When I can, I try to add a picture to make things more interesting. I know I am a more visual kind of person. I am learning the signatures and essences of animals, hoping they can help me through some things. Came across this for Turtle, which is associated with Mother Earth in many Indigenous belief systems. There is a promise from Turtle that it will "feed my spirit and clothe my heart". We all can read different meaning into to this. From my perspective I see Mother Earth as an ally not an enemy, to be subdued and conquered. With hope that She protects the heart from "envy, jealousy and unconsciousness of others". So my wish for all of us is to protected and grounded by the earth. Hope all have a thrilling Thursday.
I've read some Native American origin myths that describe how the world was built on a turtle's back. A lovely image that someone is always carrying us.
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ReplyDeleteHere are a couple of my favorite quotes from John Muir:
ReplyDelete“God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools.”
“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.”
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.”
Hope you're having a good week, my friend.