Turtle Dives To The Bottom Analysis

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Since the humble beginnings of culture, humans have constantly looked around, above and below them and pondered the mystery of creation. How did the universe come to be? What is the purpose of life? A relentless need to answer these universal inquiries, and an inexhaustible thirst for knowledge sparked cultures around the world to conceptualize and speculate various beliefs. These beliefs and faiths that erupted around the world pursued the same purpose; they aimed to find the answers to the conundrums of life. These beliefs and myths may come from various corners of the world, but nevertheless, if scrutinized and studied properly with judicious attention to the various symbols, motifs and themes, stupefying similarities will begin to reveal themselves to the conscious mind. These similarities allude to a cosmogonal connection between the thought processes of humans. The Native American creation myth, “Turtle Dives to the Bottom”, the …show more content…

One familiar universal symbol shared between creation myths would be the connection of the three worlds. These connections can come in many forms and shapes, such as trees, bridges, and even ropes. In the Genesis, the tree of life symbolizes the connections between the three worlds. The three worlds are heaven, earth, and the underworld. “…The tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.” (The Holy Bible, Genesis 2.9) The myth of Genesis is established around the tree of life, both literally and figuratively. This tree, is generally in the focus of the myth, and in most cases resembles a connection between the three worlds; heaven, earth, and purgatory. How does a tree connect the three worlds? The spindling and

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