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10 Inch Butterfly Shaped Folding Fan # 9197

Symbol for metamorphosis, transformation of the soul. In the mythology of Japan, they carry the souls of those who have died, sometimes they may be the souls of the living; or it delivers a message and following it will lead to a mystery's solution.

The butterfly is a symbol of regeneration. The butterfly "image of the goddess has an early philosophical connection between cyclical lunar time and the regenerative role of the goddess in the cycles of birth, death, and rebirth" (Gimbutas, 285).