I went camping with a niece and a nephew some weeks back. The older one, my niece, was quick to spot a caterpillar and pointed out that it was a cankerworm. To which, my nephew asked, “What’s that?”
I was curious about the answer too, and was wondering how my 10-year-old niece could be so quick in identifying something like that. She said cankerworms are caterpillars and are also called “loopers”, “inchworms” and “span worms”.
This caterpillar, she said, was easy to identify because it makes the unique motion of “looping”.
I reminded my niece that she is also a nerd and that’s why she knows what that worm is.
Just days ago, I saw a caterpillar that seemed to be making a looping motion much like the cankerworm. And I remember the conversation and camping trip I had with my niece and nephew.
Much like some other insects, cankerworms do have their spiritual meanings.
Spiritual Meaning Of Cankerworm
Spiritually cankerworm signifies how committing one sin after another can cause massive havoc in our spiritual lives.
Think of cankerworms and how they live. This type of caterpillar can cause shade trees to defoliate. Too many of them or if left unattended when there is an outbreak, will be harder to control.
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Spiritual Meaning Of Seeing A Cankerworm In Dreams
Seeing a cankerworm in your dreams spiritually means that you need to stop whatever bad habits you have at the moment before they take control of your life or ruin your health.
Dreaming of cankerworm should prompt you to think of the habits that are harming your body.
You may be smoking or drinking a lot and so when you see the cankerworm in your dream, then this is a sign that you need to kick off the habit.
Cankerworms typically have outbreaks every three or four years and sometimes they will require massive disinfection.
You need to do the same disinfection to your bad habits before they cause major health problems for you.
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Spiritual Meaning Of A Cankerworm In House
Having a cankerworm in your house is quite unusual since this kind of caterpillar is typically found in the trees.
They are not like cockroaches who can live inside your house.
When there is a cankerworm inside your home, then take this as a sign from heaven that your home or family life may be under attack.
There could be someone trying to wreck the peace in the marriage of the parents, like a third party having an affair with one of the spouses.
The kids may also be experiencing major temptations and could slowly be failing to fight these temptations. One of the kids may be doing something illegal like vandalizing, joining gangs, cutting classes, and so on.
Someone outside of the family could also be fabricating stories to make the family members fight each other. Be careful as the cankerworm you found at home is a bad sign that your immediate family is being destroyed.
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7 Spiritual Signs And Meanings Of A Cankerworm
1) Be careful with what you say
A cankerworm can be the heavens’ way of telling you to be careful with what you say. The ones above may have noticed your lack of thought before opening your mouth.
The cankerworm should push you to think of the times when your words have offended others because you didn’t think first what you were going to say. The ones above want you to avoid rows over your words that’s why you are being reminded to think before talking.
2) Forgiveness
The cankerworm can also be a sign of forgiveness. This means that you will either be forgiven or you will be the one forgiving someone.
Think about someone who has hurt you or whom you’ve hurt recently. This person may have already forgiven you but did not bother to tell you about it. You could also be the one who has forgiven this person and now feels so much better.
3) Your body is a temple
When you encounter a cankerworm then reflect on the habits you have that could be harming your body and health. Chances are the universe has sent this caterpillar as a sign to take better care of your body.
Lack of care isn’t only about vices like smoking, drinking, or eating too much fat. You may not have these vices but you also do not get enough rest or you live such a sedentary life.
The cankerworm is a reminder that your body is a temple that like all temples has to be taken care of.
4) A reflection of your anxiety
Seeing a cankerworm is a reflection of your anxiety and the heavens’ way of acknowledging these feelings of yours.
At the same time, the cankerworm could also be a sign from the heavens that you need to address this anxiety. You may get professional help or talk to close friends or family to help you when you are feeling anxious.
5) Good news at work
You may have reasons to rejoice soon when there’s a cankerworm around. This is a good sign from the heavens that you will receive good news at work.
You could be promoted in the next few days or your application for vacation leaves will be approved. There may be some nice business trips coming your way.
6) A departed loved one is missing you
Having a cankerworm near you is a spiritual sign that someone you love and now in the afterlife is currently missing you extra special. This person was someone close to you and you have spent plenty of time with when he or she is alive.
This departed person is now missing you and wishes to tell you this. And so the cankerworm is a message of how much this person wishes he or she is still around to be with you.
7) Get some rest
The cankerworm is a sign from the heavens that you need to take some rest. The ones above have likely noticed that you barely rest as you are spending time at work or jumping off from one place to another.
The heavens are reminding you that rest is necessary to live a spiritually meaningful life. You cannot go through your spiritual journey feeling tired all the time. You need to rest so you can be an instrument of the supreme being.
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Is Seeing A Cankerworm A Good Sign From Heaven?
Sometimes seeing a cankerworm is a good sign from the heavens as you are being told of good things coming your way.
Other times, seeing one is the universe’s way of telling you an important message. Do not simply dismiss your encounter with them as a usual occurrence.
Conclusion
Cankerworms aren’t easily spotted as they are not house dwellers. But it is not impossible to encounter them.
When you do make sure to open your heart to the spiritual message they bring to you. Many times the heavens use cankerworms to tell you something of high significance.
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