INSECTS as ANIMALS Dr.

Alta Vogel Sankaran (2004: 293) has highlighted differences between the 3 major biological kingdoms, namely mineral, plant and animal. Each kingdom has at its core a basic vital sensation, viz. structure, sensitivity and survival, respectively. Therefore, as survival is the central theme of the animal kingdom, it comes as no surprise that reactions are more prominent than the sensations, and that an analysis of the data did not reveal a possible vital sensation. Previous studies done by Sankaran support the idea of reactivity being important in the animal kingdom: everything connected to animals: food, territory, habitat, sexuality, attack and defense, all have to do with the survival and propagation of the animal species (Sankaran, 2004: 307). This statement highlights the notion that the behaviour of the animal is paramount to its own survival and the survival of the species i.e. animals need to be able to react instinctively to various stimuli (sensations). The Doctrine of Signatures, where correlations are drawn between the nature of the substance and its therapeutic uses, relates to these ideas. For purposes of survival, insects have to adapt to changes in the environment that environment reflected as the physical body when extracted to a human level. The reactions of the insect group correspond to themes of defense, and are highlighted and discussed in detail below: Inflammation A powerful feedback mechanism begins with tissue inflammation, then the formation of defensive white blood cells, and finally removal of the cause of the inflammation by the activated monocytemacrophage system (Guyton & Hall, 1997: 286). Inflammation is

therefore a natural response of the body in order to protect itself from injury or any harmful substance in order to survive. Allied to inflammation is the concept of fever. Fever is defined as an elevation of body temperature above 100 degrees Fahrenheit; it is actually a protective response to infection and injury. The elevated body temperature enhances the bodys defense mechanisms while causing relatively minor discomfort for the person. The body raises its temperature to a new higher thermostat level by shunting blood from the skin surface to the interior of the body thus reducing heat loss. Shivering may occur to increase heat production by muscle contraction. The bodys efforts to conserve and produce heat continue until blood reaches the hypothalamus at the new higher temperature. Then heat temperature is maintained in the normal manner. Later, when the thermostat is reset to its normal level, the body eliminates excess heat through sweating and shunting of blood to the skin. Chills may result when the temperature is lowered (Berkow, 1999: 843). Coldness (a common sensation extracted from the third order analysis) and perspiration (a prominent symptom in insect remedies) are both well supported by the literature, and can now be understood in terms of defensive reactions. Just for interest sake, flies like most insects are very sensitive to cold, they move more slowly as the temperature drops, bumping stupidly into windows and walls. With the first frost, they drop like flies. Almost all the provers experienced an increased sensitivity to the cold (American homoeopath, 2001). Passion Sexuality Insects, having a relatively short life span, need to ensure the survival of the species by having a high reproductive capability2. Nancy Herrick (1998) wrote that since most butterflies live only three to ten days, the first and foremost activity is finding a mate so as to reproduce quickly. On the day of their emergence from the cocoon, the males stake out a territory and the females find a partner. The females

release pheromones which attract the males and they then flutter together in a highly ritualized and graceful courtship dance. The common fly is also incredibly prolific; a single fly can produce more offspring than the entire human population by a factor of four! Luckily, the fly is a great food source for many other insects (American Homoeopath, 2001). The analysis in Chapter 4 showed an excessive sexual desire, lustful, even sexual mania manifesting in the insect remedies. Pathology of the sexual organs was also noted, either as a result of sexual excesses and overactive stimulation or due to inflammation. Irritation Murphy (1993), writer of Culex musca, writes that Culex are impatient, willing to quarrel, anxious and fears death, have a poor memory and are disinclined to work. He is so busy scratching to relieve the itching and so busy waiting to relieve the restlessness that any interruption makes him impatient and ready to quarrel. The Cantharis picture is an individual who is restless in body and mind, irritable to the extreme (Vithoulkas, 1992). Something that is persistently annoying, i.e. itching (a common sensation originally extracted), would suggest an insect remedy. Restlessness Restlessness, speed and agility are predominant survival mechanisms seen among insects2. Restlessness feature in the generals, mentals and physical symptoms of most insect remedies. The insects speed and activity can lead one to link it with the insect remedies symptom pictures which have mental symptoms of being fruitlessly busy, hurried and impatient and desiring activity.

