What Do Insects Reflect About You

What
Do Your Favourite Arthropods Reflect About You?

Arthropods
(Insects) reflect our behaviour. (Arthropods
include spiders, (which have a separate page) insects, crustaceans, scorpions
and centipedes. Which arthropod do you like,
think about, see often, feel a closeness to, have a
kinship with?  See if it is in our directory.

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Hubble-bubble
toil and trouble; it�s up to me to get things

done.

(What in the name of all things good are you doing?

Don�t you know that all good things come to those
who wait?

Don�t you realise that wishing and hoping and
day-dreaming are not the answer?

Yes?

Well then, why do you insist on wasting your
precious time worrying about things? Why?

I�ll tell you why. You think that you have to do it
all�. That is right. You think that you have to do
it all and, do it right. Well, I�m here to tell you
that you do not have to do it all. In fact, I wish
you�d sit down and let someone else do it, for a
change. That is right, my dear friend. We see you
doing, doing and doing all of the time. Do we not?
Indeed, we do.

Let it go, dear one. Let it go where all troubles
go. That�s right. Let it go into the darkness where
it will find company. That is right, dear friend.
Worry not; all things will come right in the end if
you allow. That is right. All things will come right
in the end if you refuse to worry; refuse to work as
hard as you do. Allow that which is rightfully yours
to find its way to you; that is right.

Too many strive for things that they want to achieve
without the realisation that that which is right
will find its way to you. All you have to do is
�want� it to be so; see it clearly in your mind; and
then allow it to come, in its time. Hear that, dear
friend, in ‘its’ time��)

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Bee

In Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho it�s off to work we go.

And keep on singing all day long

Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho.

(Yes, we love to work; don�t you? No..! Yes�? Well;
what is it; yes or no? You can�t have it both ways
you know! No, you can�t have it both ways.

Why n0t?

Because that�s just the way it is. You either like
work, or you don�t. How can you like work and not
like work?

Because there are some parts of it that I like and
some parts of it that I don�t.!

Right. That sounds okay to me. Sure there are always
going to be parts of everything that we like, as
well as parts that we don�t. I agree. So, now that
we have established that there are parts of things
that we like and parts of things that we don�t like;
where does that leave us? It leaves us knowing that
it is okay to like some parts of something yet not
other parts of that same thing. Nothing wrong
with that. That is when we can apply the saying;
�take what you like and leave the rest�. Doesn�t
mean that we are vacillating; no. Doesn�t mean that
we are fickle; no. Doesn�t mean that we can�t make
up our mind; no. It just means that we care for some
things, whilst not caring for others. Simple enough.
Yes, simple enough.)

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Butterfly

Be
serene and know that I am with thee.

(A bridge to our soul
life. Indeed, this is what the beautiful butterfly
represents. It is asking us to think upon our soul.
It is asking us to ponder the soul. It is asking
that we �take to heart� the fact that we have a
soul.

Many of us wander through life without hope. We
clamber over rocks and issues within the moments of
our day and forget that �close by� is the salvation
of the ages. Yes my friends, we fail to recognise
the salvation of the ages. And what is the salvation
of the ages? Yes, that�s right. The salvation of the
ages is our most precious gift; our soul.

It is only
when we have recognised this gift that all problems
begin to cease. Indeed, this is true my friends.
When the soul is recognised, all problems begin to
cease.  Know that this is true. I know that this is
true for this has been my experience. An experience
so wonderful, so precious, so exhilarating as to
bring such wonder into my life; the adventure is
overwhelming. An incredible adventure awaits all who
recognise the soul. This self recognition is
�available� to all.

It is not for the feint-hearted.
No, indeed it is not. It takes a multitude of
energy, persistence, devotion, serenity, calm,
intention (the list goes on) to make way in our ever
fast paced lives to stop, sit, cogitate, muse,
remember, allow, accept the inevitable glorious
ability we have within ourselves.

Yes my friends,
the soul is awaiting recognition. Once recognised it
will become obvious to us; the changes it will bring
will become obvious to us. No more the obstinate; no
more the weary of heart; no more the trying to
escape. Yes, the soul allows us to �wait� upon
ourselves; to �wait� upon others.

