A post about nothing.

Nothing much happening here. I have a cold. It's cold outside. Synchronous, if nothing else.

Beads and warm comfy clothes await me, methinks.

Anyone up for another round of the 5 Question Interview Meme? I'm game. Ask away.

-M.

Interview by cbasalt.

1) How did Raven first make itself known to you?

As a child I always loved to take my grandfather's crow call out into his woods and call to them. Later I figured that I didn't really know how to use the call, and all I was doing was scaring the cat; I then started to imitate them on my own. I've always felt very connected to the crows, even though I didn't really understand why - no-one else I knew liked them. I guess I felt the were something I could have to myself. I doubt this is connected in any way to my current corvid state, but it is something I remember over many other things from my childhood.

When I was first learning to dreamwalk (I'd have been around 14), I didn't know really what I was doing. I mean I REALLY didn't know. I'd somehow ended up in a few people's dreams, folks I knew, and both of us remembered the same things. That was enough to start me on a path towards learning more about this, sort of exploring shamanic ideas and journeys.

When I formally decided to take a journey, I ended up getting lost in the Underworld. I was stupid about it. I didn't ask Horse or Bear to protect and guide me. I didn't have anyone watch over me. It could have gone horribly horribly wrong.

Two ravens followed me. I have since become very familiar with these two birds...spirit guides, although I didn't know it at the time. I couldn't find my way out. It was dangerous, scary, and frustrating all at the same time. Two ravens flew away. Three ravens came back. One of them looked like there were stars under its' feathers...which enthralled me right up until the point it became monstrous, huge.

Raven devoured me whole. Raven gave me wings on my rebirth at that point, and then I flew up to the hole in the darkness, and out of the Underworlds.

That was my first introduction to Raven.
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-M.