 Change Six out of the seven insects in the sample group seems to belong to the tubercular miasm of which change is one of the most prominent features. Change was interpreted by the researcher as compensation for the state they find themselves in. The tubercular miasm has the feeling of intense oppression and a desire for change. The reaction is an intense and hectic activity in order to break free from this oppression (Sankaran, 2002: 53). This reminds the researcher of the process of metamorphoses where they undergo complete transformation through different stages, i.e. egg, larva, pupa and adult. This helps them to adapt to change, and this adaptation is the key for their survival in face of various environmental challenges2. All the insects used in the sample group belong to division Endopterygota, which means they all go through distinct larval and pupal stages during which they are quite unlike the adults in appearance (Weaving, 2000: 23). Violent and intense reactions In nature, some insects drop to the ground and pretend they are dead (paralysis, another common sensation originally extracted) while others camouflage themselves in order to escape an attack2. Other insects will rather sting or bite in order to poison their aggressors so as to defend themselves. Several species of butterfly have developed self-defense systems whereby they eat highly toxic plants, assimilate them, and then poison any creature that eats them. Predators soon learn to avoid them. Many other butterfly species imitate the coloring of this group, hoping to mimic the poisonous butterfly and confuse its enemies. Still other butterfly species have developed startling, large eyes on the two lower wings to frighten predators. The coloring on the wings helps to camouflage the butterfly and contributes to its great beauty (Herrick, 1998). Vermeulen (2002: 123) mentions that bees can kill each other with their stings, but if they attack human beings they cannot withdraw the sting from human

flesh, and so die. The worker bee stings to defend her home, while the queen uses it to defend her status. The honey bee is a highly sensitive creature, as witness its unerring sense of direction from and back to the hive in quest of nectar. It is also violently reactive, as witness the phenomenon of swarming and also the fury of onslaught en masse if interfered with or annoyed. Moreover marauding wasps or robber bees from other hives, if they dare to intrude at the hive entrance, are summarily seized and executed on the spot by the worker bees on guard duty (Gibson, 1987). In Gibsons Studies of Homoeopathic remedies (1987) he commented on Apis systemic reactions; they are of varied intensity and consist of urticaria, oedema, constriction of the chest, wheezing and gastrointestinal upsets; also dyspnoea, dysphagia, hoarseness, confusion and a feeling of impending disaster. The most severe reaction is evidenced by collapse, cyanosis, hypotension, incontinence and unconsciousness. It is interesting to note the inclination of the bee to find nectar and to impulsively attach itself to that sweetness, while at the same time reacting aggressively in case of interference with its activities. It attacks with a blind passion both the nectar and the intruder who tries to approach or touch it. Here there is a very interesting similarity with the personality of Apis they cannot detach themselves from the honey once they have found it (Vithoulkas, 1992). Seeing evidence was given in Chapter 4 already the researcher will not elaborate too much more on these reactions but the essences are hopefully portrayed here. This was the nature of most of the symptoms as manifested in the various insect remedies. The condition is one of restlessness and irritation with much intensity. The researcher also found that all insect remedies are generally worse for touch. In the miasmatic classification analysis, Musca domesitca, the common housefly, appears to belong to the leprosy miasm. The researcher thought considering that the Doctrine of Signature has featured much in discussion so far it is relevant to mention here that, just like lepers cast out form society because of their repulsive appearance, so

are houseflies which are repulsed by human society. Filth, trash, decomposing flesh, garbage and fecal matter are areas of special interest to the fly (and so, too, were with the provers). Many provers experienced disgust with their surroundings (American Homoeopath, 2001). MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL STATE OF CLASS INSECTA It is clear to the researcher that the common sensations extracted from the sample group led directly (and indirectly) to the collective mental symptoms of the insect group of remedies. An idea of a threatening, acute and violent sensation, which drives them to anger and violence and into frenzied, shrieking mental states, is apparent in the insect remedies. There is also evidence of mania, rage and anxiety in most insect remedies. There is delirium and hysteria, possibly due to advanced stages of inflammation, and even insanity. POLAR OPPOSITES SEEN IN THE INSECT GROUP: The data analysed by the researcher clearly suggested that Class Insecta shows polar opposites within its range of reactions, the prominent polarities being listed below: inflammation vs. weakness active, sudden and violent reactions vs. paralysis heat vs. coldness. An aspect common to the animal remedies is that there exists a conflict, which has its basis in a split within itself. There are two sides to such personalities: the animal side and the human side. While the animal side is concerned with competition, the human side seems to have contempt for the animal within (Sankaran, 2004: 51). The researcher thus drew parallels here with the polar opposites listed above and although the researcher has

