The World Turtle

Remember how I keep mentioning that thing about the turtle carrying the weight of the world on HER back?  Furthermore, for the sake of accuracy, take notice to the femininity of said reptile, SHE is as our Earth; our MOTHER.  

Let us dig a worm out of this and discuss a little deeper-

These religious cultures that believe(d) that the world is supported by a turtle held up by four elephants...It is a belief held most significantly in the Hindu religion - though there is mention of it within the Chinese culture, as well as the Iroquois Indians of North America, and other Indian tribes, too.

This is an account of the beginning of creation which is recognized throughout several other religious civilizations as well.  Nearly as popular as the story of Genesis in the Christian religion, the story of the turtle as a worshipped entity dates back millenia to the early Mesopotamian people.  Turtles have represented divinity and closeness, if not oneness, with GOD.  If you’ll note - Mesopotamian cultures are some of the first documented of your species - homo sapien sapien.  Think on this now, the first people of documented time in the essence of history were noted to have worshipped turtles, first, above all other entities.  

There is actually a temple in India dedicated to “Kurma” a turtle avatar that saved a local tribe as they called for their God to guide them to victory in war, sometime in the 16th century.  Perhaps you are familiar with Vishnu, a God with Great Powers and influence in the Hindu religion.  Vishnu has four arms and is said to have derived his powers from the turtle through an incarnation of life.

Needless to say - we are rounding out our definitions of turtles within the simplicity of their representation of Peace and other mythological symbols.  Allow yourself to embrace the tranquility that the the turtle brings you, as a higher deity might.  While science says the world is round, some people say we are merely walking along on a turtle’s back.  Should this be the case, perhaps we should pay some homage to the one with all that strength.