Mothman Flutterings

Bubbles and Moths

April 24, 2008 on 3:58 am | In folkore |

I like this image; just as an image, but also for its connection to Mothman. Of course, Mothman has nothing to do with moths; the name Mothman was given to the entity by a reporter, so the story goes. A winged being; “moth.” The term was applied in a cavielier manner, inspired (supposedly) by pop culture.

Yet there are some similarites between Mothman and moths. Creatures of the night, coming forward to the light, misunderstood. The death’s head hawk moth is an omen of death, illness and wars in folklore. Spanish folklore says that black moths are signs of bad news, even death. A Wikipedia entry tells us that:

The species names atropos, styx and lachesis are all death-related. The first refers to the member of the Moirae who cuts the threads of life of all beings in Greek mythology; the second to the river of the dead, also in Greek mythology; and the last refers to the Moira who allots the correct amount of life to a being. In addition the genus name Acherontia is derived from Acheron, a river in Greece that was believed in Greek Mythology to be a branch of the river Styx.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death’s-head_Hawkmoth

All this sounds gloomy, if we look at the picture. I didn’t mean to go there or to imply that the children in the picture are being led to something sinister by moths. I just liked the image, and the fact there’s a bubble as well. But Mothman is misunderstood at times, as something evil. As the cause of bad things, rather than something that warns, possibly protects, even, in its warnings.
UFOs, orbs, ectoplasam, all have been seen in Mothman terrority, as well as csynchronicities. The bubble has been a symbol of spirits, positive energy, visitors from the other world. Moth like themselves in a way, or at least bug like, flitting about. Orbs are often seen around Bigfoot and other entities, as well as by themselves. Remember the Good Witch from Wizard of Oz? She appeared in a bubble that came floating down from above. Or beyond.

The children on the bubble in the image aren’t human children, they’re fairy children, being led (helped?) by the moths or butterflies.