not come across many polar differences in the sample remedies, she would like to illustrate this theme from the literature of other insect remedies to indicate the idea of opposites: Examining the physical symptoms overall, one can see a polarity in Gallic Acid (wasp larvae injected into tree which forms a gall nut) between a state of dry contraction and one of wet relaxation. On the dry, contracted end of the spectrum we have dry mouth and throat (especially at night), the sense of contraction in the anus, gnawing in the stomach, a small appetite, constipation, and the burning and itching eyelids. Indeed, Gallic Acid is known for its astringent properties and was used as a styptic by the old school. It was considered the best internal styptic for the relief of mucus discharges, menorrhagia, hemorrhage, and excessive expectoration in tuberculosis and bronchitis. On the wet end of the spectrum, we see the hemorrhagic tendency, excessive mucus and phlegm, profuse foot sweats and night sweats, and increased urination, sometimes with a thick, cream-colored mucus. Tying this polarity into the mental states, we note that Gallic Acid exhibits both selfish holding and grasping a kind of dry/contracted state (jealousy, fear of being alone, manipulative) as well as expulsive, outwardly-directed anger (cursing, violence, destructiveness to others, abusiveness, rudeness, and babbling speech at night) (American Homoeopath, 1999). CLINICAL ASPECTS TO THE INSECT REMEDIES: The following clinical conditions were noted: 1.) Inflammation: Erysipelas Cellulitis Gastroenteritis Peritonitis Pericarditis Glomerulonephritis Arthritis Conjunctivitis Meningitis Gangrene 2.) Affections of the bladder 3.) Affections of the ovaries 4.) Intermittent fevers

5.) Vertigo COMPARISON WITH OTHER ANIMAL REMEDIES If various animal groups and sub-groups in nature display a mode of survival unique to them, and if the features of the mode of survival are seen in the corresponding remedy states (Sankaran, 2004: 309), then, the researcher realized that the reactivity of the insect group is at the heart of the group analysis method, and in a sense, representing the vital sensation. Animal remedies, like the snakes and mammals, each respectively have their own eccentricities in the manner in which they defend themselves, i.e. snake remedies feel pursued and consequently have a desire to hide, or in the face of danger (for example competition) they feel disadvantaged which requires them to be cunning, deceitful, calculating and manipulative in order to survive (win). A mammal on the other hand finds safety within a group. To belong to the group or herd is priority, therefore mammal remedies are deeply connected with their own immediate family. The competitiveness of this animal group comes up in the fight for supremacy within the group. There is also the theme of caring and protecting young ones (Sankaran, 2000: 474). Common with other animal remedies, it seems clear to the researcher that the insect group of remedies displays their defense actions more aggressively and intensely in comparison with the snakes which defend themselves with more cunning and scheming thought processes. The insect seem to defend itself more physically and less mentally and not in a group like the mammal does. The insect remedies seem to respond to these irritations/invasions using physiological responses like inflammation and if this does not work they get angry and violent, displaying their rage by shrieking and maniacal behaviour.

Insects summary by Petter Fraser Insects Escaping the Earth Insects are the largest class of animals with some 800,000 species described and possibly a far greater number that have not yet been found. For every human on earth there are something like a billion insects. They range from stick insects a foot long and moths with a 12 inch wingspan to many tiny species one hundredth of an inch long. They are generally among the most developed of the invertebrates. The evolution of the insects allowed for the co-evolution of the angiosperms, the flowering plants that make up the majority of plant species. Many insects live off the nectar that they receive from plants in return for pollination. However, they can also be parasites and the parasites of parasites. Many feed on dung or decaying material and without them the ecosystem would be overwhelmed with partially decayed organic material in a matter of weeks. The ecology of the planet is dependent on the activities of insects. What exactly constitutes an insect is not clearly defined. Sometimes all the six-legged hexapods are regarded as insects; sometimes only those which fly or have flying ancestors. As only the latter group are used in homoeopathy the question is fairly unimportant to us. The chief features of insects are that they fly; that they develop from juvenile forms that are often very different from the imago (adult); that they breed prolifically; and that many of the mare social animals. By no means do all insects have all these features but they are the features of the insects as a whole and they seem to be found, at least to some degree, as features in all Insect remedies, even those made from insects that do not express all of them in their current physical forms. The insects and the birds are the only classes of animal

