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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. 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. 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.

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

   

•                I am Divinely protected, shielded from hurt, envy, jealousy, and  the unconsciousness of others, now and always.

  

•                I lovingly honor my true feelings and the creative Source within.

  

•                I remain grounded in love and compassion.

  

•                I flow harmoniously with my own situation and keep my feet  firmly on the ground in a power stance.  

    

•                I finish whatever I start, with love and care. 

  

•                I create a space for my vision to manifest and allow Mother Earth  to provide in Divine Time & Order. 

    

•                I give things the chance to develop at their own (natural) rate, in  their own season, so the sweetness can be shared by all.

  

•                I fully develop my ideas before bringing them out in the light.

  

•                I access and connect with the power of Earth and the  Mother-Goddess within.  

    

•                I recognize the ally I have in Mother Earth and invite Her to assist  me, knowing abundance will follow.