Episode 10

Whispers on the Wind – The Ghostly White Butterflies

There are whispers on the wind—soft, fleeting, and often unseen. Across cultures and centuries, white butterflies have been seen as more than mere creatures; they are messengers, spirits, and omens from the beyond.

Are they the souls of the departed? Are they warnings, guiding us toward an unknown fate? Or are they simply a presence—gentle, silent, watching from the edges of our world?


In this episode of Gleam of Butterflies, we step into the ethereal and explore:

🦋 The white butterfly in Japanese folklore—why it’s believed to be a visiting soul.

🦋 The Haitian Vodou belief that white butterflies are spirits passing through.

🦋 Celtic traditions and why harming a white butterfly was once forbidden.

🦋 What it means when a white butterfly crosses your path—is it simply chance, or something more?


Join Adrian Adair, The King of Butterflies, as we uncover the mystery of ghostly white butterflies and their role as messengers between worlds.

About the Podcast

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Gleam Of Butterflies
A poetic journey into the mystery, beauty, and transformation of butterflies. Hosted by Adrian Adair

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Adrian Adair

There are those who simply admire butterflies—and then there are those who seem to move with them, understanding their silent language, following their unseen paths.

Adrian Adair is one of the latter.

The creator and voice behind Gleam of Butterflies, Adrian doesn’t just study butterflies—he listens to them. He traces their flight through myth and time, unearthing the stories they carry on their wings. With each episode, he takes listeners on a journey through forgotten legends, poetic symbolism, and the quiet miracles of nature.

His voice is both a guide and a whisper—leading through the gilded shimmer of the Blue Morpho, the spectral mystery of the Black Swallowtail, the eternal migration of the Monarch. He speaks of butterflies as spirits, as omens, as echoes of transformation, revealing what cultures across history have always known: these creatures are more than delicate wings. They are messages, waiting to be understood.

Some people chase butterflies. Adrian walks among them.

Follow the flight, and step into the wonder.