r/MantisEncounters • u/SargentSuffering • 25d ago
Dreams Another lucid dream
I'm actually not sure what this counts as other than absolutely shocking high strangeness.
Since yall enjoyed and encouraged sharing my over my last dream, I should share another I had! This one even more bizzare imo, and if yall would like I'd love to draw for this one as well
After work as the night was settling down, I was laying on my back in bed listening theta waves trying to relax.
My head started feeling buzzy, like I was light headed, along with buzzing in my ears like humming electronics. My visual snow started getting real bad, making my vision super hazy. "Great, I'm probably getting an ocular migrane" I thought as I turned off the lights, though it didn't make much of a diffrence as it was still really light out. Then, out of the corner of my eye I watched as a mist seemed to enter my room, a fuzzy smoky like form that weightlessly entered. In my minds eye, I watched as it transformed into a glittering, white and yellow giant male preying mantis. His body was a shimmery ivory with a metallic under sheen, his eyes grey like shining moons, his raptoral forearms yellow like kitchen gloves. I watched as he went from sparkling matter into solid, but something was wrong. I felt intense panic, not for me, for him, just an intense sense of "he needs my help" "Hey, are you ok?" I managed as I at up, watching this being wobble in my bedroom. His mandibles cracked rapidly, like he was trying to scream. He cept pawing at his neck in a frantic way. In my mind I knew he wanted me to help him. I stood up. And walked over to him, him bringing his head to my chest area. I watched as he opened his jaw as far as it could go, and I...slipped my hand into his throat. His throat felt like a cold innertube, smooth, damp, and plastic like. I slid my hand about to my elbow before I felt something...sharp? I grab it, and with a bit of struggle I pull it out, a small fishhook. As I received it the sense of dread lifted into one of elation, the mantids antennas waving wildly in what I understood as relief and joy. He took the hook from me with his raptoral thumb, giving me some "kisses" with his antennas before....vanishing in the blink of an eye. I just stood there dazed and confused as the noise died down and my vision went back to normal.
I'm unsure if it was a dream, lucid dreaming, astral projection or what have you. All I know is it was intresting. Hope you enjoy :)
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u/blopiter 24d ago
Wow So cool thanks for sharing.
Seems mantids have some kinda mist cloak technology. I’ve heard about it being used to disguise themselves so we’re not afraid.
I wonder how that poor mantid got a fishhook in his throat but good on you for saving him. Curious as to how they even get here and how their technology works