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A crow visited me this morning; he stared me straight in the eye and I realised, as he was doing so, that I was right at thst moment fixing a pendant around my neck - a pendant in the shape of a crow's skull. Crow Symbolism Throughout history, the crow has been associated with both positive and negative symbolic meanings. The most common are: Life magic; mystery of creation Destiny, personal transformation, alchemy Intelligence Higher perspective Being fearless, audacious Flexibility, adaptability Trickster, manipulative, mischeivous Crow Symbolism and Life Mysteries Crows have a usually black with tints of blue depending on the light shining on them. Their color is symbolic of the onset of creation, of the void or what has not taken form yet. Fascinating spirit animals, they carry the energy of life mysteries and the power for deep inner transformation. As a spirit guide, the crow will guide you in getting in touch with life mysteries and develop your ability to perceive subtle shifts in energy within yourself and in your environment. It has the ability to go beyond the illusions, especially duality of right and wrong, inner and outer. Crow Totem and Power of Insight Crows are known to build their nests in very tall trees. Doing so, they can get a better vision or perspective on the rest of their surroundings. By affinity with this trait, those who have the crow as a spirit animal or totem will enjoy a position from where they can see things from a higher perspective. The crow is also watchful of intruders and predators. The sound it makes is characteristic of a loud, strident bird noise that can warn the other members of it clan over great distance. When you see your crow spirit animal, be on the watch. The Crow Spirit Animal, a Guide about Fearlessness and Determination Have you ever watched a group of crows ganging up together and chasing out birds much bigger than they are? This behavior makes the crow a useful animal totem to call when you need support in dealing with adversity. If the crow chose you as your power animal, you are encouraged to develop your personal will power and speak your truth more loudly. Crows always seem to be able to get away with what they are after, be it a piece of food left on the road or sneaking into other birds’ nests to steal or eat their eggs. Echoing this trait, those with the crow as totem or spirit guide might watch for the tendency to trick or be a bit manipulative. from spiritanimal.info Change The crow is an omen of change. Because they represent ancient magical laws and wisdom, when the crow calls to us, we have an instant flash of our authentic self; the crow sees our soul self. Crows have been known to build their nests very high up, giving them the chance to watch everything that is going on around them. By tuning into the sound of its call, it can remind you of who you are and what you are capable of. You are being reminded that the answers to your questions are waiting to be discovered ahead of you and that you must look beyond your present range of vision, and to get out of your familiar comfortable space. Crows are adaptable to all environments and will eat almost anything. They can survive in almost any situation so when one presents itself to you it is reminding you that you can adapt and that now is the time for major change to take place that will awaken your authentic soul. Magic & Clairvoyance Crows not only harbour the message of change but remind us about the creation and magic all around us. The crow’s striking black colour 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. This is a representation of the immense power each and every one of us holds to take hold of our own destiny. It is also said that the crow can also be appearing for you to to begin to use your ‘second sight’, the gift of clairvoyance. This is the gift that allows you to see beyond what we are humanly capable of, and a gift that can allow us to see into the spirit realm. What I take from my crow encounter is that major change is coming my way and that now is the time to live in the power of my true identity. I think this can be said for all of us. Sometimes we need a little reminder to just pause and ask ourselves, “Am I living authentically? Am I living my true self? Am I being held back from my true potential?” This is the sacred law, the power symbol and spiritual meaning of the crow. When our little crow friend is calling, it is to tell us that the time of change is here. That the time of change is now and to let go of the old self, to let go of all things holding us back. It’s time to step into our authentic power. from collective evolution