Butterfly Angels of Joplin, MO
21 Nov 2011 Leave a Comment
in Supernal Living Tags: angels, butterflies, Joplin MO, tornado
Last night the CBS evening news ended with a feature on the “Butterfly Angels” of Joplin, MO. It’s been six months since a massive tornado tore across the plain, sending cars, homes, and trees tumbling into chaos and destruction. In the midst of that fury, some people sensed the presence of spiritual helpers. Many children reported seeing big “butterflies.” From the blogsite All About Boomers comes this description on the June 30th post:
As the tornado approached, a father and his two young children were outside in their yard. They did not have enough time to get in to the house for cover. The father of the kids threw himself on top of his babies and they were on the ground. The father dug his hands into the ground as the tornado plowed right over them. The soles of the shoes he was wearing, ripped right off. He LOST the Soles to his SHOES! Amazing! The father and the children stood up, after the tornado moved on, UNHARMED. The 4-year-old little girl looked at her daddy and said “Daddy I saw that big butterfly holding you down”. Think about that…
The other story they told me was of a young boy was swept up by the tornado and dropped back to the ground. As he was unharmed he told his mom “I saw butterflies and a white puppy”.
The CBS story, Butterfly is a Symbol of Hope in Joplin, MO, featured a cheerleader, Emily, and her mother who were tossed around in their SUV by the storm. But as they found shelter in a damaged building, Emily said she felt a comforting presence.
”I remember on this shoulder a hand touched me like right here,” she said, “and they told me everything was going to be OK.”
As Joplin is on the mend, its children have found their own symbols of hope.
”It’s actually really weird,” said Emily, “but ever since then, I’ll be walking outside and a butterfly will come and land on me … like on my arm or on my back.
The residents of Joplin have painted a beautiful Butterfly Angel Mural to commemorate their experience. I was excited to see this story–what with being Supernal and all. Angels are part of our New Normal. Whenever the Supernal Friends and I get together nowadays, we sense the presence of angels. Paula can actually see them. (That’s one of her Supernal gifts.) I can feel my Blue Angel, as I’ve come to think of her. A huge presence. The air feels thicker. We somehow work together during our sessions sending healing energy.
I know that sounds really weird. So, it was very affirming to see a whole town on board with their Butterfly Angels. Hooray for Joplin, MO, a town steeped in the Christian tradition, sharing their awareness of spiritual protection. Oh yes, there’s so much more to our world than we can see with our physical eyes.
