The praying mantis,
Stillness,
Precision and sacred feminine.
Welcome dear friends.
Let's take a breath and arrive gently into this moment.
So today we're stepping into the world of the praying mantis.
A creature so quiet,
So intentional,
That it's very presence feels like an invitation into a more profound truth.
The mantis has always been seen something otherworldly,
A messenger,
A guide,
A keeper of subtle wisdom.
So let's explore what that remarkable being is teaching us.
So spiritual significance across cultures.
In Africa it's a divine messenger.
In the Khoi and San tradition the praying mantis is seen as a representative of God or the ancestors.
And when a mantis appears people pause and listen.
It means wisdom is close and a message is trying to reach you.
Travelling to China it is a disciplined and deliberate power.
So in China the mantis is honoured for its discipline and precision.
It's inspired an entire mortal art based on the idea that nothing is wasted.
Every movement matters and every moment counts.
So moving to Greece.
In the ancient Greece the mantis was a guide for those who had lost their way.
It's delicate gestures were believed to point the travellers back towards home,
Physically and spiritually.
And you can still see pointers that are connected to this beautiful animal.
Also the sacred feminine within the praying mantis comes forth.
So mantis is deeply connected with the feminine.
Not in a gendered sense but in an energetic sense.
So spiritually sense of the sacred feminine.
So she holds the qualities of intuition,
Receptivity and inner knowing,
The wise powers,
Clan power,
Cyclical creation and transformation.
The stillness of mantis isn't passive,
It's fierce feminine wisdom.
She embodies the truth that clarity rises in stillness and it's not all shower that is meant to be loud.
Her entire way of being mirrors the feminine path.
Listening before acting,
Sensing before moving,
Allying rather than forcing,
Creating through precision rather than chaos.
And knowing when to release what no longer serves.
She is the priestess of the insect world,
A guide,
A seer,
A keeper of inner truth.
So what does it mean when a praying mantis shows up into your life?
When the mantis appears,
It's sacred interruption.
It invites you to slow down and return to yourself.
A call to stillness.
Your spirit may need quiet.
Your mind may be moving faster than your intuition can follow.
And mantis energy asks you to pause,
To sink into an inner landscape.
To trusting your turning.
When mantis reminds you that forcing things never leads where you want to go,
It teaches divine timing.
Waiting until the spirit says,
Now.
A heightening of intuition.
Mantis energy often arrives when your inner senses are waking.
You may feel more mature,
More sensitive,
More connected to subtle messages and signs.
It is primarily tied to the feminine awakening,
The rise of the inner knowing.
So what?
What pray mantis to help us with?
So mantis medicine is an incredible supportive in times of overwhelm and mental noise,
Anxiety or restless,
Decision-making fatigue,
Creative or spiritual transitions,
Intuition opening,
Emotional healing through clarity,
Shedding old energetic patterns.
And this being steps into our lives when we're ready to move from chaos into alignment.
As you know,
I always like to have a look at what are some unique features of the animal that we are connecting with.
So what are some unique features with praying mantis?
Well,
The stereoscopic vision is one of them.
The mantis sees in true 3D,
Giving it extraordinary depth perception.
Spiritually,
This mirrors inner vision and the ability to see beyond the surface.
And the other one is a turning head.
The mantis can rotate its head 180 degrees.
It watches,
Listens and reads the entire field around it.
This again echoes feminine perception into intuitive awareness and sensing.
The mantis is also able to see in 3D.
It can see in 3D,
But it can't see in 3D,
Because it's completely unseen.
I love how the earth body is supporting the spiritual messaging and support.
So I had a little look at a folklore story,
And this one grabbed my attention.
The mantis who pointed the way home.
In ancient Greece,
A traveler once became lost in the hills at dusk.
Fear rising,
He stumbled in two circles.
Until a praying mantis landed on a rock before him and lifted one slender arm.
It pointed,
Softly,
Precisely,
Towards a narrow path,
And he followed it.
And it lent him back to the lights of his village.
The story is still shared,
Because it captures the essence of mantis medicine.
Guidance need not to be dramatic.
Sometimes it arrives as a small,
Subtle gesture in a moment of stillness.
So when praying mantis enters your life,
Whether it lands on your window,
It appears in a dream or crosses your path,
Consider it a sacred invitation.
And remember to slow down,
To listen deeply,
And to trust the feminine part of you that already knows the way.
The mantis teaches the art of sacred pause,
The strength found in quiet presence,
And the truth that you do not need to chase clarity.
You simply need to make space for it to arise.
So let's take a love breath in here,
And carry that wisdom of the mantis with you in the rest of your day.
