The mantis (diviner) straddles the gulf between the hidden and the seen and makes known to their community the sage counsel of the Gods and Spirits. When everything is out of balance, illness and misfortune afflict the people, the holy has been profaned and the land cries out for justice - that is when the mantis steps in and untangles the threads so that all may enjoy felicitous relations once more. Drawing on over twenty years' experience as a Dionysian...