Quote the Raven...

For the last two weeks there has been a raven crowing outside our house.  Before I left for MEPS two days ago, I thought it was a bad omen.  Not a constant crow, rather a heckle. A heckle as to say "Haha Cara, you suck, you're not going to make it!"

Well, as I found out yesterday, he was right (or so I thought). He was laughing at me.  (Damn you crow!) However, my mom read me a few stories about the raven.  How it was Edgar Allen Poe who brought this darn cloud over this once powerful bird. Here's some of the unknown stories about Ravens:

"Raven is an omen of change. Ravens live in the void and have no sense of time, therefore being able to see past, present and future simultaneously. They unite both the light and the dark, both the inner and the outer. Raven is the totem of the Great Spirit and must be held with utmost respect. They are representations of creation and spiritual strength. 

Ravens are messengers, telling us about the creation and magic all around us, that is available to us just for the asking. Look for opportunities to bring into being the magic of life. The striking black colour of the crow represents the colour of creation. It is the womb out of which the new comes into existence. Black is the colour of the night, giving birth to the light of a new day. 


As ravens are adaptable to all environments and will eat almost anything, they can survive in almost any situation. Ravens are surrounded by magic, unseen forces and spiritual strength. If crow enters your life, get out of your familiar nest, look beyond your present range of vision, listen to the message(s) in its caw and act accordingly."


"...the raven is often heard to cackle utterances that sound like "cras, cras." The actual word cras is tomorrow in Latin."


"The raven is symbolic of mind, thought and wisdom according to Norse legend, as their god Odin was accompanied by two ravens: Hugin who represented the power of thoughtand active search for information. The other raven, Mugin represented the mind, and itsability to intuit meaning rather than hunting for it."


"Other Native North American tribes saw the raven as the bringer of light. In fact, southwestern tribes (Hopi, Navajo, Zuni) felt the raven was flew out from the dark womb of the cosmos, and with it brought the light of the sun (dawning of understanding). Consequently, the raven is considered a venerated bird of creation, for without the raven, humans would forever live in darkness."


So let's see, the Raven is:
1. Omen of change
2. Can see past present and future
3. Unite inner and outer light and darkness.
4. Represent color of creation
5. Messengers, waiting to tell us about the magic all around
6. Adaptable to all enviornments.
7. Always looking to tomorrow
8. Strong of mind, thought and wisdom
9. Bringer of life and light.


What a bird, huh?  I'm sitting here, listening to this bird outside my window. It knows something, it HAS known something all along that I didn't/don't. Out of all the things I've read about this bird, the two parts that stick out the most: 

If crow enters your life, get out of your familiar nest, look beyond your present range of vision, listen to the message(s) in its caw and act accordingly."

"...the raven is often heard to cackle utterances that sound like "cras, cras." The actual word cras is tomorrow in Latin."

While yesterday was horrible, today sucks just as much tomorrow is a new day. Sunday is a new day.  Hell, MONDAY is gonna be a new day. This raven is hanging out around my house for a reason.  He knows I'm meant for something, and he's here to tell me to not give up.  Now, I just gotta listen to that damn bird and know that my future is still bright and not give up...