Transformation

"Transformation"

Transformation is when a person radically changes into a new person, unrecognizable from the old self.

This image is my attempt to describe this transformation. The skeleton represents the old self, the pre-transformed soul, as it undergoes a personal death of old beliefs and behaviors. The skeleton is in a posture of surrender as it yields to the process of transformation.
The red thorns represent suffering, which is the catalyst for transformation. People only change when circumstances require them to change. Suffering often brings about deep internal change as it forces a shift in priorities and meaning.

The butterfly symbolizes the transformed self. It also expresses the beauty of the transformed life.

The caterpillar and butterfly both convey the idea of metamorphosis, as a process of transforming change from one simple creature to a completely different creature, whose beauty exceeds that of the former.

Transformation

"The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."

-- William Faulkner

Longing for a miracle that will transform your life? Miracles happen, and if we don抰 want that magic to disappear on us, we need to learn from each epiphany -- to integrate it, apply it, and build on it so we can permanently shift to a new level of being.

The real key to fulfillment lies in ONGOING transformation: building our awareness of daily opportunities to change our perceptions and raise our consciousness. Life is about dissolving the old and creating anew. The more we open to accepting and learning from every life experience, the more our lives transform.

"Enlightenment must come little by little -- otherwise it would overwhelm."

-- Idries Shah

Amazing images Solane Truly captures the process of transformation. I remember as a child finding shiny golden chrysalises hanging from leaves and being fascinated by them. Within days a butterfly would emerge and I found the whole change magical. I still get that feeling now when I myself change in a positive way.