Insect Spirit Guides

Metamorphosis is the most common aspect associated with all insects and many arachnids. There are great myths about insects and how they give us messages or signs from our spirit guides and angels. 

I asked you what insects you want me to talk about. I will talk about those insects and more. I laughed when someone asked me to talk about cockroaches, mosquitos, ticks etc.  This is going to be a fun show! 

Ants - Industrious, Order and Discipline

Ants are highly social insects. They live in organized colonies divided into castes - queens, males, and workers.

Ants teach us to to work for the common good, to build from the ground up - no short cuts.  Ants teach us about organization and working in unity with our community. 

If you do not want ants in your home. These are natural deterrents, ants don’t like peppermint oil, vinegar citrus and cinnamon. 

Make sure to keep your counters wiped down. Store your food in airtight containers and take your trash out of the house.  I put peppermint oil in my trash can in the house. 

Cockroaches -  Adaptability
 
Cockroaches are absolutely not my favorite bug. I lived in Hawaii for several years. The roaches in Hawaii are huge and sound like helicopters, they fly. So when I read the virtue, I was surprised and weirded out. 

Here is the message  from Cockroach - Be adaptable and sensitive to subtle changes. Adaptability essential in all environments now. Be flexible and adapt to outside pressures. 

Here are natural ways of keeping cockroaches away peppermint oil - 10-18 drops of peppermint on a spray bottle. Spray it around the house, baseboards, dark corners.

Eucalyptus and Rosemary - These two scents are toxic and lethal to certain cockroach nymphs at higher concentration. Vinegar erases the invisible scent trails roaches leave behind to find food. 

Grasshopper - Make Leaps - 

I had a beautiful garden when I lived in Colorado. I grew veggies and flowers. I tried for several years to grow a french lettuce garden. Almost every year, I could hear the grasshoppers eating all my lettuce! I did all kinds of stuff to get rid of them. Including going out in the garden with my shovel and ending them.

Here is the message from the grasshoppers - Have Faith. New leaps of happiness are coming. Refusing to move creates problems. 

Neem Oil - an organic pesticide pressed from the seeds of the neem tree. Spray it on your plants, it disrupts the grasshoppers growth cycle and is a strong natural feeding deterrent. 
 
Diatomaceous Earth - Spring food grade DE around your plant bases. When grasshoppers walk through it - it causes dehydration sucking the life out of them.
 
Mosquitos - Self Worth 

Here is another insect that is not my favorite - how about you? 

Here is the message for Mosquitos - Protect yourself against attacks on your self worth. Focus on personal joys. 

Natural ways to avoid being bitten by mosquitos - 
Herbal & Floral scents - Citronella, lavender, peppermint, lemongrass, rosemary, cedar wood, camphor, garlic, cinnamon, burning coffee grounds

Scorpion - Transformation

These are the scorpion bites that require immediate medical attention - 

Arizona Bark Scorpion
Deathstalker Scorpion 
Brazilian Yellow Scorpion
Indian Red Scorpion

Message from Scorpian - Now is the time for transformation. Passions increase. Change can be calm or chaotic, depending on self control  

Natural deterrents are lavender & cedar, cinnamon use spray bottles with 3-7 drops of essential oils

Spider - Weaving Fate

I tell all the spiders living in my house they have a job, which is to keep other bugs out of the house.  If I see a poisonous spider, I take it outside. 

Myth - Greek
Arachne a renown weaver, boasts she is a better weaver than the Goddess Athena! Challenging Athena to a contest. Arachne wove a tapestry depicting the infidelities of the Olympian  Gods while Athena depicted her victory over Poseidon that earned her the patronage of Athens.  Athena acknowledged Arachne’s work. Athena was enraged by the Arachne’s offense, she destroyed Arachne’s tapestry and loom. Arachne overcome with shame and despair tried to hang herself. Athena took pity on her and transformed Arachne into a spider, sprinkling her with magical liquid. Arachne, as a spider who weaves her  webs. 

Here is the message from the spider - Don’t take the round about way - be straight. Weave something new. Trust feeling, rather than seeing. 

Spiders hate strong, sharp, natural fragrances. peppermint, citrus, eucalyptus, tea tree, lavender. 

Poisonous Spiders - get medical assistance
Brown Recluse
Black Widow
Brazilian Wandering Spider
Sydney Funnel web

Ticks -  Unbalanced Relationships

Ticks suck, literally! Ugh! 

Here is message - Relationship(s) is unbalanced. Others may be taking advantage. Examine what is affecting your own vitality. 

Ticks are most deterred by Permethrin for clothing and EPA - registered insect repellants - Deet or Picaridin - for skin. They absolutely hate the scents of clove, cedar, thyme and eucalyptus.

Dragonfly - Time to Shine

Having dragonflies in your yard is highly beneficial. They act as a natural pest control system, eating hundreds of mosquitos, gnats, and flies every day. They are completely harmless to humans and a sign of a healthy ecosystem.  

How to invite dragonflies into your yard - 

Water features - bird baths, ponds, water garden
Perching Spots - tall plants, twigs, garden stakes,
Plants - add plants like Joe Pie weed, swamp milk weed, black eyed susans, water lillies

Message from Dragonfly - Trust in the power of your light and your perception to succeed. Efforts are maturing. Spiritual path is ahead. 

Firefly/ Lightening bug - inspiration

East Asian Lore - Souls of the Fallen- In Japanese folklore, fireflies are widely believed to be the wandering souls of fallen warriors. 

Guides to the afterlife. Fireflies are often viewed as lost spirits lighting the way to reincarnation

The firefly loves environments providing high humidity, moisture, and dense vegetative cover. To attract and support them, they require damp soil, rotting wood or leaf litter for nesting, native grasses for shelter, dark nights to flash and an environment free chemical pesticides.

Message from firefly; keep your hope strong, New inspiration is awakening. Trust your own rhythms. Hope is critical to fulfillment and accomplishment. 

Ladybug - Wish fulfilled 

Ladybug, Ladybug, on the tree
Fly down here and sit with me
Rest on my hand, Ill count your spots
Two, four, six, eight polka dots

Ladybug message for you - Wish will be fulfilled soon. Do not push too hard or it will be delayed. Allow efforts to unfold and manifest in the best time.

Ladybugs are brilliant garden protectors that can consume up to 5,000 aphids in a lifetime. They have a fascinating array of survival traits - including winged flight speeds up to mph and foul smelling defense mechanisms. 

Ladybugs are primarily attracted to warmth, shelter, overwintering sites. Ladybugs like homes with heavy vegetation, garden or trees infested with aphids.

Praying Mantis  - Stillness

Praying Mantis can turn their heads 180 degrees.  They are the only insects capable of turning their heads a full half circle. This unique adaptation combined with their elongated thorax, allows them to track passing prey without having to move the rest of their body and risk losing their camouflage. 

Message from Praying Mantis - Be patient for success, Be alert to opportunities and to dangers. Develop stillness and trust in your instinct & intuitive abilities

Snail - Vulnerability 

Snails like shaded, wet, forested areas. They can be destructive. I move snails to ferns or shaded areas. Snails carry their homes on their backs. They come in many different sizes. I have a container full of giant snail shells, I am eventually going to do something with them. They are very beautiful. 

This is the message from snail - Protect your vulnerability and spirits. Let your inner child out of your shell! Go crazy and have fun! Just like a child, swing on swings, slide down the slide, fly a kite, allow that inner child to play. 

Have an amazing week! Stay safe! Remember to keep your heart open and aligned with the energy of LOVE!
​Auriel Grace