Michael’s Clan Totem: Turtle

Turtle Clan  individuals are the Clan which prepares the soil for planting.  While the Hawk Clan are the trailblazers, the scouts of the clans that envision the land; the Turtle Clan follows and tills the earth to prepare it for the planting of all that is Good. As such, these souls focus on the tasks at hand with the determination and perseverance of one with a true Mission.  They have been instilled with a desire to connect to Earth Mother and to assist Her in the process of creating Life.

In Earth Medicine, the Earth Mother is represented by the Turtle, as the provider of all Life.  Think of Brother Turtle as he walks along at a slow, yet steady pace.  He has no worry of shelter, for he carries his home upon his back.  He has no concern of how fast he is traversing the Path, as he knows that he will arrive where he is going exactly when he is meant to.  He doesn't fear attack from predators as he knows that the armor-like covering of his shell will protect him from all threats.  This is the Blessing of being born of the Turtle Clan.

The challenge for one who is a member of the Turtle Clan, is to come to understand the Wisdom to be had in going Within in order to absorb the lessons they are faced with.  However, these lessons may instead be seen by Turtle, as an irritating obstacle to be ploughed through, instead of as a lesson to be resolved.  Yet every obstacle, in point of fact, is merely another step along the Soul's Path to be acknowledged and absorbed, rather than ignored in the stubborn resolution to complete the Journey.  When Turtle Soul raises his head into the warm light of awareness and operates from quiet perseverance, tempered with reflection, then He has attained the true gift of having been born of the Turtle Clan.