Turtle tattoos:
The Turtle has been a powerful spiritual symbol in a number of traditions and cultures worldwide. From the Native Americans to the Japanese, there are countless creation legends that feature the Turtle as a pivotal character.
In some Native American tales, the Turtle is the deity of the world's
shores. Tradition has it that the animal brought mud from the bottom of
the vast global ocean and used it to form the continents. This
association with Mother Earth and the Ocean, may account for why turtles represent the feminine cycle and the motions of the Moon.