The storm settles in this afternoon with a Winter Storm Advisory in effect, and I’m reminded of a print by Francene Hart. Winter Ravens… ravens are symbols of the Creator. In the Medicine Cards by Jamie Sams and David Carson, Raven brings a lesson.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN RAVEN IS SHOWN TO YOU?
Throughout time, Raven has carried the medicine of magic. It is sacred, in the medicine ways, to honor Raven as the bringer of magic. If the magic is bad medicine, the carrier may be honored out of fear rather than out of respect. Those who fear Raven may do so because they have been dabbling in areas in which they had no knowledge, and a spell may have backfired on them. Rather than analyzing the dark side of sorcery, realize that you will fear Raven only if you need to learn about your inner fears or self-created demons.

If Raven appears to you, you are about to experience a change in consciousness. This may involve walking inside the Great Mystery on another path at the edge of time. It would portend a signal brought by the Raven that says, “You have magic.” Raven’s color is the color of the void – the black hole in space that holds all the energy of the creative source.

In Native teachings the color black means many things, but it does not mean evil. Black can mean the seeking of answers, the void, or the road of the spiritual or non physical. The blue-black of Raven contains an iridescence that speaks of the magic of darkness, and a changeability of form and shape that brings an awakening in the process.

Raven is the guardian of ceremonial magic… in any healing circle Raven is present.

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