that have established the ability to fly as a property of most of their species and so a property of the class as a whole. Some mammals, particularly the bats, some snakes and lizards and even some fish have the ability to fly or at least to glide but they are all exceptional within their class, with insects and birds the inability to fly is the exception. Almost all insects undergo some form of transformation from their larval form to the adult form. Some are holometabolous and undergo a pupal stage in which they change, often into a completely different form. Others are hemimetabolous and undergo a series of changes through a number of larval stages, called instars, as they shed their exoskeletons, each one a little more like the adult form. The common pattern involves a flightless larval stage and a winged imago. The appearance and feeding behaviour of the two forms can be completely different. The caterpillar and the butterfly being the most powerful expression of this. Insects use a wide range of reproductive strategies. The adults are usually involved in sexual reproduction, though there are species that reproduce sexually at the larval stage. Some insects use a degree of parthogenesis, with the child a clone of the mother. Usually when this happens sexual and asexual reproduction are found in alternating generations but there are species that are only known to reproduce asexually. Sometimes the larvae reproduce asexually and only some generations reach maturity and then reproduce sexually. Insects are also often involved in the sexual behaviour of plants. Some plants, most notably species of orchid, pose as sexually available insects to attract mates who will pollinate them. Insect Remedies in General The key indicator for the Insect remedies is there industriousness. It is through the work that they do that are able to progress and so their work is always important to them in some way. They will put all their energies into their work and it will be among the ways that they gauge their success. This could be a little misleading as it is the work itself

that is important rather than the concomitants such as success, power and recognition. Though in the individual Insect remedies the importance of some of these rewards can be pronounced and thus a point of differentiation. In non insect remedies the things that come from work are often more important than the work itself. The Insect remedies will also bring a work pattern and ethic to whatever they do. This means that they do things in a business like manner, even things where this is not appropriate and so they can appear to be unemotional, structured and fastidious, especially in personal relationships. They are better for activity and for work rather than just any activity. They are restless and are often unable to rest or to settle into a calm or meditative state. However, their restlessness can become unproductive, just buzzing around getting nothing done. It is only through effort that they are able to achieve and it is only through achievement that they are able to gain validation for who they are and what they do. It is achievement rather than success that is important to them and not so much for its own sake or even for what it brings but because it validates their work and their effort. The other side of this can be that in spite of the work they do and the effort they make they do not achieve as much as they feel they ought and they find this very depressing. One of the areas that the Insect remedies can direct their energies is into benevolence. They can be working for the good of the family or the group rather than just for themselves. They feel that helping others can be very worthwhile and this is another way of validating the work that they do. However, they also feel that others should reciprocate and should help them and they are disappointed that they seem to give much more than they receive in the way of help and support from the people around them. The Insect needs to metamorphosize, to transform, in order to be able to do what he or she needs to do. It is not enough for them just to grow or develop or learn. The way that they are is not sufficient to achieve their objectives and needs. They feel that they need to be a different person

and in a different situation in order to be able to move on. They might need to change their environment or the company they keep. They might feel they need to learn something more or to gain new skills or to achieve some sort of qualification. At the same time there is a reluctance to take the necessary steps and a feeling that in changing they will lose something of what they already have. There can be a paradox arising from the attitude to transformation in that they must work and through work achieve something in order to transform but they also feel that they cannot truly achieve through their work until they have transformed. They feel this puts them in an impossible situation that seems to have no resolution and so they despair of ever being able to make the necessary transformation. Exhaustion is found throughout the Insect remedies. It is a physical exhaustion that comes primarily from too much. Repertorizing Using the repertory with the Insect remedies is very difficult. Many of the new remedies have not been added yet and most of the old ones are very incomplete. There is also no representative remedy that gives a good indication that an Insect might be needed in the way that Lachesis does for the Snakes, Falco for the Birds or Tarentula for the Spiders. It is therefore necessary to be able to recognize the Insect remedies even when they do not appear strongly in a repertorization. Apis and Cantharis are well represented in the repertory although mostly in therapeutic terms and the mind symptoms are fairly restricted. Coccus cacti and Formica rufa have good representation but again not much of a mind picture. Cimex, Aphis, Vespa, Doryphora, Pediculus all have some representation but limited picture. Inachio io, though new, has about the same level of representation. Limenitis bredowii californica, Galla quercus, Musca domestica have all been added to the repertory

