Neolithic symbol of the Great Goddess in Her guise as Mother of Magic, the butterfly, or chrysalid, is the symbol of divine ambivalence, transformation. She is a musician, often pictured with pan pipes. She possesses the secret of life; symbolism in Her honor features the yoni, ancient triangular symbol of womanhood, the womb. She brings new life after death, and is the patroness of reincarnation. As early as 6000 BCE Her symbol was the double axe, which when drawn looks like the wings of a butterfly. About 2000 BC, when the double headed axe actually came to be manufactured, this weapon became in Old European traditions the weapon of females, not males.In runic symbolism, butterflies represent frivolity, soul's ascent to immortality, freedom

Birds are the sacred symbol of community, of tloka. It is the return each spring of the bocian, or stork, that signals rebirth. Each type of bird has its own symbolism: sparrows symbolized the soul of man trying to be one with the Divine under any conditions, and of community life; swallows protected households; larks protected fields; nightingales protected orchards; ducks and geese protected lakes and rivers; and storks protected villages. It is the crow that is the familiar of the czarownica (enchantress) in her role as shape shifter and crone.

It is the bear, not the ground hog, that foretells the future on Gromniczne (February 2nd), in Polish culture. Bears symbolize the Goddess in Her aspect as Mother and Nurturer. Bears are the protectors of the weak and of the divine child - the infant aspect of the Year God. The guardian of the forest, bravery, wisdom, strength, endurance, reawakening, protection, the guardian of homeowners, these are attributes of the bear.

Bath house spirits. It was customary when firing up the fires for the sauna-type bath houses, that only the first two firings were to be used ... the third firing was for the Bannik, as an offering. Bannik were also keepers of the family life, as they were privy to the goings on and chatter that took place while bathing. The old bath house was also used for many other things .... for being still and silent, for contemplation. As a place associated with birth and curative properties, the bath house was particularly strongly endowed with vital forces.