I had seen the exoskeleton but I thought it was from a grasshopper.
Yesterday morning, I saw movement in my garden.
I found a praying mantis staring back at me.
From my book Animal Spirit Guides by Steven D. Farmer
If Praying Mantis shows up, it means:
- You could benefit from studying and practicing a martial arts discipline such as Kung Fu, Chi Gong, or Tai Chi (haha, and I do :)), which has a strong meditative and spiritual component.
- Make prayer, meditation, or contemplation part of your daily regimen, even if only for a few minutes a day.
- Listen to your instincts as to when to move forward and when to retreat.
- Spend some time in the natural world, and practice being as still as you can for as long as you can, with nothing else to attend to except your breathing.
- Consider redirecting your energy by withdrawing it from whatever isn’t working in your life and focusing greater attention on what is working.
