When a certain animal or insect shows up multiple times in different ways, you might consider the deeper messages of why it’s showing up for you.
For me, It was an early autumn day, I had just sat down on an outside rocking chair and was about to have a conversation with a shamanic sister. That’s when I noticed this little creature crawling on the chair.
(* Notice the fullness of your situation, it may be part of the deeper meaning. In this case, I had reached out to share my gratitude for something she had introduced a few years back. New insights had arisen in relation to it, so I was honoring guidance to share.)
As we began our chat on the phone, I shared that we had a little friend join us (because in the shamanic world, this has meaning, but what?).
I mentioned to her that these guys show up for me often and spoke into my curiosity about their name. Out of all names to receive, why stinkbug? Wasn’t there another name that could be more fitting?
I had wondered for a while what the deeper messages were of this animal spirit/insect spirit that kept appearing for me but I had yet to discover the deeper meaning and messages of them until the following day when one flew into my car. I was about to leave to cleanse a client’s place, and here it was, flying in and landing on my passenger seat. Coincidence? Synchronicity?
“Alright, what are you about?” I asked it.
I noticed it’s an armor-like shell and imagined that to be part of its message along with the fact that it had wings. Because it seemed like a pretty harmless creature, I let it be and continued on, driving to my clients as the little creature hung out on my passenger seat.
After completing the cleansing, I got back in my car to head home. I started my car and the next thing I know this little guy flew towards me, landing on my chest. A bit uncomfortable with its closeness, I honored us both and gently placed him outside of my car.
The following day, I received information from my shamanic sister on how it got its name. That inspired me to look further into the deeper meaning once again, and here is what I found:
Stinkbug’s wisdom includes the following: exchange of life energy, use of exterior shell as protection, use of odor as protection, camouflage.
Exchange of life energy:
They get re-energized to continue their hard work while they feed on the plants and vegetables. This is a lesson to us that we should always have the energy to achieve our goals in life.
Exterior shell for protection:
Those who have the stinkbug power would seek protection in their surroundings. While our houses, for instance, act as a shelter, they also act as a protection shield to us.
Someone with an ill motive of killing us may not get to us easily when we are inside a house. Just as the stinkbug is protected by their outer shell, we also get protection from various things that we possess as human beings. Our money for instance can be a form of protection because it can also hire security personnel to watch over us day and night.
When a predator comes, the stinkbug would produce an odor of a pungent smell. They will prevent them from being eaten by their predators. Just as the stinkbugs, we also have our own protection mechanisms that come up when we need to protect ourselves.
These include the internal characters we come up with to protect ourselves from harm. Some of us get angry to scare the enemy away. When someone comes to manipulate us, we may get very angry at them and the anger can scare them away from us.
Some people also use smile or laughter to keep people off their personal problems. They are very depressed and feeling very sad but when you approach them, they smile in such a way as to show that they are happy and nothing is really wrong.
What more might you add about this little creature, or the animals and insects showing up for you?
