Animal Spirit Guides 8 comments

Thursday, September 18th 2008, by Marissa A Spencer Shamanism: Working with animal spirits. [link] I have in the last few weeks had unusually frequent contact with a high number of Praying Mantis... Two times, two different ones landed on me . One in my bedroom.. one in the front yard. I rescued yet another one from the cat. I then last night watched a large female lay her eggs on the tomato cage. I figure.. ok.. I will bite.. (yeah.. perhaps a bad choice of words). I decided to look up the spiritual meaning behind such encounters. ON the website shown above I found this.. Mantis's Wisdom Includes: * Ability to manipulate time * Power to move between moments * Understanding of the circular nature of time * Power of stillness * Female warrior energy * Attack strategy on yet another site.. [link] The Praying Mantis The praying mantis has a great deal of myth and lore associated with it. Its name comes from the manner in which they hold up the forepart of the body, with its enormous front legs, as though in an attitude of prayer. Martial art forms in China have adopted specific movements of the mantis into their practices. These movements help the student reconnect with their personal chi or energy. The discovery of how energy moves through our body, what it is projecting and where energy blocks are located can be a great aid in healing ourselves. Those with this totem would benefit from prayer, meditation and martial arts. These amazing creatures serve the earth and her people in various ways. They consume large amounts of insects helping to maintain ecological balance. Excellent hunters with an efficient attack strategy the praying mantis always knows the right moment for attack and for retreat. Time in the linear sense is irrelevant to the mantis. They move according to their inner instincts and remind us to do the same. Moving effortlessly between worlds the mantis is associated with time travel. They help us break out of linear time and move according to our personal bio rhythms. The praying mantis can remain motionless for an indefinite period. This ability helps them blend with their environment becoming invisible to predators. They hold the secrets of materialization and de-materialzation and awaken this ability in people who hold this medicine. Perception through stillness is part of its teaching. Patient, perceptive and focused this little totem holds a powerful message. When it appears in your life it is asking you to direct your energy, your thoughts or your actions in a different way. Asking the following questions can give you the insight necessary to motivate appropriate changes. Have I lost patience with a particular situation? Have I been too patient, and if so, has this had a detrimental affect on me? Is my perception correct regarding a situation? Have I become narrow minded? Am I focused on my objective?

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18 Sep 2008 @ 17:09 by martha : Hi Marissa
And lets not forget this little goody
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Maybe there is something going on with the man in your life.
I like the female warrior energy concept. Reminds me of the...oh never mind. Enjoyed your article.  

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