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Turtle Mound
After the Ancestor Mound was built, Wisteria wanted to undertake a larger mound. Within two hours of this land lies the Serpent Mound, the largest effigy mound in the world. In honor of this ancient mound-building region, Wisteria Community decided to build a turtle effigy mound. In collaboration with PSG and hundreds of guests over three summer solstices, Turtle Mound was constructed in a series of ritual work ceremonies. It contains many personal offerings, a prayer pole from the Harmonic Convergence Celebration at Serpent Mound and a ceramic heart made for the turtle. The Turtle is about 60 feet long (18.3 meters), head to tip of tail and about 40 feet (12.1 meters) across. The head faces the Summer Solstice sunrise. Turtle Mound is used for ceremonies, concerts, meditation, weddings and similar activities.
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