Signs - the secret language of the universe

I’ve been strangely waking up in the middle of the night now for over a week. Anytime from 2.30am… it’s now the witching hour in our house because inevitably I wake my partner up Hana.

I’ve surrendered and get up and meditate now. I absolutely freaking love how still and quiet it is at that time.

In a world that is increasingly chaotic and despairing, I hunger (and feel my privilege deeply) to experience this stillness.

I recently read the book ‘Signs - the secret language of the universe’ by Laura Lynne Jackson. I devoured it.

I know in my heart we’ve all got a divine support team with us through this zany and challenging thing called life - angels, ancestors and guides supporting, protecting and guiding us.

So it didn’t surprise me when one morning I woke at 4:44am (love me some angel numbers!).

When I got up, there was the biggest daddy long legs spider sitting right beside the bathroom sink tap.

See, one of the first things in my routine when I wake up is to scrap my tongue (one of my besties studied ayurveda about a decade ago and it's something she suggested and it just stuck with me.).

So of course, if you were my dad on the other side wanting to send me a message, you would get me out of bed at 4:44 and then be waiting for me at a place you know I’d see you, right?

And be a spider that is actually named daddy (although my dad was German so he was known as Papa - calling him daddy would just be weird).

You might say, big deal? Just a coincidence.

And yet, at that point, I hadn’t seen a single spider in this new home of ours in the four months we’ve been here.

And now here is one in the oddest place - and so big - one of the biggest I’ve ever seen - just waiting there for me.

As soon as I acknowledged it - and thanked Papa for the message - it started to climb up. It had disappeared by the time I walked back into the bathroom mere minutes later.

Albert Einstein said “There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.”

I choose miracle. Every time.

So this morning, as I was awake in bed reading, with only the light of my kindle and a candle - I saw something scurry along my chest. When I went to inspect, what did I find? A small daddy long legs.

“Hi Papa” I said.

Like seriously, I’ve never had a spider run across me before like that… and once again, only the second one I’ve seen in the house.

I’d say it’s bizarre, which it is. But it’s also a miracle.

We are not alone.

Knowing this - and seeing the signs that confirms it - gives me such great comfort.

So keep an eye out - your own divine support team are sending you messages from the other side all the time to reassure you, light your path forward and send you the support you need.

Love Mandie xx

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My beloved Papa - who is still holding me from the other side