I had a spiritual connection with a praying mantis a couple of weeks ago. I was at our rec center pool where my husband and I go to water aerobics class. I put my towel down on a table and noticed a white/straw colored (maybe she was albino) praying mantis sitting at the edge of the table looking, staring deeply at me. She looked right into my eyes. I felt an instant communication between the two of us. What was being communicated I did not know, but I know some exchange had taken place between us. At the end of class, I went to shower off and when I walked out of the shower/bathroom I felt my head itching. I reached up to scratch when whoooops....out jumped the mantis. She landed on the cement deck then hopped away. Very strange I thought. I went up to a very wonderful and spiritual artist friend who is also in the class. I told her of my experience with the mantis. She explained that the mantis seeing my hair color as the same as her eggs( I don't have green hair, the mantis pictured here is not the one I had the encounter with) thought it to be a good place to which to plant her eggs and that it is to be taken as a good sign for she entrusted in me the care of her precious creations and contribution to life. It is said that when one looks into the eyes of a praying mantis one feels the presence of god and this is exactly what I felt. Needless to say, she did not leave her eggs in my hair but I felt as if I had been touched by a higher essence. I felt blessed. Just remembering the incident sends chills of a good kind through me. OK so are words necessary for spiritual or divine connectivity? Does instinct that goes against all logical reason have a purpose? Does our creativity have to follow accepted/approved guide lines? What are your thoughts on this please.... ?
Beautiful thoughts, I too, have the Praying Mantis around in my yard.. They pop out of pots when I water and are the color of the plant, brown or green. I have a quiet discussion with them and wish them a wonderful day, enjoying their life in the plant.. On occasion they seem to be listening, by tilting their heads.. Interesting to share a moment with something so very tiny...
ReplyDeleteThank you for your greatt comments Vivian.
ReplyDeleteI don't get to see praying mantis where I live, but in the summertime, I see a butterfly almost every time I walk outside. I like to think that my Mother-in-Law is sending them to me to say hello... She passed away over 10 years ago... I think of her every time I see a butterfly, if you haven't guessed... she loved butterflies. I think that there is divine connectivity in so many things... the song we hear on the radio telling us just what we needed to hear at just the right time, a phone call out of the blue from a friend we haven't heard from in years, the smell of something that that flashes a fond memory, a single wild rose that bloomed for me on a spring day to remind me that life goes on (after I lost my mother). Yes, I believe that God shows himself to us in many forms and ways. :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. A higher essence can take many forms not to mention other people who are channels.
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