Turtle in the medicine cards

Turtle is fascinating in that it is the oldest symbol for planet Earth. She also represents connecting with our inner Goddess energy, and her shell speaks to all the different ways we can ‘protect’ ourselves. Turtle is of the Earth and of the Water, and balances her life between two homes harmoniously. When I ponder the Turtle, I understand that I’m being called to tap into the Divine Feminine that is within me – as well as the Divine Mother who is in All. I feel called to better balance my energies between the ‘earthiness’ of my physical existance, and the ‘watery’ realm of my spiritual and emotional lives.

Connecting with Mother God is something that is still pretty new to me, and not something that I feel I’ve really ‘got down’ yet…. Maybe it’s because I was indoctrinated from the womb with the idea of a Male God and the whole patriarchy thing. It might take me a little longer to deprogram myself completely from almost 45 years of that sort of thing. And, of course, I’m doing it on my own as almost all of my friends and family are still very much traditional Christian types. I’m breaking from the pack, though, in one giant step after another. And I’ve set serious intentions for drawing closer to more kindred souls. I find the idea of a Feminine Deity very comforting in my life right now…very supportive and powerful and deeply healing. She Who Loves Me is the one I was created by and Whose Image I represent. She is the Maiden that I was, the Mother than I am, and the Crone who I’m becoming. Reading the Mists of Avalon is really ramping up this deep longing in me for a more significant, meaningful practice and communion with The Mother. Turtle encourages me to ask for Her help, Her abundance, and Her creativity for whatever I’m facing in my life.

medicine cards.
http://www.jamiesams.com/medicinecards.html

Turtle is a wonderful spirit medicine. Turtle people usual have a soft, sensitive nature and are very comfortable in who they are. There are no such things as "short comings" or "flaws" to turtle people, those are unique gifts from the Creator that makes everyone different.
If you feel like you're becoming disconnected from the Earth, listen for her heartbeat in the pow wow drum. Her strong heartbeat resonates with turtle's heartbeat, the guardian of Earth.

(Lakota traditional meaning for Turtle Medicine)

very well said






Turtles were both spirit beings and totems and sometimes had horns. The turtle was a symbol of the mother earth seen as a womb and was a symbol of fertility. In mythology the turtle, especially the snapping turtle, was associated with being a great warrior and was a frequent motif on warrior shields and war drums.

Kinda has something to do with this topic.
Besides, give ya'll a chance to see, quite possibly the most gorgeous Apache on earth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RxtaDzJOhY

Got to see these guys (Red Thunder) perform a few years ago at a pow wow. They were incredible!

thats pretty cool

Heck I'm not that way but he is kinda cute :65: