Native American Medicine Wheel
Raven
~ | ~ Owl 
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~ | ~ Hawk 
~ | ~ Coyote
~ | ~ Wolf 
~ | ~ Bear
~ | ~ Raven ~ | ~ 
3.7 Raven - "Spokesperson" or "Wisest of All"
- Extreme Unction, Violet/Golden-White Light
 
3.7.1 Raven Messenger Associations
3.7.1.1 Raven - Spokesperson for the Great Spirit (Wilson MW 107-108)
- "The wisest of all the birds, the first to know all about the land"
    
- Two-leggeds touched are ministers, priests, priestesses, shamans
    - Medicine men and women, holy men and women, the spiritual leaders
    
- Raven sent by Noah first, later sent a dove
    
- Raven brought food to Elijah
 
3.7.1.2 Stone Medicine:  Jasper  (Wilson VFEM 14-15)
- A form of quartz, brown, reddish brown, black, blue, yellow and green
    - Treasured as amulet, especially if heart-shaped
        
- Tiger-eye is a form of jasper, found in red, blue, and yellow (usual) forms
 
- Gives heat of sun, can cause water to boil
    
- Believed to possess power to stop bleeding, make owner invisible, ensure safe and long life
    - Draw poison from snake bite, restore lost eyesight, bring rain if placed in water
        
- Has power over bad spirits
 
- Bloodstone (variety of green/red jasper) once used by physicians to stop bleeding
    - Used pulverized with egg white and honey
 
- All forms bring blessing to owner
    - Allows owner to cast spells over others; all forms attract earth energy
 
- When placed, in morning sun, in water, it is said to have beneficial effects
3.7.1.3 Color:  Violet/Golden-White Light
3.7.1.4 Animal Totem:  Raven (Wilson VFEM 34-35)
- Wisest of all birds; first to know all about the land
    
- Build large nests on ledges or in the tops of trees; five to seven eggs in nest
    
- Some tribes see raven as mouthpiece or spokesperson for the Great Spirit
    - Other tribes see raven as trickster
 
- Some tribes view raven as a good omen, in others it is bad
    
- Some tribes believe raven brings rain, others believe raven holds back the rain
    
- Many legends as why raven is black (originally white)
    - Punished for wrongdoing
        
- Put out fire to save people;
        
- Captured fire from sun, etc...
 
- Raven people have the medicine power of the prophet
    - Who declare the message of the Great Spirit or God
        
- Very ecologically minded and can trick you  into learning things you may have been reticent to look into
        
- The state of balance determines how far they can soar
        - State of balance more crucial to raven people than any other totem
 
- Are comfortable in both realms of earth and sky
        - Can see any view point, both good and bad
            
- Are intelligent people, able to see many views
 
- Are group oriented and are very loyal to any cooperative group
        - Are territorial and will defend their own groups; loyal
 
 
Introduction: Page One
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Inner Circle: 
Owl ~ | ~ Cougar
~ | ~ Hawk ~ | ~ Coyote
~ | ~ Wolf ~ | ~ Bear
~ | ~ Raven ~ | ~ 
Outer Circle: 
Snow Goose ~ | ~ 
Otter ~ | ~ 
Cougar ~ | ~ 
Hawk ~ | ~ 
Beaver ~ | ~ 
Deer ~ | ~ 
~ | ~ Flicker ~ | ~ 
Sturgeon ~ | ~ 
Bear ~ | ~ 
Raven ~ | ~ 
Snake ~ | ~ 
Elk ~ | ~ 
Blue ~ | ~