it fkd me up a bit when reading the backstory to this song i'd not heard before, so thank you for posting it
it'd be a butterfly flying away free if it were me and my life writing, playing, and singing a story
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The Mesoamerican Toltec warriors located in the Tula Valley northwest of Mexico City, are a truly a magnificent sight to behold.
Made of basalt rock standing soldier straight at 13 feet tall and beautifully created, the intricate carvings of the Toltec statues are mysterious in their iconography. Of the many different icons, the chest emblem is said to emboss that of a Butterfly.
One might think a butterfly is a strange emblem for a warrior, but a warrior is a fighter, and the mighty Monarch Butterfly is a symbol of resilience as it must fight for it's right to live.
The life of the first adult butterflies are short only living for around two to six weeks. The migrating generation is the exception living much longer and up to seven or more months as they migrate to warmer climates of pollinator-friendly habitats through the fall and winter seasons.
FOUR STAGES OF THE WARRIOR BUTTERFLY
"Monarch butterflies go through four stages during one life cycle -
The four stages of the monarch butterfly life cycle are the egg, the larvae, the pupa, and the adult butterfly. The four generations are actually four different butterflies going through these four stages during one year, until it is time to start over again with stage one and generation one.
In February and March, the final generation of hibernating monarch butterflies comes out of hibernation to find a mate. They then migrate north and east in order to find a place to lay their eggs. This starts stage one and generation one of the new year for the monarch butterfly.
In March and April the eggs are laid on milkweed plants. They hatch into baby caterpillars.. It takes about four days for the eggs to hatch. After about two weeks, the caterpillar will be fully-grown and find a place to attach itself so that it can start the process of metamorphosis.
..the 10 days of the chrysalis phase seems to be a time when nothing is happening.. Within the chrysalis the old body parts of the caterpillar are undergoing a remarkable transformation.. The monarch butterfly will emerge from the pupa and fly away, feeding on flowers and just enjoying the short life it has left, which is only about two to six weeks. This first generation monarch butterfly will then die after laying eggs for generation number two.
The second generation of monarch butterflies is born in May and June, and then the third generation will be born in July and August. These monarch butterflies will go through exactly the same four stage life cycle as the first generation did, dying two to six weeks after it becomes a beautiful monarch butterfly.
The fourth generation is born in September and October and goes through exactly the same process as the first, second and third generations except for one part. The fourth generation of monarch butterflies does not die after two to six weeks. Instead, this generation of monarch butterflies migrates to warmer climates like Mexico and California and will live for six to eight months until it is time to start the whole process over again."
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Through mythology we are told of 4 worlds, or the 4 worlds of catastrophe where each age is wiped out only to have it's survivors rebirth offspring growing until the next age of catastrophe. Many societies profess this mythology from the Aztec's to Hindi Yuga cycles.
One of the most interesting aspects of the Monarch Butterfly is the migration habit and how it aligns to Mexico's Day of the Dead where people utilize this day to recognize and revere their dead relatives as a day of worship.
"In Mexico, their presence has an even deeper meaning. Millions (of Monarch Butterflies) return to Mexico on Nov. 1 and 2, el Día de los Muertos — the Day of the Dead — when tradition holds the monarchs are the returning spirits of loved ones who have died."
Curiously, the fourth generation of Monarch Butterfly has no recollection of the three previous Butterfly's who made their sacrifice so that the fourth generation can live a longer more harmonious and prosperous life.
The Toltec statues could very well be a warning to who we as humans replicate from the insect world, and that we do not remember the past decimated generations that came before us.
The Monarch Butterfly is drastically being reduced in numbers due to both human and nature's fault.
"..increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events (linked to accelerating rapid climate change), is likely also contributing to reduced numbers."
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The many monuments across the globe use a frequency to demonstrate a message, as do many use Sunlight to conduct a message from nature and the cosmos.
It may seem coincidental, or it may just be that the silent Mesoamerican Tula Toltec warrior statues are created with their prestigious Butterfly chest emblem to remind the fourth generation surviving offspring that we are the human Butterfly's of Earth, and that our time like all good things, does come to an end.
So let us remember - why waste our time on this planet like an Ostrich with our heads stuck in the sand, when we can spread our wings and fly like a beautiful Butterfly.
(Copyright research JD Jeffrey 2022) See less
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