Message From a Fruit Fly

Many years ago I studied spiritual practices of indigenous cultures.  One aspect was to pay attention to the presence and movements of animals.  If an animal were to appear often, it might be a message from the spirit world. ¹

Back then I would look for "cool" animals: bear, coyote, fox, deer.  I've certainly seen them from time to time.  But not all animals are mammals.  We're more likely to encounter insects and arachnids and dismiss them.

Yesterday and today, for example, I'm seeing a fruit fly hover in front of my face.  Its behavior was annoying - certainly "swat-worthy."  But I think annoying behavior often helps to attract someone's attention.  And you need to attract someone's attention before conveying a message.

So what is Fruit Fly's message?

In general, flies indicate the presence of garbage, refuse, waste ².  But there is so much more to this creature than just its desire to lay eggs on a food source.  Here's what "Aunty Flo" has to say about Fruit Fly as a spiritual communicator ³:

"Fruit flies are tiny and annoying but to me, they hold lessons. They appear when we ignore neglect. They teach us about life's cycles and they remind us to clear all that rubbish in the spare room that we leave for another day. To see them is to reflect on neglect, what is messy in your life right now?"

Also I find this encouraging (being unemployed):

"Fruit flies are adept survivors. They can utilize most of anything they feed on, even though it may be only a scrap of food. As a guide, they can show us how to make the most of what is accessible to us, to be frugal and use what we have sparingly in order to survive. They are also quite mobile and fast, able to fly from one spot to another. This shows us how we too must be able to adapt and move from one environment to another, looking for what we need."

Do I truly believe Fruit Fly came here to give me a message?  Not really. I think it came into my home because I bought a bunch of bananas that had its eggs on it.  But it is odd that it's flying in front of my face and not hanging out with the food.  And there's not just one fly because I found a fly in my oat bran earlier.

Is your attention interrupted by an annoying animal?  Find out what the spirit world may be trying to tell you.  The best way I found to look up an animal's message is to use the Search feature at the AuntyFlo site.  If there are multiple results, choose the link that includes the word "magic/" in front of the animal.

What message did you receive?

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¹ https://www.richardalois.com/symbolism/animal-symbols-native-american
² poop
³ https://www.auntyflo.com/magic/fruit-fly