy. But then fast forward he has a change of heart or whatevevrrervrrrr . He has matured❤️❤️❤️ they have their little bonding moment. jay’s like ‘omg why are u so scared lol’ like HE wasn’t the reason kai had to develop bug-specific coping mechanisms . kai’s like 😳 gee maybe bugs aren’t so bad?? and jay’s like wow i’m such a good teacher <33333 as if this isn’t literally just damage control. They hold the firefly AND each others hands it’s super romantic everyone cheers in the background

ALSO CONSIDER HIM SEEING A FIREFLY IN THE LAND OF MONSTERS TOO . and it makes him think of jay and 😞😞😞😞 worst part is idiot jay doesn’t remember any of it now anyway

[saraichinwag]

The Spiritual Meaning of Ladybugs

[quintonli]

tag yourself

book: chrysalis and requiem by quinton li

[charliesopus]

Taking a momentary break from my hiatus to share this.

This guy (or lady) was in my kitchen this morning and didn’t realize it looked like this until my bf relocated it outside.

I looked it up and the site I found said that only about 1 in 10,000 look like this!

My bf said it’s “the four leaf clover of ladybugs” 🐞🍀

[charliesopus]

The weirdest thing just happened… there was a ladybug roving around on my kitchen window. Just now. At night.

Ladybugs don’t come out at night??

I had a bit of a “???” moment just watching it, trying to determine if it was, in fact, a ladybug. Never have I seen a ladybug on my window.

Did some looking into ladybugs (I know nothing about bug symbolism), they’re considered a symbol of good luck, prosperity, good health.

First the lovely gold frog, now a nighttime ladybug??

[twisttheleaf]

Bugs and Symbolism in Spellcraft

Today’s prompt is brought to you by one of the Discord servers that I am a member of.  Just as a side note that I usually include with these discord questions… The reason I do not link these Discord servers is because each server has their own rules about if you’re allowed to share them publicly and how, and it’s a pain in the ass to look it up for each one so I just don’t share them.

On to the question… “What bug associations do you hold?”

Like the use of crystals, and the use of herbs and plants, there are often times when bugs are used in magic.  Not just in predictions and omens, but also occasionally in spellwork and the like. This is not something that I personally do all that often, as I feel much the same about using bugs in my spellcraft as I do about using animals.  That is to say… they care not giving their consent to be used in this manner, which means it’s unfair use and disrespectful of me to do so.  That said, I do have certain associations with different bugs.  I’ve listed those below…

Ants – hard work, strength, community Aphids – sneaky, hidden, persistence Bees – collaborative work, success, the sun Butterflies – rebirth, hope, renewal Caterpillars – growth, slow organic change (usually positive) Cicadas – deeply personal transformation, vocalization, inner truth Cockroach – sloth, resilience, hardiness Cricket – good luck, happiness Dragonflies – sudden or abrupt change (not always positive) Firefly – inner light shining bright, authenticity Flies – filth, decay, guilt Gnats – hunger, annoyance, persistence Ladybugs – wishes, good luck Locust – deceit, greed, bad luck Mosquito – blood, medical field, usury, vampirism (energy or otherwise) Moth – addictions, temptations, the moon, the subconscious Praying Mantis – independence, betrayal Pill Bugs – passive defense, being guarded Silverfish – greed, gluttony Spiders (most) – meticulousness, organization Termites – perniciousness Ticks – tenaciousness, burrowing energy Wasps – anger, backbiting, over the top protection, warning

Keep in mind that these are my personal associations with each of the bugs listed above.  I have no idea what the “official” metaphysical associations and symbolism is for each of them, although I would imagine that I’m on the right track with most.

With that said, obviously these are not all of the uses, associations, and symbolism that these bugs can possess.  I tried to wrack my brain for as many different types of bugs as I could think of without doing an internet search for bugs, which would be sure to set off my arachnophobia like nobody’s business.

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