[DISCUSSION] Spirit Animals

[Malady Inc]

well thats something ive never heard.

I used to only see two crows. I always asee at least one. When i was very ill i did not see seven, but now there are aboutsix in total. Thats very interesting.  

[Shiruberu_suki]

Yeah I love animals ((of course)) So I study animals and their spiritual meanings.  

[Tazzy Wolfstar]

I have a grey wolf as my spirit animal and a peregrine falcon as my spirit bird. The falcon appeared to me in many dreams and spoke to me.(sorry I can't discuss our conversions.) I have always loved wolves. I feel my wolf (name: Bear) with me all the time. He is my constant companion and walks with me and helps me when I am down or stressed.  

[.p.l.a.s.t.i.c s.t.a.r.s.]

IvoryXDarkness

I was woundering if any of you believed in spirit animals or what you all though about this situation of mine or its spiritual significance.



A few years ago I became extreamly sick. I would be home from school for weeks at a time with some unknown illness which caused excrutiating pain. They finally, after two yearsm diagnosed me with gallbladder disease and removed the damn thing when I was 16, yeah weird. But any way, While I was sick I started to noticed that there were these crows that were ever where that I went. If i walked out of a door at school to go out side, they were in the court yard and were sitting on the door that I was going to go back into. There started out to be only two but they seemed to multiply. And now even after I am nnolonger sick, these crows are still around,e very where. there are five of them. now. I wish I knew there significance to me if there is any. What do you all think?

I love crows..... heart lucky  

[Malady Inc]

Im glad to see other people with spirit animals. I know a lot of people have a hard time finding thiers when other, like my self, they just cometo. I think im going to do something to find out if the crow really is my spirit animal and find out his/her/their name/s. Any advise on that?  

[Aleria Carventus]

Shiruberu_suki

here is a saying on crows
one for sadness
two for mirth
three for marriage
four for birth
five for laughing
six for crying
seven for sickness
eight for dying
nine for silver
ten for gold
eleven for a secret that will never be told

The day before my boyfriend broke up with me I saw one crow almost everywhere I went.

THat reminds me of the one for magpies
One for sadness
two for joy
three for a girl
four for a boy
five for silver
six for gold
seven for a secret never been told (yes that was off topic but I just had to say it)  

[Aleria Carventus]

Now, on topic, talking about sprirt animals and native american/canadian usually specific bloodlines have one animal, you should try and find out if yours does, some bands trace through male, some through female (mine is female) and that is often your spirit animal...mine is the Raven, and it really is too biggrin If your natvie family's is the Crow then that's considered lucky (to have the same as your clan)  

[Malady Inc]

thats intersting. But I dont think I would be able to trace my clan or anything. I dont have any relatives left which might know. Thats sad because it would be neat to know if the crow was my clan's animal.  

[PhoenixMoonStar]

Here is from my file on Crow/Raven/Rook. While reading it, just jot down on a piece of paper anything that sticks out to you, or strikes you funny. Basically, like any kind of divination, I've found totem animals have a wide range of meanings, and while reading over them, your inner self will latch onto the meanings you're supposed to find. Once you're done, look back over the list you've made, and see if something stuck out more than once, or if there's a pattern or theme to what you wrote down. Hope this helps, and I've gone ahead and linked the sources, so you know where they came from.



Crow/Rook's Wisdom Includes:


* Guardian of the place before existence
* Ability to move in space and time
* Honoring ancestors
* Carrier of souls from darkness into light
* Working without fear in darkness
* Guidance while working in shadow
* Moves freely in the void
* Understands all things related to ethics
*Shapeshifter


CROW:Keeper of the Sacred Law


Crows are the keepers of the Sacred Law
and to have a Crow totem is very powerful.

Personal Integrity are your watchwords
and your guide in Life.
If you have a Crow totem, your prime path
is to be mindful of your opinions and actions.
You must be willing to walk your talk,
to speak your truth and to know your life's mission.

Crow is a omen of Change.
Crow lives in the void and has no sense of time,
therefore, it sees past, present and future simultaneously.
Crow merges both light and dark, both inner and outer.
It is the totem of the Great Spirit
and must be respected as such.

They are symbols of creation and spiritual strength.
Look for opportunities to create and manifest the magic of life.
Crows are messengers calling to us
about the creation and magic that is alive in the world today
and available to us.




The Crow

Crows are very vocal birds. They are sly and often deceptive in their actions. Crows have been known to build false nests high in treetops to confuse predators. The height of their nests give them the opportunity to watch everything that is going on around them. Many cultures think of crow as the keeper of knowledge for nothing escapes their keen sight.

Crows travel in groups and make mischief in teams. As one crow explores something new, others will watch closely to see what happens and then learn from it. In this way they seem to always be in council with each other. They often raise a ruckus when hunters are around, warning deer and other birds. Crows recognize possible danger and always post lookouts when feeding---thier most vulnerable time.

Their language is complex and they have a remarkable voice range. Each caw has its own meaning. Sometimes crow warns of impending danger. Other times it signals a time to join in council and make decisions. Listening to crow can teach those with this medicine how to hear the truth of what is being said.

The striking black color of crow represents the color of creation. It is the womb out of which the new is born. Black the color of night gives birth to the light of a new day. Crow is a daytime bird reminding us that magic and creation are present in both. Their ability to shift between the known and unknown world indicates new journeys.

Because crow is adaptable to all environments and will eat almost anything they can survive in almost any situation. Crow is associated with magic, unseen forces and spiritual strength. If crow flies into your life, get out of your familiar nest, look beyond your present range of vision, listen to its caw and act accordingly.  

[Tempting Sweet]

Woah, that is so cool 0-o
I never knew that about crows...... I think I heard something that said that crows made good guardians of shine and sparkle stuff -or am I thinking of another bird?-  

[RainbowKitty]

in my reschear in to the cart while i have come aross a lot about spirt portector and giuds and brids seem to be a comon one amoung those in some parts of the angeint wrold they were concireder to be able to heal the person they protected enofe to keep them from dieing even if they were on there death beds while while there body healed manynative americans tribes beleave animal healers i beleave there are spritual gradians for us out there  

[Malady Inc]

O.o wow some of you do kn ow a lot about this kinda stuff. Thats very nice though, I wish i knew more about it really and could be helpful to other people but for the moment i have to ask. Pheonixmoonstar you posted a very helpful thing indead.  

[WitchyBoy]

perhaps you should give them some creedance, try and get a general feeling off of them like are they trying to tell you something. im suggesting this because brother raven is my totem animal and perhaps he is yours and your sickness just triggered some minor connection?  

[yoarashi_ookami_tsukino]

my spirit animal is the black wolf,i always felt a strainge contact with this animal and i've dreamed of speaking 2 my spirit wolf very often...it's very hard 2 explain but sometimes i have this really weard sad/grey kinda feeling the day after i've had those dreams...  

[immortalalia]

i belive in spirt animals and i think everyone has a animal guardian even if they dont belive in them. i can see them.