Spiritual meanings of black ravens. Symbolism of your meeting

What do you associate crows with? With bad news, death? Quite common superstitions about black ravens for those who have not delved into the spiritual meaning of these mystical animals. The meaning of meeting with a black raven carries a deeper mental meaning, which you can read by learning what ravens symbolize. The spiritual meaning of an encounter with a black raven can be quite unbelievably positive. Find out what our ancestors thought of ravens and how they used their power to overcome life's challenges.

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What do black crows symbolize?

We are accustomed to perceiving crows as mystical and dangerous creatures, whose cawing promises imminent trouble and danger. Speaking of not prophesying trouble, we say: "Do not caw like a crow". This makes sense, but it is only part of the truth. To make sense of it, let's remember what birds symbolize:

• freedom;
• wisdom;
• intuition;
• intelligence;
• protection;
• connection to other worlds;
• some death (mostly allegorical).

Nature awarded ravens with black color, but you remember that without black there would be no white. The connection of ravens with the otherworlds is obvious, this is confirmed by many myths and legends of our ancestors, about which we will tell a little later. But meeting with a black raven does not promise death and certainly the crow did not doom anything. Just some birds are better able to sense danger or witchcraft interventions than people and they are in a hurry to warn you about it.

What are the spiritual meanings of your encounter with a raven

Black crows inhabit many places and nothing is surprising about meeting them until you feel a mysterious connection or the black raven's close attention to you. When you see a black raven taking an interest in you, it is worthwhile to discern the spiritual meaning of the clue it is trying to convey to you.

The energy of gratitude

Despite their intimidating coloration and hard beak, crows are quite intelligent and grateful birds. Those who have managed to tame a crow know that birds are capable of caring by bringing food and sharing it, capable of protecting by attacking offenders, almost like watchdogs and showing a kind of avian tenderness, feeling cared for and safe.

If you see a black crow, which nods to you or looks kindly, most likely you have recently helped someone with a pure heart and your energy is now glowing aura of goodness. The black crow you see is simply grateful to you for your mercy and kindness to other living beings.

The joy of the moment of life

If you see a circling black raven in the sky hovering silently above you, you are in for a joyous moment of life. The celebration can be related to any aspect of your life. Ravens can show interest in pregnant women, as they sense the emergence of life and try to share the joy with you, reminding you that you need to prepare mentally and spiritually for the important event, it is near.

Harmony of relationships

A black raven can be a sign of destiny if it is closely observing your date. And, although the relationship is in the developmental stage, the appearance of a calm black raven in the sky or near you can mean that the person is destined for you by fate and you are on the right path. If an established couple has seen a calm black raven in the sky, there is harmony and spiritual balance in the relationship.

Disharmony

If a black raven beats you in the window or peeks intently into your house, it is worth looking inside yourself and finding what is preventing the tranquility of the soul. Ravens can look into the deepest depths, revealing lurking desires and repressed unresolved issues. If you feel sadness when you see a black raven, it is worth working on your balance and vitality.

Dangerous path

A black crow blocking your path and cawing at you can mean the danger of your chosen path, both in the literal sense and figuratively. It does not mean that the outcome of your decisions will lead to collapse, rather, you need to sharpen all your senses and be more careful in making decisions, calculating ahead of the consequences.

Touching the spiritual world

Black ravens were considered guides to the "other world". According to the beliefs they helped souls to get to their destination, but they could just as well carry souls, for a while, back to the Earth world. If you see a black raven, reminding you of some departed loved one, try to establish spiritual contact and communicate energetically. Perhaps the soul of your loved one has come to you so that you do not forget or stop grieving about her departure.

Death

Black crows carry the meaning of death only in extremely rare cases, like owls or blackbirds. In these moments, crows do not behave in a threatening manner, rather they insistently caw to let you know that you need to prepare yourself mentally and spiritually for the event. You will feel anxiety and sadness, and also the significance of the message, in cases of death warnings the energy of the crow is quite strong and assertive.

In other cases, the spiritual meaning of meeting with a black crow will speak of allegorical death. For example the end of a phase in your career or relationship or thinking. Prepare for trials that will help you to develop spiritually and open new horizons and opportunities with the right acceptance of events.

Sadness and bad outcome of affairs

You can get such an omen from a black raven if you hit a bird or see a dead black raven. You should change drastically your course if the black raven had to die to deliver a message to you. To tangibly change your plans requires courage and speed of analysis, you should work on your fortitude if you are a person who takes a long time to decide on any changes to your plans.

The symbolism of the number of crows carrying a clue to you

Black crows are capable of carrying collective omens. These birds are very organized, they have a clear hierarchy and battle for power.

• Two black crows symbolize success, friendship, and a good outcome to your plans. If you see two crows calmly behaving near you, most likely it will be so.

• Three crows symbolize threat. The ability of crows to gather in a flock to kill or capture prey makes these birds quite dangerous. Sometimes, in this way, they can attack a person. The spiritual meaning of such an encounter with black crows will be a sign that you are blind in life and act without thinking. Perhaps you are telling too much about yourself to others and behind your back there is gossip and condemnation, which damages your energy.

• A lot of crows circling over one place and cawing is a very bad and ominous sign. Crows are scavengers and they feel that soon they will be able to eat a lot of dead things. Such a sign can mean murder and even the beginning of war.
• A flock of crows eating means that you are on your way to wealth, success, and prosperity.

The black raven is a totem animal

Black raven – this may be your totem animal. This connection is quite rare, but people whose totem animal is the black raven can have incredible abilities, even mystical ones. The black raven totem can develop your intuition to psychic abilities, make your connection to the spirit world tangible and strong, and allow you to move quickly towards transformation and wisdom. However, those people who decide to use the powers of the raven against the living must realize the consequences awaiting them. Having the counselors and assistants of the black raven your connection should go for good and not only you.

To establish a connection with his totem animal black raven, you can use his feathers as jewelry, practice meditation, and tattoo.

The black raven is the spirit of the ancestors

Our ancestors were closely associated with black ravens. These birds were given great importance. The connection with the otherworlds and the ability to predict the future by ravens made them revered animals.

• Indians (Native Americans) viewed black crows as faithful helpers who could warn of the beginning of bad events and teach wisdom to avoid or change them. Some tribes considered black crows to be deceivers symbolizing meanness, but it was believed that these birds could also cleanse the Earth of evil.
• The Celts respected black crows for their steadfastness in choosing their path and accepting their individuality. They were also endowed with psychic abilities. It was believed that black sorcerers could take on the likeness of ravens to confuse and guide along a false path.

• The Greeks and Romans depicted ravens alongside the gods and believed the birds to be a sign of good luck, a bright future, and God's blessing.
• Christianity associated black ravens with the forces of hell and darkness. They were messengers of the underworld and took souls. However, the bird that Noah sent to find the Earth was a raven.
• Hinduism represents the black raven as the vehicle of the god Shani. Black crows were believed to be wise to point the way and sensing danger could bypass it.

• Germans considered black crows to be cursed souls who could not get to the other side and find peace. The birds were associated with sinners and atheists.
• The Swedes say that black crows are unburied souls who could not get to the underworld.