Thanks omaltfel! I'm not quite done with the mantis. I'm waiting for the mantis to revisit so I can add to the story/picture
The mantis experience was WIERD, but from that experience, I gained a really really valuable lesson.
It might sound crazy, but after the experience that introduced me to the mantis, it(the mantis) stayed with me for three days - Allowing me to ask questions and answering the questions that it thought were relevant. It had a brittish accent, and was very articulate.
Mind you, for those three days, I did not take any compounds. I did not "see" the mantis during those days - other than a holographic flash from time to time. The voice was present.
I was pretty sure that I was #1 infected with some sort of hyper-dementional mantis or #2 finally, certifiably Schizophrenic. Maybe both?
It reassured me that neither was the case and that the next few days were a rare opportunity. It normally would not take its personal time to spend with someone in this dimension(ours).
It laid out some ground rules and allowed me to ask questions. The main rule was that this entire event is/was fictional, and that it wouldn't be wise tell people about the event - but if I did mention it to anyone, be sure to claim fiction. The other rule was that I had to initiate the questions. I asked, It answered - Often in a sarcastic manner. It refused to answer some of my questions, and after I got the general understanding of what material it was interested in discussing, I geared most of my questions to suit the topics that it wanted to discuss.
After the three days were up, I was left with myself and many more questions that I had started with. I laid off the dmt for a month. A break was nice.
One of these days, I'm going to write a series of children's books and use my hyperspace adventures as inspiration.