Mouse Prayer poster

The Mouse Prayer. Printed on a parchment-style sheet in AzureGreen's prayer-print line.

8.5 by 11 inches. Standard letter size, so it drops into an off-the-shelf frame.

Small enough for a desk. An altar, a wall, or the space above a workbench.

• Size: 8.5 by 11 inches
• Printed paper, sold unframed
• Publisher: AzureGreen
• SKU: EPMOUP

The mouse is easy to underrate, which is rather the point of it. It is small, quiet, and endlessly attentive: it knows every inch of its territory in a way the larger animals do not, because it has to. Its survival depends on noticing the detail everyone else walks past.

Modern animal symbolism reads that as scrutiny and close attention, and it is a fair reading. There is a kind of magic that is mostly about noticing, and it is the least glamorous and most useful kind. These attributions are contemporary rather than an old tradition, and we would rather say so.

1. Choose a spot where you will actually look at it: above a desk, an altar, or a workbench.
2. Frame it in a standard 8.5 by 11 frame, or pin it up as it is.
3. Keep it out of direct sun and away from damp.
4. Read the prayer when you need the reminder to slow down and look properly.

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What is on the poster?

The Mouse Prayer, on a parchment-style sheet from AzureGreen's prayer-print line.

What does the mouse represent?

Close attention, and the detail everyone else walks past. It is the small creature that knows its territory better than the large ones do, because it has to.

What size is it?

8.5 by 11 inches, standard letter size, sold unframed.

Is the animal symbolism traditional?

It is contemporary rather than an old lineage, and we would rather say so than imply otherwise.

How should I care for it?

Keep it out of direct sunlight and away from moisture.