The Beetle is a peaceful insect, with a rich depth of symbolism dating back hundreds even thousands of years!
That said however when a beetle comes as your power animal it can be classified as either a positive omen or a negative one. Why? This is decided by studying the Beetles behaviours and what occurs after you have seen one.
Some beetles are even seen as messengers about the weather! In Africa, women of the Baronga tribe throw beetles into a lake as part of a rain-making ceremony.
The beetle being able to attract storms is also a belief across some areas of Europe, and is therefore considered unlucky, this thought train is probably enhanced due to the beetle’s tendency to devour the entire bean crop.
In Germany, the stag beetle was thought to be symbolic of thunder since it was often found on the oak tree, which is the tree most often struck during a storm.
Beetles are connected to Transformation, metamorphosis, resurrection, innocence of purpose and re-birth – the re-birth of the soul to a new spiritual ideal and renewed devotion. Often the Beetle power animal’s message to you is seen as a sign that you are on the right track in the pursuit of your goals.
The ancient Egyptians considered the beetle, or scarab, as representative of the sun and of eternal life. Consequently the Beetle can be found decoratively on rings, amulets, and talismans.
They believed also that if a death-watch beetle produced a clicking noise while calling their mates, this was an omen that there was to be a death within a family.
According to Scottish superstition if a Beetle enters a room where a family is sitting they will have misfortune if the Beetle is then killed the misfortune is thought to be even greater!
In Ireland, the devil's coach-horse beetle is said to place a curse on you when it raises its tail.
During the nineteenth century, in the East Anglian region of the UK, whooping cough was said to be cured by suspending a beetle around a child's neck!
The power totem spirit animal beetle teaches harmony during upcoming changes by encouraging you to utilize your intuitive abilities.
Facts
The Rhinoceros Beetle is capable of lifting something 850 times its own weight. To put this into proportion, if a human had the strength of the rhinoceros beetle it would be able to lift a 65-ton object.
And a dung beetle is not only the world’s strongest insect but also the strongest animal on the planet compared to body weight. They can pull 1,141 times their own body weight. Therefore, Often the Beetle power animal’s message to you is seen as a sign of strength. Is this needed right now or are you holding on to too much power right now.
History
Another name for the dung beetle is the scarab - Scarabaeidae of the order Coleoptera. The most famous of these beetles, Scarabaeus sacer, is in Egypt. It is about an inch long and can live for more than two years.
The scarab beetle is worshipped by the Egyptians and considered highly spiritual and is associated with the heavens and the Sun God Ra.
It was an emblem of the Egyptian god Khepera, the god of creation, the Sun, and immortality. The image of the scarabaeus beetle was a common amulet buried with the dead as a source of new life for the heart in the next world. These sacred beetles were carved on all kinds of amulets and seals. Large images of them were worshiped in temples.
The scarab or dung beetle rolls balls of dung along the ground and into holes, so it can lay its larvae in the dung, this is then used to feed the larvae when it hatches.
According to Egyptian doctrine, the dung beetle rolling his ball was believed to show off the Sun’s course and its’ daily self-renewal. Thus, a symbolic scarab carrying a solar disc upon its back signified the Sun’s cycle throughout the sky.
Power Animal Meaning
The power totem spirit animal beetle can be a sign of renewal, of searching past lives and of vitality.
The beetle is believed to have a special connection with the sun or the divine, and it is thought that if you call on this totem it will help you create a special connection with your spirit guides.
The beetle power animal is with you to help you become more confident and realize that you can count on yourself.
When the beetle spirit animal makes an appearance in your life it brings the message that it is time for change and transformation. So, no matter what it is you are facing, the only way for you to resolve the situation is by being open and honest with yourself. The beetle says do not give in to outside pressures or give into what other people want! Be true to yourself and what you believe. Stand in your own power!
Another reason the beetle has come to you might be that it is asking you to pay attention because something is happening and you aren’t seeing this, the beetle therefore wants you to become aware of what goes on in and around your sphere.
Beetle also says expand your senses to the spiritual level and walk with awareness in your heart.
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