Hello and greetings Joe,
I am afraid I must respectfully disagree with you about Dragonfly. I have been taught that Dragonfly is not the creator of illusions but the breaker of illusions. The dragonfly is one of my totems and when it appears to me I take time to consider things in my life that I'm not seeing clearly.
This has been my own experience with dragonfly and I know that everyone's experience is different. But I did a quick search of "Dragonfly Medicine" online and found pretty much the same arguement. That dragonfly is the breaker of illusions and not the creator.
But as I've been taught, our totems are very personal and are in our lives to help us. What Dragonfly teaches me perhaps is totally different from what it teaches you or anyone else. And I'm sure you wouldn't want those with dragonfly as a totem to think that there is only a negative trait. That they do not see what is there in front of them.
The bear is also very significant in my life. I remember many years ago when I first started on this path hearing a speakersay that the bear totem only caused turmoil. They were quick to violent anger and were thieves. Obviously this person didn't have bear in their lives. But that comment left some in the group feeling bad because they had been drawn to the bear and now feared this connection.
But I, for one, am very happy and blessed to have dragonfly in my life and I wouldn't want anyone to think it's a bad thing.
I would suggest to anyone interested to google "Dragonfly Medicine" and see what you come up with.
All best,
Randy
