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    Turtle Dolphin Dreams: A Metaphysical Story
    Turtle Dolphin Dreams: A Metaphysical Story
    Turtle Dolphin Dreams: A Metaphysical Story
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    Turtle Dolphin Dreams: A Metaphysical Story

    By Marian K. Volkman

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    What if we shared planet Earth with other intelligent species?
    What if inter-species communication were really possible?
    Seek out some answers in Turtle Dolphin Dreams
    Raves for Turtle Dolphin Dreams
    "A pearl is a small thing, and yet it is as precious as any jewel. So is this little book."
    --Robert Rich, Ph.D.
    "Turtle Dolphin Dreams is a wonderful little book. Not since Gibran's The Prophet or Bach's Jonathan Livingston Seagull has a book come along so inviting, refreshing, and relevant."
    --James Clifton, Ph.D.
    "Turtle Dolphin Dreams is lovely! ...somehow this strange book hangs together and holds the reader's attention. Very inspirational indeed."
    --Susan M. Phillips, Spiralthreads Reviews
    From the SPIRITUAL DIMENSIONS SERIES

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLoving Healing Press
    Release dateDec 1, 2005
    ISBN9781615999101
    Turtle Dolphin Dreams: A Metaphysical Story

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    • 5/5
      Marian K. Volkman has written and illustrated a beautifully imaginative scenario with this book. We have no problem with trying to learn to communicate with other cultures, and even imagine what it might be like to communicate with beings from other worlds, but how often do we think of those other worlds as being right here on Earth?A fable in the true sense of the word*, the story is introduced by a turtle, named Turtledove for the benefit of humans who think every being should have a name. Turtledove speaks of a time when dreamtime, in winter for turtles during hibernation, became shared dreaming, inter-species, in this case with a specific group of dolphins. The dolphins in turn have been sharing dreaming with other aquatic species but required a species both aquatic and land-going to bridge a gap to humans, hence contact with the turtle.Whimsical and thought-provoking, inspiring in it's creative message, Turtle Dolphin Dreams was originally written in 2005, but with recent events it may hold even greater meaning here in 2010. The reader is taken through metaphysical voyages of delight, a balance of nature, while remaining earthbound but connected. A truly unique book with several messages presented, a journey worth taking.*Definition from About.com, fable: A short allegorical narrative making a moral point, traditionally by means of animal characters who speak and act like human beings.
    • 5/5
      In this unique book the reader gets a chance to imagine having an interspecies discussion among turtles, dolphins and humans. Are humans all that different from other species that we share this planet with? Are we the only species that express love, loss and possibly…. Dream?Humans through research have discovered that dolphins like humans live in family units, mourn the loss of those they love and enjoy discovering the world around them. I have read many books on dolphins. I think they are truly amazing creatures! They display a higher intelligence than some people I have encountered. In this story Turtledove serves as a translator between a dreaming dolphin and an enlightened human. I think turtles were a perfect translator of experiences between dolphins and humans. They share part of their lives on land with humans. They also share a portion of their lives in the water with the dolphins. Marian Volkman did an excellent job getting the reader think about how other species are affected by our actions or lack of. We take away or ruin habitats. People keep animals captive either for our entertainment or because of destruction. Some of our species believe that others are here for our benefit only and do not respect other creatures. I would highly recommend this book to anyone. Although some of the material might be a little confusing for younger audiences. I think even kids would enjoy the story. It sent my imagination into over drive thinking about the lives of other species on our planet. If we could all communicate what could be learn from each other? Then we might realize that we are not all that different. I’d like to share some of my favorite quotes from this book:“We are, each and all, interconnected with every living thing on this planet. ““The belief that you are the only truly intelligent creatures on this planet has gotten in the way of your receiving their communications.”From this work I have come to the conclusion that it is okay to let ourselves explore our dreams both at night and during the day. It is okay to engage in play and one shouldn’t feel child-like. An adult should also take every opportunity to discover their world as if through a child’s eyes. Children try to understand and make friends with every creature they meet. Somehow as we get older we stop doing this. I only wonder how I can recapture this ability. This story was excellent and well worth the time to read :)
    • 3/5
      The concept of being able to communicate with other species on our planet has long intrigued and baffled the human race. None verbal communication with our own kind is almost unheard of. If a species was able to psychically connect with it’s own parents, siblings and mates, would they ever be able to connect to another species? How would that connection begin? How would different species be able to understand each other? Would there be a way for a creature of the ocean (like a dolphin) to ‘talk’ to a creature of the land (like a turtle)? Can a human ever dream of being a part of all that? The information that could be shared and passed along to each participating group could be beneficial to that species and to the world. If only someone was able to ’talk’ to the animals. What can a hibernating turtle named Turtledove tell us about the life of a dolphin? What would we say? This book caught my attention because of the possibilities. The desire to be connected to others of our own species as well as others. It has been labeled as: Fiction, New Age, Visionary & Metaphysical, that says to me that it is suppose to be a story that describe imaginary people and events, originating not in the physical world, a study of nature and the nature of beings. That being said, this book reads like a memoir of the dolphin as translated and dictated by the turtle to the intended recipient, the human. At times it sounds like a ‘how-to’ in the ways of connecting with other species, while at other times it shows the differences in the way each of them lives their lives. The concept of the ability to connect to others is to me fresh and new, exciting and beautiful. For some people, the way this book is written will be considered quick, easy and straight forward, but for others (like myself) it lacks a personal connection to each of the contributors of the story. It is cut and dry, an exchange of information on an impersonal level. It is fiction with a non-fiction feel (I am not a big non-fiction reader). Still it is a quick and easy read with a beautiful concept.

