From the Wheel of Change Tarot, the Lovers; from the Oracle of the Dreamtime, Turtle:
I was waiting with my husband to get some lab work done the other day, sitting with a number of others in line for the same thing. A young fellow, watching us interact, smiled and said, "You two have been married a long time." I acknowledged that we had and told him that while we were really different in how we do things, we both held the same values and principles. When there is deep love, honest communication, and commitment, neither partner cares who whose turn it is to be the moon or the sun - they both shine. The Dreamtime story of Turtle tells of a man who was a storyteller and travelled from tribe to tribe. One island tribe decided to force him to stay, knowing that he couldn't swim and would need a boat. He escaped by holding on to a log which the Great Spirit turned into a shell and him into a turtle. Safety and trust are paramount in any relationship; without them it becomes an unequitable autocracy.
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