Ladybug

When you wear a Ladybug amulet or lucky charm, you are shouting to the world,"I am free." The Ladybug is a small roundish beetle that has a spotted back. Often brightly colored in nature the Ladybug feeds on insect pests.

 This talisman or amulet always puts a smile on your face. It is the charm of the eternal optimist. If you are fortunate enough to have one of these insects land on your shoulder or fly into your house it is a sure sign of good luck.

The Ladybug is considered a harbinger of good luck and prosperity. It shall free you from day to day problems. Wearing a Ladybug amulet or having a live one land on you will brighten your day, give you patience with those around you, and most importantly, lessen your burdens.

In nature you should never destroy this beautiful insect. Rather, it should be passed around from person to person, it should be allowed to crawl over your fingers, and then passed on to another person.

 It will seldom fly away. As the Ladybug rests upon your hand you should make a wish, but in making the wish, it should be made for another person's good luck, not your own. In the far east many women that have pierced ears will wear Ladybug earrings, because it is stylish without being overbearing. Smaller women prefer this tiny charm because of it's delicate nature.

Wearing this talisman is much like having a snowflake land on your tongue. It seems tailor made for you. It is personal, not commonplace. Many people that usually hate all types of insects can experience an affinity with this particular one.

 Under no circumstances should this amulet be bought or sold. In order for it to free you of your worries, it must be given to you. In nature, it must land on you, or at least land on someone, and that person gives it to you.

The Ladybug is a popular name of the colorful red spotted beetle of the coccinellidae group of the Coleoptera order. It is the subject of many folklore superstitions. It brings children, forecasts danger, predicts lifespan by the number of it's spots. It also warns of death.

In British and European folklore the ladybug was captured by a handmaiden and allowed to fly "North, South, East, or West" in the direction in which her lover lived. Whichever way the insect flew there lived her future