MAY 21, 2019: I took the bus to church, and got off on State Street. I almost stepped on a young snapping turtle hunkered down in the grass. She was in a bad way, overheated and dehydrated. I carried her into the church, and one of my friends drove us to a nearby pond.
Minutes later, I set the little snapper in the shallow water; and we anxiously watched her drift down to the sandy bottom. After a few moments, she started to look around; then she took a long, long drink of that blessedly cool water. Soon she turned and headed slowly toward the safety of deeper water.
And the Spirit of the pond welcomed this little refugee to her loving embrace and whispered that all would be well…
That evening, I checked in with the turtle. She showed me a tiny red Tonka truck lying on its side on the carpet; and I heard “three days”. I think someone at the motel caught Tonka after she had laid her eggs and was exhausted and vulnerable. Later, that someone tossed her outside when they realized that even a small snapping turtle makes a risky “pet”. This is why Tonka was so close to death when I found her.
I’m hoping to keep in touch with Tonka. For now, every time I think of her I hear her giggling with joy, blowing streams of tiny bubbles out her cute little nose in the green depths of her new home!
APRIL 16, 2024: It’s been five years, will Tonka remember me?
Tonka: I DO remember you, dear soul! How could my heart forget your kindness, and that of your friend?
Peggy: I’m so glad to hear from you, Tonka! Are you still in physical form?
Tonka: Oh yes indeed, I am the Queen of this small world! [laughing] At least I am the oldest of my kind here. There was a big male passing through, but he did not stay long after we mated.
Peggy: Have any of your babies stayed in the pond with you?
Tonka: Some have, most have moved on, it is our nature to seek new living-places.
Peggy: Snapping Turtles are pretty familiar to many humans, but I’d like to ask you about your spiritual lives.
Tonka: This is a question I have been waiting for. There is much to be said. Many of your cultures around the world include appreciation of turtle-kind.
Pause
Tonka: Turtles represent the connection between earth, water and air. Our energetic vibration is subtle but powerful. Our senses are far beyond what you might expect: we detect the magnetic resonance of and from other forms of life and our surroundings. We interpret this resonance as you humans interpret the many variations of speech. However, we do not use it for communicating. Instead, it shows us where a food animal can be found; where the water-plants are the most vibrant with healthful energies that will benefit our bodies; where the water is the exact temperature we desire; and the most perfect possible place to lay our eggs. It also helps us choose suitable, most-compatible mates.
As our young develop in their eggs, they are already attuned to the magnetic essences of the world around them. They learn to work with those essences to “virtually” explore, and to locate the nearest water-place that will make a suitable home. Yes, that is usually the same water-place the mother comes from, but not always.
Peggy: Will you please clarify: do all forms of turtles – sea turtles, desert tortoises, land-dwellers – experience and work with magnetics as you Snapping Turtles do?
Tonka: Each in their different fashion, yes. You are correct that one’s environment, sacred design, and physical structure all affect our sensitivities. By “sacred design”, I refer to Creator’s intention in creating different kinds of turtles.
Peggy: I’m trying to imagine what it’s like to live in a world that you experience magnetically.
Tonka: Since I have no idea how your world feels to you, it is not simple to make a comparison. However, I can say with some confidence that we are as comfortable in our lives as you are in yours, even though there are such big differences between us.
Peggy: Many people have turtle companions in their homes. When a human lives in close proximity to a turtle in this way, can the human perceive subconsciously the turtle’s magnetic workings?
Tonka: I think it is quite possible a human could perceive/feel how we work with these energies, IF that human is very self-aware and attuned to energetic sensitivities.
You are visualizing a human putting a small magnet next to a turtle habitat (cage or tank) to see what happens. I feel that this could be dangerous to our health, since the magnet would be a concentrated package of magnetic energy as opposed to the natural energies I have described; and because we would not be able to move a safe distance away from the magnet. But, if you were to put a magnet in a large habitat or a natural place, it would be of interest to us to experiment with the concentrated energy in a safe manner. In fact, some of our people already do this, with magnetic objects humans have put in places where we can reach them.
Peggy: What do the experimenter turtles hope to learn from investigating human magnets and magnetic fields?
Tonka: I feel that it is not my place to speak further on this subject. Apologies.
Peggy: That’s fine, Tonka, thank you for this wonderful talking!
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Peggy River Singer is a Lightworker, all-beings communicator, faerie ally, and lifelong writer. More of her articles are posted on angelsfairiesandlife.wordpress.com. To request a reading, please call 734-548-0194.
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