Unlocking Messages from the Universe

Synchronicity & Dragonflies

The Universe is constantly sending us messages—are you open to receiving them? I have received messages from many places over the years: dreams, conversations with others, direct downloads, TV, radio, and believe it or not, even TikTok.

Let me give you some background. Over the last few years, I’ve been feeling a little different. The things that had made up most of my life until that point no longer seemed to serve me. I went from being very social to wanting to spend more time at home. I stopped being the first one to reach out or reschedule. I truly began enjoying spending time at home with my pet and basking in the pleasure of my own company. I now only do things that I truly enjoy rather than making concessions for others.

During this time, I had a few great teachers—teachers who gently guided me to do inner work on myself, changing my perspective and focusing more on what could go right instead of what could go wrong. I felt shifts and changes in my life that made me feel like a completely different person. I saw somewhere that if you don’t truly know your soul’s purpose, then continue to work on becoming the healthiest version of yourself. That really resonated with me so that is what I did. These changes have been gradual. Looking back, I’d say they started around 2018, but I wouldn’t have recognized it at the time. They began as small, subtle shifts, but lately, things have become much more noticeable.

All these changes have been positive, but earlier this year, things started to feel uncomfortable. I had this anxious feeling of not being comfortable in my own skin, like I was on the cusp of something new but didn’t quite know what. I decided to deal with the feeling in a completely healthy way—doom scrolling on TikTok. I know, I know—how can I write a blog about spirituality and growth and still self-medicate with social media? Progress, not perfection. That’s why I didn’t name the blog The Perfect Soul Reflections. Courtney’s Soul Reflections offers me a lot more leniency and room for error.

Anyway, back to doom scrolling TikTok. I came across a psychic medium. It has happened before, but I’d never paid much attention. Something about this particular post caught my attention. The theme of the post was: You are on the right path. You are on your way to a spiritual transformation, and you are right where you need to be. Relax and surrender. I loved the message, especially given how I’d been feeling. But the real kicker came at the end: the woman said, if you see dragonflies, you’ll know this message was for you.

Alright, I admit I can still be a skeptic. It’s hammered into us from a young age. I thought to myself, It’s June, and I haven’t seen a dragonfly all year. Figures. What are the odds a TikTok psychic has the answers I seek? But then that need to constantly bargain with the universe kicked in. Okay, I thought, if I see a dragonfly in the next five days, maybe this is for me. At that point, I literally laughed out loud at myself and went about my day.

I didn’t have another thought about dragonflies until I went outside two hours later to go for a walk. Within two minutes of leaving the house, two dragonflies followed me along the sidewalk for several feet. For the next two months, I continued to see dragonflies every day and everywhere. It didn’t matter what time of day I went for a walk—morning, noon, or evening. Sometimes multiple times in one day. I was washing dishes inside one day when a dragonfly dive-bombed the kitchen window. I saw them in multiple states—at a bourbon distillery in Kentucky and at a vortex spot in Sedona. They were everywhere! They even appeared at the most opportune times. One morning, I received a nasty instant message from my boss before 8 a.m. just as I was getting back to the house ready to start work for the day. My stomach dropped as I went to respond, but a dragonfly landed on a leaf right above my head, calming me down, making me laugh, and reminding me that I was right where I needed to be. Everything was going to be okay. It also reminded me that tough situations are challenges with opportunities to learn. I stopped, re-read the message, took a breath, and responded in a calm and professional manner. I didn’t take the criticism to heart because I had done what I needed to do, and it’s no longer my job to please people.

These dragonflies, man—I’ve learned more from them than from most of my college professors. (No offense, CMU—Fire Up Chips!)

The culmination of this message happened on a trip I took to Sedona. I’ll go into more detail in other posts, but ultimately, I went to Sedona on a Soul Adventure. Its purpose was to help me heal my inner child and challenge my soul to grow. On this trip, I did an inner child healing ceremony along the river at the base of Cathedral Rock. When I opened my eyes after the ceremony, there were about 20 dragonflies chasing each other over the water and the rapids. I was practically in tears and couldn’t have received a more valid confirmation that I was on the right path. I even found a dragonfly pendant at a local crystal shop, which I felt compelled to purchase in commemoration of my trip and my transformation.

I know a lot of people might be skeptical—many people close to me are—but I hope this might open someone’s eyes to the possibility of something greater. We are intuitive beings that are intricately connected to the energy around us, and the universe constantly communicates with us.  Sometimes, we just must be brave enough to believe in a little bit of magic to find the answers we seek. The dragonflies, the synchronicities, and the symbols around us are gentle nudges reminding us that the answers are always within reach—we just have to be willing to see them.