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>The butterfly (under the name Psyche, a beautiful maiden with wings of opalescent light) symbolizes the human soul because of the stages it passes through in order to unfold its power of light. The three divisions through which the butterfly passes in its unfoldment resemble closely the three degrees of Mystery School which degrees are regarded as consummation of the unfoldment of man by giving him emblematic wings by which he may soar the skies.
>~Secret Teachings of All Ages