recently. Although they have the same number of rubrics as the last group their mental pictures are much clearer and they have fewer physicals. Mantis, Enallagma, Schistocerca, Blatta, Lomonia, Culex, Coccinaella and Lamprohiza all have extensive new provings that have not yet been added to the repertory. Pieris and Inachio are in the repertory but the provings are not available in English. The other remedies are very poorly represented at this time. Families Just as Insects have qualities of the Animal Kingdom in general as well as qualities specific to Insects; so each family or order of Insects has general Insect qualities as well as qualities that are specific to that family. From most of the orders we have only a few representatives but it is still worth making a tentative differentiation that can be clarified and expanded as more remedies are proved and we gain more experience. Ondonata, the dragonflies and damselflies, have a connection to the Snakes and are fearsome predators. Like the Snake remedies they have some degree of clairvoyance and connection with the Underworld. Orthoptera, the grasshoppers, locusts and crickets, have enormous amounts of pent up energy that has no outlet and so is held in tension or is vented explosively. Hemiptera, the bugs, are the most cramped and restricted of the Insect remedies. Coleoptera, the beetles, is the largest family of all insects and indeed of all animals. It is said that if God created everything he must have had an inordinate fondness for beetles. The Coleopatera is the family in which sexuality is most strongly expressed. It is also the family which bears a strong relationship to rabies and the Hydrophobic Miasm and to the Solanaceae family of plants. Although urinary symptoms are strong in all Insects the cystitis of the Coleoptera is the most extreme.

INSECT general themes Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman Entering the World of Homeopathic Insect Remedies First, how can you be sure that the patient needs an animal remedy? The state, themes, and words used by the patient generally leave no doubt that his/her issues are: * survival: winner versus loser * victim versus aggressor * strength and weakness; dominating versus dominated * predator and prey * territoriality * attractiveness * animation * sexuality * instinct * feeling of being forced, harmed, victimized, put down * camouflage, competition * deceit, jealousy, revenge * strong affinity or aversion for animals

Once it is clear that you are in the domain of animals, what will lead to a prescription of an insect remedy? The following issues, themes, language, and sensations will be expressed by the patient: * small, tiny, powerless, helpless, vulnerable * stomped on, crushed, squished, stepped on, trapped, cornered trampled * torture, cruelty * a feeling of being low, inferior, dirty, creepy * short life span

* busy, speedy, restless, hyperactive, lively, sudden * mean, nasty, greedy, rude, sarcastic * need to do a lot in a short period of time * invaded, intruded, encroached

* strong focus on food, reproduction, basic needs * shameless, sexual exploitation, crude, obscene * colors, particularly bright * sensations: burning, stinging, biting, stitching * reactions, physical or emotional, to insects

The feeling of being very small, invisible, like a fly on the wall or a speck will be verbalized by the patient, possibly with hand gestures. The individual may feel ridiculed, ignored, dismissed, minimized. The pace of the case is often quick and gives a sense of scurrying out of the way, just as an insect might do. We have often seen skin sensitivity, including an exaggerated response to insect bites.

Insect general themes Jenni Tree Insects: General themes Owing the earth The chemistry offers a backcloth of urinary system, acid/alkali balance, anxiety, irritability, intolerance, itching, attack/defense, speed. It would be like choosing a plant remedy on the grounds of its alkaloids. These give us a lot of information relevant to behavior and survival mechanism, the fears and delusions of plants; the alkaloids are probably responsible for the vital sensation in the plant groups. Common themes: Industrious- busy, active, hurried, hyperactive, rush and flow of thoughts, fast Excitable- excited, animated, irritable, quarrelsome, angry, rage, violence, aggressive Sensitive to- vibration, music, colors, dancing, noise, environment, pain Thigmotaxis- (desire for pressure on all sides), tight, squash, small space Fear- deathsudden, attack, assault, injury, trap, splat, violence, suffocation Hydrophobia- water, wet, damp, shiny surface Alert- animated, competitive, singleminded, persistent

 Clothing- fine, colorful, shiny, glitter, quality, looking good, vivacious, camouflage, mimic, dress up, vivid, stripes, spots Sexual- lewd, adulterous, shameless, lack of morals, amoral, confusion of sexuality Metamorphosis- change, escape this life, become something else D/D

Jealous- malicious, destructive, competitive, shrieking Inflammation- heat, burning, stitching, stabbing, stinging, red, rosy, swollen, urinary, teeth, genitals, ovaries, skin, < warmth

