Does anyone have this experience?..

For some reason the Praying Mantis scares the living daylights out of me. I cannot even look at a picture of one without feeling terrified. Wonder what that means. H'm.
Who knows maybe you spent many lives as a lady bug haha or your animal spirit guides are like NO that's not for you that's for him! Lol I once knew someone who disliked spiders for their whole life and woke up one day and started studying them and the spirituality and then they felt loved by them.

Your spirit guides change as you change and your development and needs change. Maybe one day the mantis will call on you
 
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It said the mantis is a messenger of extremes so you are obviously in a different place on the spectrum something more neutral
 
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It literally said on the mantis page that it will cause some to be fearful. Further that the mantis can represent treachery.
 
It said the mantis is a messenger of extremes so you are obviously in a different place on the spectrum something more neutral
see my post below.
Who knows maybe you spent many lives as a lady bug haha or your animal spirit guides are like NO that's not for you that's for him! Lol I once knew someone who disliked spiders for their whole life and woke up one day and started studying them and the spirituality and then they felt loved by them.

Your spirit guides change as you change and your development and needs change. Maybe one day the mantis will call on you
You know, this reminded me of an experience that happened to me many years ago. My family situation was chaotic indeed, and due to many misfortunes, including losing our home, we were staying in a hotel room and had put our household belongings in storage. My mother and siblings had gone over to the storage unit to look for some things, and I had returned alone to our hotel room. The hotel room door opened directly to the outdoors, and I had opened the door and come outside for a minute. When I started to return to the room, there was a huge praying mantis on the door. Just sitting there and staring at me. I felt terrified of it's size, and the fact that it looked more like an alien life form and not just an insect. I just stood there, afraid to get any closer and we just stared at each other for an indeterminate amount of time. I couldn't go anywhere else with the door hanging open like that, but I didn't dare pass that thing to enter the room, so there I stood. Finally, it disappeared. I didn't see it go, it just vanished. From that day on, I have been afraid of them.
 
see my post below.

You know, this reminded me of an experience that happened to me many years ago. My family situation was chaotic indeed, and due to many misfortunes, including losing our home, we were staying in a hotel room and had put our household belongings in storage. My mother and siblings had gone over to the storage unit to look for some things, and I had returned alone to our hotel room. The hotel room door opened directly to the outdoors, and I had opened the door and come outside for a minute. When I started to return to the room, there was a huge praying mantis on the door. Just sitting there and staring at me. I felt terrified of it's size, and the fact that it looked more like an alien life form and not just an insect. I just stood there, afraid to get any closer and we just stared at each other for an indeterminate amount of time. I couldn't go anywhere else with the door hanging open like that, but I didn't dare pass that thing to enter the room, so there I stood. Finally, it disappeared. I didn't see it go, it just vanished. From that day on, I have been afraid of them.
Interesting that it would be inside the hotel room waiting for you alone during a time of extremes. Wow. Amazing. Interesting fact I have NEVER seen a praying mantis wild in my life.

Edit: and wow omg you never even saw it leave that's crazy man lol.

Interesting question and of course you don't have to answer as I realize that was a difficult time. If you would have known to take that as a warning of someone deceiving you would that have been helpful at that time or just even a affirmation of deceit.
 
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Interesting that it would be inside the hotel room waiting for you alone during a time of extremes. Wow. Amazing. Interesting fact I have NEVER seen a praying mantis wild in my life.

Edit: and wow omg you never even saw it leave that's crazy man lol.

Interesting question and of course you don't have to answer as I realize that was a difficult time. If you would have known to take that as a warning of someone deceiving you would that have been helpful at that time or just even a affirmation of deceit.
Please rephrase the question?
 
Please rephrase the question?
Would it have been beneficial for you at that time to have the mantis spirit guide inform/warn you of someone deceiving you? Would that be news to you at that moment or would it have been an affirmation to the deceit you already knew about? I can try and re-rephrase lol having difficulty with typing the concept. Sorry
 
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I think it would have been an affirmation to deceit I already knew about, or at least suspected.
That's awesome, I think that proves at least to me that you were visited by a spirit guide and you had a connection to that animal. Some spirit guides give you some tough lessons. Cool to know you have a literal spirit team working with you. That's extremely important in shamanism is building a spirit team because they help protect you and as a shaman you perform healing acts through your spirit team. Earth magic and healing requires a spirit team.

I think that is hinting at you having some healer abilities. Maybe you will grow into a healer or a teacher for those around you. You grow from your tribulations.