I made this card at the KaleidoSoul retreat last month.  When I got there, the image of the pink figure with the butterflies in the stomach area really grabbed me.  I was a little surprised, because I really wasn’t experiencing nervousness of any kind.  Later, when really looking at it and observing my own inner world that weekend, it spoke to me of inner excitement, and of a deep and focused power centering in my solar plexus region, the area of the 3rd chakra. And guess what?  The third chakra is the only chakra I hadn’t discovered an animal totem for. On Sunday during the Animal Companions session, we listened to Seena Frost’s Guided Visualization but I didn’t “see” anything then (probably because I was facilitating that session and was more focused on holding space for everyone else!).  But during the cardmaking time afterwards, I made this card (except for the bright orange butterfly near the bottom… I added that after I got home)…. and then suddenly it was apparent to me that Butterfly is my 3rd chakra totem animal!

At first I was kindof hesitant to accept this animal, thinking I should have a more powerful animal for this seat of power chakra.  BUT… then I thought…. what could be more powerful than the butterfly’s transformation from caterpillar into a beautiful graceful winged creature? So here is my 3rd Chakra Butterfly card.  I haven’t yet done the interpretation, but I will post it here when I do.