Imaginal Cells

Have you heard of "imaginal cells"?  They are the cells that occur in a chrysalis during the time that a caterpillar is transforming into a butterfly.  These cells are completely different from the caterpillar’s cells and vibrate at a different frequency.   It makes me think about our "imaginal cells", the part of us that knows that we are more than we appear.  This is the aspect in us that beckons us to wake up, to see more, to step into our larger selves.  In caterpillars, these cells are initially attacked by the caterpillar's immune system and are seen as enemies because they are unfamiliar.  However, the imaginal cells persist.  They foresee that the caterpillar is more than it seems.  We are the same.  We are more than culture tells us, more than our families and teachers teach us.  If we want to be able to actualize all of this potential within ourselves, we need to become aware of our "imaginal cells" and give ourselves permission to transform.