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    Turtle Dolphin Dreams - Marian K. Volkman

    Part One – Beginnings

    I, a Turtle, address you for reasons and through means which I will endeavor to make plain. I have messages for you, but if I throw them out in front of you like pebbles on the sand, you may not see them. This is why I ask that you be patient as I explain both how I come to be speaking to you (it must be obvious to you that a Human has a hand in this), and why.

    You may wonder who I am. You may feel the need of a name for me, the Human informs me. My impulse, and Turtles are not impulsive creatures for the most part, is to ask you to pay attention to the messages I bear you instead of to me. Upon sober reflection, and Turtles are sober reflectors, it may be best for me to introduce myself. I will not tell you whether I am male or female, but you may know that I am the sort of Turtle who spends part of its life in the water (in ponds and streams), and part of its life upon the land (in forests and fields), and who hibernates when the cold season comes. Many a summer has awakened me. Many a winter has drawn me down to sleep.

    If you need a name for me, think of me as Turtledove. Of course, this makes no sense. A turtledove is a type of bird. I am not a bird, but my companions, of whom you shall hear, chose this name for me because it is pretty and graceful (which, believe it or not, is how they think of me) and non-gender-specific. So be it. To the task awaiting us.

    I come to you, through these symbols, to bring you communications from another highly intelligent, highly complex life form. That is plain enough. How this can come about is another matter. Since you know that Turtles can neither speak your language nor write it, you might find this communication difficult to believe if I did not spell out each step of its coming to be. A group of Dolphins wishes to speak with you in order to share their view of the world contrasted with what they understand of your own, and to propose some joint activities. My part here is to help in the effort to formulate this work, so that you may see and receive it. Even now we have no certainty of success, but we must try. You are probably far more interested in what the Dolphins have to say to you than you are in my humble part in this attempt to reach you, but please indulge me by taking the time to understand how this work comes to be attempted.

    Were it not for a special state we call dreaming we would have no chance of communicating with you (and by we here, I mean both Turtles and Dolphins). Dreaming to Turtles meant at first something very similar to what it means to you: the entering of consciousness into a state of mental activity while the body rests. Over time it began to mean for us something more fully conscious, and eventually came to mean dreaming together, entering into a state of non-physical awareness with others of our kind. We must go back several steps for you to understand how you come to be reading this work. We will start with the time when Turtles dreamed only on a primitive level.

    We Turtles (and I speak here only of the number of species of my kind that I know well from dreaming/communing with them) have two modes of existence: summer and winter. In summer we live and work and grow as all creatures do, finding food, mating, and traveling as Nature calls upon us to

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