There is something vivid about them, it may be their clothing, their eyes, the fascinating way they engage me and a sense of frenetic, often internal or mental energy. Patients who are similarly as engaging are from snake family, but they are more hypnotic, slower, more sensual and sexy as they fasten me with their glittering eyes. Their problems are more to do with the blood and the heart than the urinary system and skin. Common themes: Industrious Cleaning Dirt Hyperactive Thigmotaxis Violent anger Hydrophobia Adulterous, lewd, sexual, shameless Love of dancing, music, and vibration Vivacious Competitive

 Jealous Malicious Shrieks Sensitive to pain, vibration, noise Alert

Quarrelsome Stinging, burning Fear of attack, injury, assault Thoughts wandering, rushing, Cold hearted, unemotional Fascinating

BUTTERFLY REMEDIES Patricia Le Roux A summary of symptoms common to all butterflies Mental Symptoms. Feeling of abandonment.no guidance. Reduction in mental agility-especially memory and concentration. Metamorphosis. Genetic problems. Transsexuality. Butterfly dreams. Want to hide. Notion of family and responsibility. Physical Symptoms Delicate and fragile with a slim body. Love to dance,move restlessly and wear bright dresses Wrap arms around themselves when talking about their problems and fears. Generals Aggravated by sun,warmth and autumn. Better in dry weather,open spaces. Desire rich food, sugar,sweet things and wine

Particulars Abdominal pain following fear. Pulsating back pain. Recurrent burning pain in bladder. Cry easily. Cold on extremities. Late periods. Headache aggravated by noise and light,feeling of floating. Frontal sinusitis. Sleep on back. Frequent psoriasis,eczema and urticaria. Butterfly remedies Acherontia atropos-The deaths head hawkmoth Apeira syringaria-The lilac beauty Bombyx liparis chrysorrhoea-The brown tailed moth Bombyx processionaria-The processional caterpillar Euphydryas aurinia-The marsh fritillary Gonepteryx rhamni-The brimstone Graphium Agamemnon-The tailed jay Inachis io-The European peacock Limenitis bredowii-The Californian sister Macrothylacia rubi-The fox moth Morpho peleides-The blue morpho Nymphalis urticae-The small tortoise shell Pieris brassicae-The large white or cabbage white

Butterflies Jenni Tree, U.K Butterflies in Homeopathy: Acherontia atropos (Deaths Head Hawkmoth) Apeira syringaria (Lilac Beauty) Bombyx liparis chrysorrhoea (Brown tail moth) Bombyx processionea (Procession moth) Lomonia oblique (Lepidoptera saturniidea) Macrothylacia rubi (Fox moth) Gonepteryas aurinia (Marsh fritillary) Graphium Agamemnon (Tailed jay) Graphium sarpedon (common bluebottle butterfly) Inachis io (Peacock butterfly) Limenitis bredowii californica (California sister butterfly) Morpho peleides (Blue morpho) Nymphalis urticea (Small tortoiseshell) Pieris brassicea (Cabbage white) Papilio machaon (Swallowtail) Polyommatus icarus (Common blue) Themes: The butterflies present as, or desire to be happy, gay, childlike, cheerful, and affectionate. They are the lightest hearted of the Insect group to my mind. Abandoned, forsaken, adopted, difficult family situation

Patricia Le roux takes as key feeling for butterfly patients, particularly children. There could be a teasing, testing quality, without the cunningness of the spiders. Trapped, caught, and bound a hatred of constriction, tight, prey Tortured HelplessVictimBurst out. MetamorphosisMimicryCamouflageDressing up, wearing masks; cross-dressing. Desire to change sex; confused sexualityTran sexuality. Energized, uplifted, jumping, dancingRunning aroundLightCarefreeFunJoyADHD. SweetnessSugar, sweets, nectar, honey, alcohol, fruit ripe, fermenting fruit Dreams of blood, bombs, buildings, bugs, and water Fear of dogs, Earthquakes Source Language: Taken from various cases Grayness Nothing there An absence No map Rebuilding Taken down to nothing A torn piece of cloth Burst out Uplifted Energized Born blind and deaf Everything falls into place as you grow up Running around in a field Feeling the flowers

~Butterfly patients (and presumably insect cases overall) can appear in any of their metamorphosis stages, from egg to caterpillar, cocoon or imago. Who knows what happens in that cocoon, when one swollen soft earthbound life is totally rebuilt to emerge with structure and beauty, and the ability to fly?