A man dreams he is a butterfly.
Butterfly Blue
(Available original)
I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly,
or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming that I am a man.
- Zhuangzi (c.369-286 BC)
. . .
Once upon a time, I dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was myself. Soon I awaked, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man.
- Zhuangzi, The Butterfly as Companion: Meditations on the First Three Chapters of the Chuang Tzu (SUNY series in Religion and Philosophy)
In addition to the original, prints of the original, 30 x 20 and 18 x 12 inches, are available here.
Posters, 30 x 24 and 20 x 16 inches in size, can be ordered here for $39 and $29.
PDFs of the poster are available here for $9.99. This is a high-resolution file you will receive, on checkout, that you can have printed by a local print shop.