Butterfly jewelry symbolism and meaning

Butterfly jewelry symbolism and meaning
Monet vintage butterfly brooch. 6.5 cm. Butterfly jewelry symbolism and meaning

Butterfly jewelry symbolism and meaning
Undoubtedly, the most popular jewelry design so loved by women is the butterfly along with flowers. Noteworthy, this choice is subconscious, and women intuitively choose the butterfly design. A symbol of the soul, immortality, rebirth and resurrection, the ability to transform, a butterfly is born, transforming from an ordinary caterpillar.
Also, butterfly is a symbol of the Great Goddess (Great Mother, Magna Mater). The image of the Great Goddess dates back to the most ancient times of human history, to the Paleolithic. This supreme deity personified heaven and earth at the same time, life and death. Hence the belief that witches can turn into butterflies. Butterflies also promote conception and portend war, and butterflies are the souls of the dead.
In China, this winged creature denotes immortality, leisure in abundance, joy and summer. The butterfly depicted with plum symbolizes longevity and beauty, with chrysanthemum – beauty in old age, with a feather – longevity.

Butterfly jewelry symbolism and meaning. Avon butterfly brooch. 1992. Faux pearls, rhinestones, enamel. 6.5 cm
Avon butterfly brooch. 1992. Faux pearls, rhinestones, enamel. 6.5 cm

Taoist parables featured the image of a butterfly.
Once, the philosopher Chuang Tzu saw himself in a dream as a butterfly. When he woke up, he could not understand: Chuang Tzu saw in a dream that he was a butterfly, or was the butterfly now dreaming that it was Chuang Tzu?

Gift Creations enameled butterfly brooch. 1980s.
Gift Creations enameled butterfly brooch. 1980s.

Butterfly jewelry symbolism and meaning

In Japan, the butterfly symbolizes a young woman, and butterflies fluttering around one another mean family happiness. However, white butterfly – the spirit of the deceased.

In ancient Mexico, the butterfly belonged to the attributes of the god of vegetation, spring and love, the “Prince of Flowers” of Xochipilla. In addition, the mexicans associated it with the sun and it was a symbol of the waving fire. At the same time, it was the symbol of the souls of women who died in childbirth.

The ancient Greeks considered the butterfly a symbol of the immortality of the soul. Psyche, whose name means “soul,” appeared as a girl with butterfly wings.

In Christianity, the developmental stages of butterflies personify life, death and resurrection. Therefore, we sometimes can see butterfly depicted in the hand of the infant Christ. In the paintings depicting life in paradise, a soul, which the Creator places in the body of Adam, has such wings.

Traditionally, the Slavs associated ideas about the soul primarily with the butterfly. People often talk about the butterfly as the soul of the deceased or the harbinger of death, and sometimes the image of death.

Butterfly jewelry symbolism and meaning. Nolan Miller vintage butterfly brooch. Austrian crystals, lucite, jewelry alloy. 6 cm
Nolan Miller brooch. Austrian crystals, lucite, 6 cm

Butterfly jewelry symbolism and meaning

Butterfly jewelry symbolism and meaning
Trifari Butterfly vintage enameled brooch. 4.2 cm
Beautiful butterfly brooch by Nolan Miller. 6.3 cm. Rhodium plated, enamel, Swarovski crystals
Butterfly brooch by Nolan Miller. 6.3 cm. Rhodium plated, enamel, Swarovski crystals
Jomaz vintage butterfly brooch. Opal glass, rhinestones, glass cabochons
Jomaz butterfly brooch. Opal glass, rhinestones, glass cabochons
Bob Mackie enameled butterfly brooch. 4.8 cm
Bob Mackie enameled butterfly brooch. 4.8 cm
Boucher vintage butterfly brooch. 6 cm
Boucher vintage butterfly brooch. 6 cm
Butterfly brooch of porcelain pieces by Wedgwood. Biscuit porcelain, tin, jasper porcelain. 7 cm
Wedgwood butterfly brooch. Biscuit porcelain, tin, jasper porcelain. 7 cm
Camrose & Kross vintage butterfly enameled brooch
Camrose & Kross brooch
Coro vintage butterfly brooch. 3.3 cm. Gold plated jewelry alloy, rhinestones, large crystal
Coro butterfly brooch. 3.3 cm. Gold plated, rhinestones, large crystal
Czech vintage enameled butterfly brooch
Czech vintage enameled butterfly brooch
Czechoslovakian vintage butterfly brooch. Filigree metal, cabochons. 5 cm
Czechoslovakian vintage butterfly brooch. Filigree metal, cabochons. 5 cm
Damascene gold filled vintage butterfly brooch. Faux pearls, enamels
Damascene gold filled vintage butterfly brooch. Faux pearls, enamels
Gift Enterprises vintage butterfly enameled brooch pendant. 4 cm
Gift Enterprises butterfly enameled brooch pendant. 4 cm
Florenza butterfly enameled brooch. 4.5 cm
Florenza butterfly enameled brooch. 4.5 cm
French vintage butterfly enameled brooch
French butterfly enameled brooch
Japanese vintage brooch. 4.5 cm. Mother of pearl, pearls, jewelry alloy
Japanese brooch. 4.5 cm. Mother of pearl, pearls
Joan Rivers vintage butterfly brooch. 7 cm
Joan Rivers butterfly brooch. 7 cm
Juliana vintage butterfly brooch. 5.2 cm
Juliana butterfly brooch. 5.2 cm
Kenneth lay lane vintage butterfly brooch. Enamels, crystals
Kenneth lay lane brooch. Enamels, crystals
KJL butterfly brooch. 8 cm. Enamel, crystals, jewelry alloy
KJL brooch. 8 cm. Enamel, crystals, jewelry alloy
Liz Claiborne vintage butterfly brooch
Liz Claiborne brooch
MMA vintage butterfly brooch. Sterling silver, jade, turquoise, carnelian, mother of pearl, enamel. 7 cm,
MMA brooch. Sterling silver, jade, turquoise, carnelian, mother of pearl, enamel. 7 cm,
Napier vintage butterfly brooch. Jewelry alloy, enamel, rhinestones. 5.8 cm
Napier brooch. Jewelry alloy, enamel, rhinestones. 5.8 cm
Original by Robert vintage enameled brooch. 3.5 cm
Original by Robert brooch. 3.5 cm
Oscar de la Renata vintage butterfly brooch. 6.5 cm
Oscar de la Renata brooch. 6.5 cm
Pauline Rader vintage butterfly brooch. 7 cm. Jewelry alloy, lucite, rhinestones, faux pearl
Pauline Rader brooch. 7 cm. Gold tone, lucite, rhinestones, faux pearl
Pearl butterfly by KJL. 4.5 cm. Gold tone jewelry alloy, faux pearls, Swarovski crystals
Pearl butterfly by KJL. 4.5 cm. Gold tone, faux pearls, Swarovski crystals
Regence vintage crystal brooch Butterfly. 4 cm
Regence crystal brooch. 4 cm
Signed JR american vintage butterfly brooch. Jewelry alloy, crystals, faux pearls. 7.5 cm
Signed JR brooch. Jewelry alloy, crystals, faux pearls. 7.5 cm
White enamel and lucite vintage brooch by Trifari
Pink enamel and lucite brooch by Trifari

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