And what is this
�wait�? It is the essence of love; that it is. It is
the essence of love engendered �within� that allows
us patience; tolerance; acceptance that indeed we
are all different. Halleluiah; we are all different.
 May each and everyone find the soul within.

The beautiful butterfly holds the key to our inmost.
It is a beacon in an otherwise cloudy day; a light
that we can shine upon dismal circumstances; the one
to turn to when we are in need. A beginning; just a
beginning. A beginning out of darkness into the
light of day.)

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Caterpillar

Anger, trouble. Don�t mess with me.

 (Inner anger
and disturbances, which need evaluation and releasing.)

 (What; just go away, as if I haven�t enough on my
mind. Trouble, trouble, trouble. That�s all I get�
Trouble, trouble, trouble��.. Just Go Away�.���..

God, won�t they just leave me alone for a day. Not
even a day; it�s just trouble, trouble, trouble��
God, I�m sick of it����. (A long pause with a very
deep sigh.)

I�m just so overloaded. � � � (Another deep sigh.) 
God; I�m just so overloaded. (Another deep sigh.)
Boy oh boy (whilst sighing) just can�t take this
anymore��. (Another deep sigh.) It�s just all way
too much (whilst sighing) If this continues on I
don�t think I�ll make it�. I just don�t think I�ll
make it�. Wow, (Another deep sigh.) Wow��. Just need
some peace�.. Just a little peace��� Just need to
know that this will all be over with some day�. Need
to know that life isn�t meant to be this
haaaarrrrrrrrrrddddddddd��. (Another deep sigh.)
Glory, glory, glory; will it ever end��..

Well my dear, dear friends; I am aware of the depths to which we
can reach�.. And this reflection has certainly gone
as deep as I would ever like to go�.. I have been
there personally; many years ago. I remember trying
to end my life a few times; life was �that� hard;
indeed it was. I didn�t succeed, as you know  😉 
However, I really wanted to go away from all the
darkness; all the inner turmoil; all the hatred,
poverty, lies, bad behaviour. Oh yes, my friends; I
know this feeling all too well; I�m sad to say.
However, I have a feeling that, just as did happen
to me; there is a brighter day coming� we just have
to hold on to see���.)

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Chrysalis

Oh
how I wish I could live in a chrysalis� It would be
so snug and warm�

(Yes, many of us would like to wrap ourselves up
inside a warm and protective covering; just as the
Pupa of the beautiful butterfly does. Well, as we
know, it�s not the Butterfly who wraps himself up;
no, it is the stage before the butterfly emergence;
is it not? Indeed.

Many of us would prefer not to �come out� of the
chrysalis; not for anything. We hide ourselves away;
looking for comfort by any means other than �the
cold light of day�, as they say. And what is �the
cold light of day�? I�ll tell you. The �cold light
of day� is merely a saying for those things that we
find a little �hard� to do; a little �unsettling�;
indeed this is true. And yet; were we to �take the
bull by its horns� and allow that �light of day� to
shine upon them, we may find that, just like that
pupa (inside the chrysalis) is growing and
stretching and becoming; perhaps this is just what
may happen to us too; if we just allow.

Indeed, it can be scary to �drop the chrysalis� and
expose ourselves; indeed this is true. I would not
suggest that you �drop your chrysalis� without
having another form of protection to surround you.
Indeed not; we all need some form of protection. To
go out in �public� without some form of protection
would be well; suicide; and this would never do, no
indeed not.

 No, what I would suggest to you, dear friend; is
firstly: Allow the mind to ponder being �out� in
public wearing something protective like; let us
say; an even temperament. Yes, let�s say that
wearing �an even temperament� is a wonderful
protective measurement. Secondly; what could be our
second protective measure. I know: Our second
protective measure could be to �be pleasant�; yes,
that�s right. Our second protective measure would be
to be pleasant to each and everyone that we see. Oh,
this is ever so simple really. I bet that you
thought it would be difficult to protect yourself
whilst out in public. And yet; no, it is not so very
difficult at all, indeed. I�m sure that we could go
on and on an on and on thinking about how to protect
ourselves in public however, I think you are
�getting the drift� are you not?

