![]() ![]() They’re known as money moths in the Bahamas. So if you see one shortly after a loved one’s death, it is the soul returning for a final farewell. ![]() Mike Quinn points out that they represent death in Hawaii, but they also symbolise the soul. In Central American folklore, it usually represents death or misfortune, especially if it enters the house of a sick person (Quinn 2008).īlack Witch Moth by Charles J Sharp ![]() The Ascalapha odorata, or black witch moth, is found in the southern United States, down to Brazil. Let’s take a look at two of the more ‘notorious’ moths that regularly pop up in folklore. Or is there a darker side to moths and flames? Of course there is – this is folklore we’re talking about! There’s a superstition that if a moth flies to a candle and puts out the flame, it means someone in the house will die (Daniels and Stevans 1903: 665). However, this could have spelled the end for the moth if it got too close, representing the danger of devoting yourself to learning to the exclusion of everything else. This attraction to light becomes a desire for inspiration or enlightenment. While we see them fluttering around lightbulbs now, in earlier times this would have been naked flames. Who knows what bright green moths represent?! Image by cgordon8527 from Pixabayīutterfly Insight notes the symbolism of the moth being drawn to light (2018). The Otherworldly Oracle also says brown moths are a sign to be cautious about who you trust (2019). Who knows, maybe Marie Kondo took her inspiration from brown moths? Butterfly Insight agrees, saying they “represent the process of slow, unseen destruction of the things we cherish the most” (2018). ![]() She compares their tendency to eat anything from your pantry or closet to a symbolic form of cleansing. The Otherworldly Oracle also says brown moths represent the need to cleanse your life. Others think black moths signify spirituality or Universal mysteries. Some think they represent death, and we’ll look at two of those below. Otherwise, the spirit might come back to take revenge (2018).īlack moths are more difficult to classify. If this moth became a nuisance, the family needed to take great care when removing it. Butterfly Insight points out the Goajiro of Columbia believed the same. According to the Otherworldly Oracle, in Appalachian folklore white moths meant ancestors were present (2019). ![]()
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