The Dragonfly

Dragonflies symbolize change, transformation, adaptability, and self-realization across time and cultures. That’s why she’s represented front and center on the Educational Alchemist, LLC logo. 

The Dragonfly

Once, in a little pond, in the muddy water under the lily pads,
there lived a little water beetle in a community of water
beetles.  They lived a simple and comfortable life in the pond
with few disturbances and interruptions.
Occasionally, sadness would come to the community when one of
the fellow beetles would climb the stem of a lily pad and
would never be seen again.  They knew when this happened that their
friend was dead, gone forever.
Then, one day, one little water beetle felt an irresistible urge
to climb up that stem.  However, he was determined that he would
not leave forever.  He would come back and tell his friends what
he had found at the top.
When he reached the top and climbed out of the water onto the
surface of the lily pad, he was so tired, and the sun felt so
warm, that he decided he must take a nap.  As he slept, his body
changed and when he woke up, he had turned into a beautiful
blue-tailed dragonfly with broad wings and a slender body
designed for flying.
So, fly he did!  And, as he soared, he saw the beauty of a whole
new world and a far superior way of life – one that he had never
known existed.
Then he remembered his beetle friends and how they were thinking
by now he was dead.  He wanted to go back to tell them, and
explain to them that he was now more alive than he had ever been
before.  His life had been fulfilled rather than ended.
But his new body would not go down into the water.  He could
not get back to tell his friends the good news.  Then he
understood that the time would come when they, too, would
know what he now knew.  So, he raised his wings and flew off
into his joyous new life!

~Author Unknown~

May your soul feel the irresistible urge to explore beyond the darkness, to raise your consciousness and to connect with the bright, shining BE-ing that you are.

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Welcome to the newly revised Educational Alchemist site which emphasizes equity, wellbeing, and consciousness! I'm Laura Purnell, aka, the Educational Alchemist.

I see one's commitment to physical, mental, emotional and spiritual growth (aka "personal work" because it IS work!) and wellbeing (the awesome outcome of doing "the work")  as alchemy. If Ghandi's phrase, "Be the change you want to see in the world" resonates, you have a really important awareness!

When you know in your heart that it's time to go beyond the rhetoric, and to really dig into your BE-ing, I'm ready to support you on your transformational journey. I work with groups and individuals committed to removing obstacles that keep them from reaching their greatest potential.....and ideally, helping make the world a better place!  Let's do this together.