What do you hear with the laughter of Crows?

In traditional lore, Crows represent transformational magick, mystery and sacred law.

Crows are spiritual warriors and harbingers of sacred law. Crow medicine signifies a higher order of right and wrong than man-made laws. The Crow calls out imbalance, injustice or disharmony as a watchful left-handed guardian.

As intermediaries between the Mystery and the mundane, it is said that Crows bring messages from the spirit world and dwell beyond the realm of time and space. As such, Crow has the ability to go beyond the illusions and duality. They act as guides into the darkness of the void, which is the home of all that is not yet in form. Even their color is symbolic of the onset of creation, of the void or what has not yet taken form. As their high roosts exemplify, they have tremendous insight which comes from seeing things from a higher perspective.

Much like the Coyote in the Southwest, several cultures regard Crow as having a creator/trickster aspect. This is seen in their playful mimicry, mischievous theft, or deep color which shifts with the light.  For those familiar with Buddhist tradition, the trickster’s role is to provoke koans, or spontaneous epiphany, by acting contrary to expectation, turning the world upside down (analogous to the Hangman), or pushing one’s limits/buttons. This is best understood in terms of transformation: they shake up old structures to allow a shift into a new reality.

The shimmering, subtle color in Crows’ dark wings are said to remind us that even in the midst of darkness and battle, we have the power to touch the light. This is our intent:  to restore your balance, to rejuvenate your light.  Many means to this end are supported here for the body, nutrition and fitness education, healing bodywork and plant medicine.

For the mind and soul, intuitive counseling reminds you of your inner wisdom; classes empower you with tools to create a new reality; and energy work helps clear your path.

The language we use…

Sometimes, language is a very inadequate way to communicate an idea or experience.  Yet, we do what we can.  Therefore, you may notice that we use a lot of what anthropologists call code switching.  Code switching refers to using terms from different languages, different disciplines, or different sets of jargon.  For example, if you said that your friend really “thinks outside of the box,” then you would be taking a term used in business and applying it in a personal context where it is not usually heard.

We use a mix of scientific, philosophical, medical, spiritual and “New Age” terms to describe and explain things.  Sometimes, we use certain terms because there is no exact word which fully captures our meaning, and so we use phrases from different disciplines and languages interchangeably to show that we mean this and that.  Sometimes, we use certain words to reinforce the fact that we are not advocating any one view and that many worldviews have parallel concepts, or ideas in common.  This explanation has been included here because we want people to focus on our meaning and not get sidetracked by the lingo.