Yes, indeed I believe that you are finding ways to
protect yourself right at this very moment, indeed.)

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Cricket

Hush. Don�t tell anyone that we are here�������.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh����

(Move over brother; times a wastin�

Get your act together there�s no time to spare. We
hate to see others wasting their time. It�s so
precious; it really is�.!

Many can�t see that they play about doing nothing�
That�s right�. Nothing�!

Can�t they see that life holds so much more? Can�t
they see that if they took a little initiative that
life would be grand? And yet, they sit, day after
day after day, doing nothing.

What�s up with that�!?

Plenty if you ask me.

If they didn�t have any legs then I could understand
them not going for walks. If they had no eyes to see
I could understand them not wishing to see the
beauty. If they were a tailor I could understand
them not wishing to be a plumber�. if you get my
drift. But heck�. When they are able bodied and
nimble minded, yet do nothing� well�that�s just an
insult to those who have no choice. Even those who
have no choice do something, don�t they? Yes sir�ee�
even those who have no choice can be seen climbing
mountains with one leg; visiting grand sites of
earth when they have no eyes to see.  Don�t you get
it man�? Don�t you get it?

Oh boy� I�d better stop my rantin�; it does no good.
If you got no get up and go then you got no get up n
go. Can�t make that darn horse drink if he dunna
wanna.)

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Lady Beetle 

(Ladybug)

What’s
in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet!

And
this is what we have to say to you. Any other name presents the same energy.

If, for
instance, a name is given; does it change the energy? No, it does not. Energy is
energy is energy.

The
name shall bring energies of its own however; it cannot nor will it ‘change’ the
object; this remains the same.

So,
when choosing a name be sure that you do not expect the object to resonate with
the energies. No, this is an impossibility.

(Many do this; they choose a name that is liked in
the hope that the child will resonate with the
energies of that name. This is an impossiblility.
The child will have its own energies and cannot
resonate to any other energy other than its own.

We see this over and over again. His energies are of
a �Charles� and yet, his parents or guardians, give
him the name of John in the vain hope that he will
be like his grandfather. Others give the child a
name of a famous individual hoping, in vain, that
somehow the name will impart some of the success.

We all do this; do we not? We hope that life will be
kind and do as we can to ensure that kindness
prevails upon those we love; and yet, this is folly
to those of us who know. Each one will have the
energy that was intended, and there is nought that
can be done to change that.)

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Praying
Mantis  – Preamble

As a preamble to the Praying Mantis Reflection I
feel that it needs an introduction by way of this
post.  

The reflections that I have been asked to create (by
my guidance; the Collective Consciousness) are based
on the premise that all creatures (indeed all living
things) reflect an aspect of man�s nature. We are
all aware that there are some wonderful aspects to
man�s nature that are caring, selfless, giving and
beneficial to all others. However, we are just as
aware that the opposite in indeed true.  

Bearing this in mind the Praying Mantis reflection
reminds me of a boss I once had. He, I believe, was
a borderline sociopath. Eventually his bullying
ways, rudeness and overbearing nature got him fired
unceremoniously when a new CEO saw him for what he
was and, within a very short time, gave him his
marching orders. This was an enormous relief for all
of us who had the misfortune to work beside him (or
should I say �beneath� him). This was indeed this
man�s personality. He overpowered all and sundry
with his formidable mental presence, and, in his
case, quite a formidable physical presence as well;
which only added to his tyrannical presence. He
embarrassed and humiliated anyone who dared to have
a differing point of view and his sneering look
bespoke of a cynical pleasure as he watched all
others cringe as he walked past. Eventually nobody
spoke for fear that they would encourage his
belittling attentions. Such was this man�s nature.
He didn�t have any friends; indeed he spoke of being
�estranged� from his family. (Being the counsellor
that I am I was able to prise this information from
him during one of his more �vulnerable� moments.) At
a closer look, he was, in fact, quite a lonely
character whose only ability was to isolate himself
further by his anti-social behaviour. 

