Raven

The raven is surrounded by myth and legend. It has been considered an oracle for thousands of years and is fabled, by native peoples around the planet, to have created the world. It is known as the trickster and has been proven by scientists to be the smartest of all birds, possessing a complex vocabulary only surpassed by humans. Able to imitate other animals, the sound of the wind, and human speech, it can solve problems with up to 7 variables. It is a passionate flyer, able to execute complex aerobatic maneuvers and out performs even the eagle.

The raven's fondness for high wild places gives it the ability to see great distances. Believed to be able to travel from this world to the next, the raven is healer and seer. It is a shape shifting messenger from the great void where all knowledge waits for us. A bird of prophecy and divination, it symbolizes changes in consciousness, of levels of awareness and of perception. .

"In the beginning there was nothing. Only water, darkness and raven."