Guess what I saw this morning, on Halloween of all days.

[LittlePerson]

I saw a raven. Yup a real honest to goodness raven on halloween of all days. I live in the city too keep in mind. We have some overgrown acreage and trees in and around where I work. So this morning as we were coming down the drive to our parking lot I saw it on the side of the drive with a huge walnut in its beak. He was profile. It was so amazing. I am not even sure I've ever seen one. I have seen crows aplenty but never a raven.
Do you guys think it's a good or bad omen? Cool or not cool. I just was so amazed to see it.

[tarotgirljess]

I vote for Cool. new things are fun.

[jcldragon]

That's a very good omen. Seeing such a large & highly intelligent bird in an unusual place, is always good.

[LittlePerson]

Oh that's great news. That's just what I needed to hear right now. Thank you.

[misty]

Very cool. And interesting...as I walked out of my apartment building this morning and heard a crow right above me. He (or she) was sitting on the edge of the roof looking down at me.

[Catiana]

I've always wondered what the difference is between a crow and raven. I saw a crow the other day when I left work, but I'm not sure if I've ever seen a raven.

[Morgandria]

A raven's about 1/3 bigger than a crow. Its' bill is heavier, thicker, and more curved on top. The raven's tail is fan shaped, where a crow's is wedge shaped. A raven also has a large ruff of feathers around its throat, that it uses to express itself. Aside from size and those few details, crows and ravens are almost identical, and behave in the same ways.

[Makas]

On a recent climb, I found a pair of raven(s) at about 12,000 ft. They had a nest and at least one baby that I saw. I was amazed that they lived so high. The nest was of all things right on top of the mountain. It was windy as heck and COLD haha! I never see crows in the wild really, just in cities and such.

[FaeFollower]

Wow, cool. I think that's definitely significant, and even if it isn't, its pretty awesome.

[Whitewolf]

Seeing a Raven is a good omen. They are beautiful and intelligent. Whenever I see them, I feel that there is magick in the air.


-Jessica [aka Whitewolf]

[aluokaloo]

how could it be bad! That is very very cool.

[jcldragon]

The other day I was driving along, when I saw a crow in the middle of the street picking at something (prolly part of a discarded sub) for breakfast. I slowed down, & then stopped, so he could get a good piece. Then he flew over to a house rooftop, and I drove around his breakfast in the road.

He & his mate looked at each other like, "Did I just see what I thought I saw?". So I made a crow call out my window, using a sound I know they use to indicate, "That's right!"

They were pleased & quite amazed that a human would speak to them in their own language. The vocal language crows use isn't as complex as ours, but it handles everything they need to say to each other.

They also use body language. One example is the bow. The crow bow is exactly like the respectful bow used in our Eastern cultures, and carries the same meaning. This is not the rapid up & down head nod which indicates aggression in all bird species. This is a distinct slow bow.

If you bow to a crow, and the crow bows back, the next thing the crow will do, is to say something in the crow language. Try to repeat that back to the crow as best you can, and put your true feeling of that moment into it.

If the crow is satisfied, a conversation may ensue. Or, the crow may say in its own language, "You can't fly!", and then take off. If you are a Remote Viewer, you should then follow the crow, who will take you around for a ride. It's a lot of fun, if you know how to do that...

[Crystal Raven]

one more distinguishing feature between a crow and a raven is while in flight... if the wing tips look open/like spread fingers its a raven, if its like closed/fingers held together its a crow

[fay]

Seeing a raven is a good thing, especially at Samhain as they are associated with this time of year. They are sometimes associated with the Dark Goddesses and death but seeing them is not a bad omen.

You are lucky to have seen one :).