Grasshopper

Animals as messengers, there have been a number of posts on this blog about that phenomenon. Here’s another one:

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We’ve lived in our  house for nearly 12 years and until recently, have never seen a grasshopper. In fact, now that I think about it, I don’t recall ever seeing a grasshopper in all the years I’ve lived in South Florida.  And I’ve lived here off and on since 1963. We’ve had a lot of other critters as messengers, but never a grasshopper.

So imagine my surprise when I opened the door to Rob’s office the other night to let the dogs out into the yard and discovered a large grasshopper just sitting on the inside frame of the door. I was about to take a picture of it with my cell phone, but it jumped away. I Googled spiritual meaning of grasshoppers. From answers.com:

Grasshopper Symbology — The grasshopper is associated with astral travel. They have the ability to leap through time and into space where the true mysteries of life exist. People with this medicine have the wisdom necessary to overcome obstacles efficiently and are able to jump into successful ventures without preparation or planning. When the grasshopper appears to us we are being asked to take a leap of faith and jump forward into a specific area of life without fear. Usually that specific area is one that we have avoided and is often connected to change on a larger scale. This can represent a change in location, relationships, career or just in the way we perceive ourselves.

Grasshoppers can only jump forward….not backward, or sideways. So, when grasshopper shows up he could be reaffirming to you that you are taking the right steps to move forward in your current situation. Or it could be that he is telling you to go ahead and move forward, getting past what is hindering you. This is why grasshopper is the symbol of good luck all over the world. Grasshopper’s ability to connect and understand sound vibrations is why he is also a symbol of your inner voice. He could be telling you to trust yours.
When he appeared, we were working on the proposal for the law of attraction oracle, so I interpreted the grasshopper’s appearance as connected to that. Go on, keep moving with it, take a leap of faith.  The day after we sent out the proposal, I was getting ready to go to the gym, reached for the phone – and saw another grasshopper on the kitchen counter. I snapped a picture of him with my cell. It’s a bit fuzzy, but you can see how big this guy is.  I called Rob into the kitchen so he could see it. Rob picked him up and put him outside in a plant.

So that’s two grasshopper sightings in three days.  I’m taking the luck part of this definition and running with it!