Some creatures are bound to the land, forever tethered to where they began. The Monarch Butterfly is not one of them.

Every year, millions of Monarchs embark on an impossible migration, traveling over 3,000 miles across North America to the mountains of Mexico. But no single butterfly completes the journey. It takes generations. A lineage of travelers, each carrying a piece of a story they will never see the end of.

How do they know where to go?

What guides them across vast landscapes they have never seen?

And what does their epic journey reveal about fate, memory, and the unseen forces that lead us home?

Join Adrian Adair, The King of Butterflies, as we follow the flight of the Monarch Butterfly—nature’s most determined traveler.

In this episode of Gleam of Butterflies, we uncover:

🦋 The Black Swallowtail’s striking beauty and its clever survival adaptations

🦋 Why black butterflies have been seen as omens, spirits, and messengers across cultures

🦋 The deeper lesson this butterfly teaches us about transformation and embracing the unknown

Join Adrian Adair, The King of Butterflies, as we follow the silent, powerful flight of the Black Swallowtail.

To the Greeks, butterflies were not just delicate creatures of the wind; they were the very essence of the human spirit, a symbol of transformation, endurance, and the journey beyond this world.

In this episode of Gleam of Butterflies, we unravel the myth of Psyche & Eros, a tale of love, loss, and transformation that mirrors the metamorphosis of a butterfly. We explore how butterflies have been seen as spirits of the dead across cultures—from Greece to the Celts to the Aztecs—and ask:

🦋 What does the butterfly teach us about the soul?

🦋 Why did the Greeks believe the soul took flight like a butterfly?

🦋 And what can Psyche’s myth reveal about the nature of change?

Join Adrian Adair, The King of Butterflies, as we step into myth, history, and poetic reflection, following the eternal flight of Psyche.

Some butterflies are bound to a single place, fluttering in the same fields for a lifetime. But the Swallowtail Butterfly is different—it is a wanderer, a traveler, a symbol of movement and transformation.

In this episode of Gleam of Butterflies, we follow the Swallowtail’s global journey across continents, unravel its mystical symbolism in different cultures, and explore how its unique tail-like wings are more than just beauty—they are a survival masterpiece.

🦋 How has the Swallowtail adapted to nearly every continent?

🦋 What do ancient cultures believe about this butterfly?

🦋 Why are its long tails an evolutionary advantage?

Join Adrian Adair, The King of Butterflies, as we chase the flight of one of the world’s most graceful and enduring butterflies.

Not all beauty is meant to be seen. Some creatures exist on the edge of sight, lingering between what is visible and what is only felt.

In this episode of Gleam of Butterflies, we follow the Glasswing Butterfly—a delicate, almost spectral being whose transparent wings make it nearly invisible in the rainforest.

🦋 How does a butterfly disappear before your eyes?

🦋 What does the Glasswing symbolize across different cultures?

🦋 Can we, too, find strength in being unseen?

Join Adrian Adair, The King of Butterflies, as we unravel the science, symbolism, and quiet magic of one of nature’s most elusive wonders.

In this first episode of Gleam of Butterflies, we step into the mystical world of the Blue Morpho—a butterfly so brilliant, so fleeting, it almost seems unreal. From the dense emerald jungles of South America to the quiet symbolism it carries, this episode unravels the beauty, transformation, and illusion of one of nature’s most mesmerizing creatures.

 Is the Blue Morpho truly blue?

 How does it shift between the worlds of light and shadow?

 What does it symbolize across cultures?

Join Adrian Adair, the King of Butterflies, as we follow the flight of a creature that exists between dream and daylight.