The Raven has always carried the medicine of magic in many cultures across the planet.
In Native American belief Raven is honored as the bringer of sacred medicine. Raven’s medicine is powerful since he, along with creator, dwells in the void. Raven is the messenger who travels to and from the spirit world. Raven’s feathers are black, as is the void. It is the black hole in space that is the creative source of all energy. In Native teachings the color black means many things, but it does not mean evil, black can mean looking for answers in the void or the road of the spiritual or nonphysical. Raven is and always has been the guardian of ceremonial magic and healing. Raven guides the magic of healing and the change of consciousness that brings about new realities and dispels illness. Raven brings a new state of wellness from the void of the Great Mystery. Raven is the messenger that carries all energy flows of ceremonial magic, between ceremony and its intended destination. Don’t try to figure out Raven. You can’t. He is the power of the unknown at work. Raven is the patron of smoke signals, or spirit messages represented by smoke.
