The tortoise or turtle with whom we are familiar at Lightstream is the Eastern long necked turtle who inhabits the waterways on our property. The reason we chose this creature to represent us is because of its natural characteristics. Firstly tortoises live for a long time. They are known to be steadfast, not distracted or diverted from the task at hand, quietly establishing the pace, steadily and thoroughly achieving any goals. Here at Lightstream we follow the steadfast nature of the turtle in working to help people realise their health needs and achieve their health goals so they can enjoy vitality every day of a long, vibrant life.
The Eastern long necked turtle lives in freshwater environments and feeds on aquatic invertebrates, tadpoles and small fishes. Most of its time is spent in the water, but it can make overland movements in search of new waterholes and nesting areas. At our property, when sitting quietly by the waterhole or stream we can see the turtle slowly extends its head above the water, its body floating just below the surface.
Mankind has woven the tortoise into our mythology in various forms throughout the ages.
In Aboriginal mythology “Bingingerra” the giant fresh water turtle was chosen to be the leader of the land animals. Although slow he was very sure and determined and his hard shell afforded good defence against attack. The great battle took place and the sea animals were driven back far out to sea never to return to the territory of the land animals. Poor Bingingerra” made a noble effort to make his way back from the sea shore—when all the fighting was done— to his home in the lagoons along the Albert River, but his life was slowly ebbing away and when a short distance from home he lay down with his neck stretched out to have a long, long sleep from which he never awoke and his body turned to stone and that is how Mount Bingingerra (Mount Witheren) was made in the shape of a great turtle at rest.
The tortoise in Chinese mythology is one of the four gods of Heaven and Earth. It is the Lord of the North, the black warrior. The symbol of longevity and wisdom.
In Hindu mythology the tortoise supports the elephant which in its turn, supports the world.
The turtle in ancient Egypt was synonymous for draught, the enemy of the Sun god, while a pair of tortoise would be depicted with a scale, representing the ebb and flow of the Nile's floodwaters. The tortoise was a fertility symbol in Greek and Roman times, and an attribute of Aphrodite/Venus who supposedly ascended from the sea.
Some cultures believe the world is itself a gigantic tortoise swimming in a boundless ocean; the flat surface of the earth is the lower plate which covers the reptile’s belly; the rounded shell which covers his back is the sky; and the human race lives and moves and has its being inside of the tortoise.
Then of course there’s Aesop’s fable involving the hare and the tortoise. Hare was brash and fast and thought he would get to the destination first. Tortoise was slow and steady and didn’t wear himself out like the hare and got to the finishing line while the hare slept, thinking the tortoise would take a long time.
We believe at Lightstream Health, if we take a leaf out of the tortoise’s book and follow it’s example we can help ourselves and our clients achieve long life and happiness.
The Eastern long necked turtle lives in freshwater environments and feeds on aquatic invertebrates, tadpoles and small fishes. Most of its time is spent in the water, but it can make overland movements in search of new waterholes and nesting areas. At our property, when sitting quietly by the waterhole or stream we can see the turtle slowly extends its head above the water, its body floating just below the surface.
Mankind has woven the tortoise into our mythology in various forms throughout the ages.
In Aboriginal mythology “Bingingerra” the giant fresh water turtle was chosen to be the leader of the land animals. Although slow he was very sure and determined and his hard shell afforded good defence against attack. The great battle took place and the sea animals were driven back far out to sea never to return to the territory of the land animals. Poor Bingingerra” made a noble effort to make his way back from the sea shore—when all the fighting was done— to his home in the lagoons along the Albert River, but his life was slowly ebbing away and when a short distance from home he lay down with his neck stretched out to have a long, long sleep from which he never awoke and his body turned to stone and that is how Mount Bingingerra (Mount Witheren) was made in the shape of a great turtle at rest.
The tortoise in Chinese mythology is one of the four gods of Heaven and Earth. It is the Lord of the North, the black warrior. The symbol of longevity and wisdom.
In Hindu mythology the tortoise supports the elephant which in its turn, supports the world.
The turtle in ancient Egypt was synonymous for draught, the enemy of the Sun god, while a pair of tortoise would be depicted with a scale, representing the ebb and flow of the Nile's floodwaters. The tortoise was a fertility symbol in Greek and Roman times, and an attribute of Aphrodite/Venus who supposedly ascended from the sea.
Some cultures believe the world is itself a gigantic tortoise swimming in a boundless ocean; the flat surface of the earth is the lower plate which covers the reptile’s belly; the rounded shell which covers his back is the sky; and the human race lives and moves and has its being inside of the tortoise.
Then of course there’s Aesop’s fable involving the hare and the tortoise. Hare was brash and fast and thought he would get to the destination first. Tortoise was slow and steady and didn’t wear himself out like the hare and got to the finishing line while the hare slept, thinking the tortoise would take a long time.
We believe at Lightstream Health, if we take a leaf out of the tortoise’s book and follow it’s example we can help ourselves and our clients achieve long life and happiness.