AFFIRMATIONS
Medicine Cards by Jamie Sams
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The Medicine Cards are very useful
for all kinds of guidance, helping you connect to NATURE'S RHYTHM,
which is innately connected to your own. Anytime I do a reading with them,
I take notes. What I've started doing is writing those notes in
first-person, affirmation-form. That has
only increased their power and it
helps hold the message clearly in my memory as I proceed throughout the day / week /
month. Today, I meditated on what energy would be useful to YOU, my
circle of students, clients, friends and extended family. I pulled TURTLE ~ which is Mother Earth that reminds us that it is time to connect with your
core values, that which is truly important to you, on the most practical and deepest soul levels. It is
time to focus your attention, direct your
energies and use your precious resources wisely.
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Turtle ~ Mother
Earth ~ In Native American teachings, TurtleIs the oldest symbol for planet Earth. It is the personification of goddess energy, and the eternal Mother from which our lives evolve.
We are born of the womb of Earth, and to her soil our
bodies will return. In honoring the Earth we are asked by Turtle to be mindful of the cycle of give and take, to give back to the Mother as she has given to us. Turtle has a shell which is similar to the protection that Earth has employed for centuries as her body has been defiled. Mother Earth’s protection has come in the form of Earth changes, new plant growth, the creation of new land masses by volcanoes, and climate alterations. Like Turtle, you also have shields that Protect you from hurt, envy jealousy, and the unconsciousness of others.
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Turtle teaches you,
through its habit patterns, how to use protection. If you are bothered by the actions
or words of others, it is time to go inside yourself and honor your feelings.
If you are attacked, it is time to give a warning snap. If you have
chosen the Turtle symbol, you are being asked to honor the creative source within
you, to be grounded to the Earth, and to observe your situation with
motherly compassion. Use the water and earth energies, which represent
Turtle’s two homes, to flow harmoniously with your situation and to place your feet
firmly on
the ground
in a power stance.
Turtle is a fine teacher of the art of
grounding. You may even be able to overcome some of your “space
cadet” tendencies if you align with Turtle medicine. In learning to
ground, you are placing focus on your thoughts and actions and slowing
to a pace that assures completion.
Turtle warns of the dangers of “pushing
the river”, as evidenced by the plodding pace it keeps. The corn that is harvested before its time is
not yet full. However,
if it is given the chance to develop at its own rate, in its own season, its
sweetness will be shared by all.
Turtle buries its thoughts, like its
eggs, in the sand, and allows the Sun to hatch the little ones. This teaches you to develop your ideas before
bringing them out in the
light. Look at the old fable of the tortoise and the hare, and decide for yourself whether or
not you would like to align with Turtle. Bigger, stronger, and faster are not always the best ways to get to a
goal. When you arrive,
you may be asked where you’ve been and you may not be able to remember. In that
case, arriving prematurely can make you feel very immature.
If you draw the Turtle card, it
augurs a time of connecting with the power of Earth and the
Mother-Goddess within. This is a reminder of the ally you have in Mother
Earth. It does not matter what situation you have created: ask her for
assistance, and abundance will follow.
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CONTRARY: If you are
operating from Shadow ...
Pulling the Turtle card in the
reverse means that Mother Earth is calling you to
reconnect in some
way. If you have become flippant and forgotten to place waste
in its
proper place instead of throwing it out the car window, she is calling. If you
have
felt alone in your time of need, she is calling. If you have been
struggling
financially or have little to eat, or if you have desired a child and see no
pregnancy
in the near future, she is your medicine - use it. You are not
alone ... ever. You are
a child of Earth. All acts of pleasure, joy, and
abundance are given by the Mother of
he creative force. Use her energy to
aid you, and you will be healed enough to
share this energy with others. The idea of a Turtle
helplessly trying to right
itself after it has been flipped upside down can also symbolize
CONTRARY:
If you are operating from Shadow ... Turtle. You are not a
victim, and you are not
helpless, no matter how much it may seem like this is
the case in your present
situation. To right the ill-dignified Turtle,
you need only list the things you are grateful
for, and from that grste from that grateful
place in your heart, look for the
abundance of alternatives that Mother Earth gives.
Affirmations
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I am Divinely protected, shielded from hurt, envy, jealousy, and the unconsciousness of others, now
and always.
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I lovingly honor my true feelings and the creative Source within.
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I remain grounded in love and compassion.
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I flow harmoniously with my own situation and keep my feet firmly on the ground in a
power stance.
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I finish whatever I start, with love and care.
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I create a space for my vision to manifest and allow Mother Earth to provide in Divine Time
& Order.
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I give things the chance to develop at their own (natural) rate,
in their own season, so
the sweetness can be shared by all.
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I fully develop my ideas before bringing them out in the light.
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I access and connect with the power of Earth and the Mother-Goddess within.
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I recognize the ally I have in Mother Earth and invite Her to
assist me,
knowing abundance will follow.