I write this because I feel a need to do so. The
Praying Mantis reflection is not for the
feint-hearted. It is an attempt to allow us to see
and feel the presence of those who are out to do
harm. No judgment; this is just their experience. 

However, we do, I believe, have a responsibility to
ourselves not to allow these personality types to
bully, demean and in other ways threaten our
natures. This is a choice. We can allow this to
occur and carry the debilitating energies within us
(which are one cause of ill-health); or we can send
those energies on their way by asking (whomsoever is
our higher power/soul/consciousness/the universe,
etc.,) that they (the harmful energies) be returned
to the individual who has created them.  

This, in my experience, does take an enormous amount
of resolve, intention, courage and fortitude if we
are to be successful. However, I have done this and
I know that it has worked for me and for others. 

I would suggest that you give it a go if you are
experiencing the energies of a bullying type or
others whose energy leaves a negative vibe. 

What have you to lose but a little effort and
perhaps a great deal of someone else�s energies�..

Praying Mantis (General)

 Have you read the
Preamble?

Hello
brother, how are you?

Well enough of that frivolity; there�s work to be
done��.

(Busy, busy, busy is the Praying Mantis� life. Up in
the morning and off to work; no time to dilly dally;
that�s right. We have an ethic and we must uphold
it. We are secure in our own sense of self; not like
many others whose favours go from this little piece
of jetsam to that little piece of flotsam. No; it�s
work, work, work, work, work; if you see what I
mean.

Well yes, I do see what you mean however; I don�t
agree with you that life should be all work. We do
need to take time to play!

Play! Play! You say. Well that�s nonsense. How can
we get things done if we play?� That�s the most
utter rubbish I�ve heard in years.

Well, if you are constantly working you wouldn�t
have heard that saying; would you? And secondly;
nobody�s probably brave enough to tell you that all
work and no play, etc., etc.

Don�t get stroppy with me young woman, err human,
what ever. I will live my life how I want to and
enough is said about that��.

Goodness; I�ve attuned to a lot of energies however,
this one has really surprised me. I thought that the
Praying Mantis would have very different energies. I
don�t know what; just different. It would seem that
the Praying Mantis represents those of us who are
one eyed, so to speak. Individuals such as this
energy represents are not capable of enjoyment. It
would seem that they are rather righteous in their
unstoppable mental attitude; whatever and wherever
that happens to fall. Opinionated comes to mind as
does defensive.

I don�t know why I am vacillating?

I don�t know why I cannot come to a conclusion.

The Praying Mantis energy seems to be lingering and
not allowing me to think clearly.

Could it be that the Praying Mantis energy tends to
usurp other�s energy in its need to keep itself
occupied and busy?

Could it be that the Praying Mantis energy
endeavours to overpower others?

Could it be that the Praying Mantis energy makes
those about him/her feel inadequate and incapable?

Indeed; all of the foregoing is true. The Praying
Mantis energy robs, not from Peter to pay Paul, but
for himself/herself. That is sad; and yet it is just
an energy; one that we can allow ourselves to be
effected by, or not.

I choose not to allow the Praying Mantis energy to
usurp my energy. Fare thee well Praying Mantis
energy; I ask that you return from whence you
came�.    Ahhhhhhh, feeling better now��.

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Wasp

A need to protect your �house� i.e. your surroundings and body
(physical).

(Well, don�t blame the messenger�.. This is a saying
that is heard often times. It means that we ought
not to �take out� our anger/disturbance upon the one
who enlightens us. This is what the Wasp reminds us
to do, or �not to do�.

The Wasp is a messenger reminding us to �take care�
of ourselves (in particular our physical body).

Many have a tendency to overlook the needs of the
body; do we not? Yes, indeed many of us do this,
constantly.

We remember to put petrol in our cars, empty the
trash; remind ourselves to go to work, do the
cooking, mow the lawns, etc., etc., and yet we can
�forget� to look after our physical selves.

A timely reminder (when we find a wasp a buzzing) is
to say to ourselves. �Have we been �taking care� of
our bodies lately?�) 

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