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, mischevious
Other traditional meanings associate the crow with bad omen, death, and dark witchcraft. The crow also carries the power of prophetic insight and symbolizes the void or core of creation.
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The Crow, a Spirit Animal Symbolic of Magic
Crows are commonly associated with magic and the power to manipulate physical appearances. Ted Andrews in his classic on animal totems “Animal Speak” mentions that we can find crows are common animals that we can find all around the globe. As such, they are a reminder that magic is everywhere. When you encounter a crow, just tune into its behavior and it will give you a clue on how to use the magic powers it carries.
Only last night he felt deadly sick, and, after a great deal of pain, two black crows flew out of his mouth and took wing from the room.
~ Unknown Author
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Because of its affinity with life mysteries and magic, the crow is seen in many shamanic traditions as the spirit animal of choice for those who use magic and have the power to manipulate the law of our physical universe. The crow used to be the animal of choice of shamans, those who do witchcraft and shape-shifting.
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.
The Crow In Your Dreams
While the crow appearing in a dream is sometimes considered a bad omen, a foreshadowing of sadness, this is only one of many meanings. A deeper interpretation of this meaning is that the crow is said to fly between the worlds of life and death and an appearance in your dreams may signify a message about your thoughts on life, death and transformation.
Crows are also very intelligent and dreaming about a crow or crows may be a sign of your wisdom or intuition. Your subconscious may be telling you to trust your intuition.
The crow is also a symbol of transformation. What part of your life is or may be going through a transition? Maybe you are changing relationships or careers? Maybe you are buying a new house? Whatever it is, the crow is signaling that you are ready to make the change!
Is The Crow Your Spirit Animal?
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This morning I was driving to work in a crowded business area of town. Suddenly a crow flew slowly and very low directly in front of me. I was told I am of Choctaw decent on my father’s aide. I just found this mornings experience intriguing.
Wow my family is of the Shasta tribe. By any chance is your family from Mississippi?
Choctaw is another name for Shasta btw ????
Today I was having lunch with a friend and sharing some are being poetry and my crow art photos. Later on my walk there was a crow hurt in the middle of the road. Everyone just walked by and cars almost hitting it. I got it to fly to a safe area by the court house; even a nurse was too busy to help to completion. I never gave up and went into the Halifax, Nova Scotia court and asked the security to help and they did. I left the crow with them that is now safe in a box and will be taken care of; very spiritual experience. If anyone can offer wisdom to this encounter I would appreciate it.
I was walking back home one day then all of a sudden a big crow flies on top of my hair I have dread locks but i felt it land by that time i was startled and it made a noise and flew away into a tall tree I’m also terrified of birds but I would like your perception of this
I fell asleep for five minutes I had a dream that around five crows we’re flying near me so I put my hands over my face to avoid them so they wouldn’t fly into me and one crow landed on my fingertips and sat there and I pulled my hands slowly from my face to look at him and then I woke up I knew this Crow was trying to tell me something
Found a baby crow in my front yard. Must have fallen from the redwood tree. It’s fledging, so I put a plate of wet bread and made a nest out of an old sweater for it. Been pretty worried about the lil thing. Hope the neighborhood cats don’t get to it.
This morning a crow woke me up. Must have been a few feet from my window. The only thing I can think of for the past 4 or 5 days after work I honk at a crow on a gate. I don’t know if it’s the same crow.
I’ve been experiencing alot of crow activities they seem to be appearing since 2009 and started again 2018 around may when I moved to Florida somehow I realized I have very bad luck or an adventure well both and sometimes seeing warnings but when something happens I feel I’ve could of done something about it and my behavior his changing and the truth to me is no matter what we are at war with the world and within ourselves and trying to find peace my crow show me who I am and how I acknowledge the help the crow is giving me but sometimes I’m still having trouble what the crow is telling me like when I see the crow I get very nervous and start looking everywhere around to see signs either in my home and outside my home like waiting for something to happen and it drives me crazy.
Your test did no ot work for me. I am asthmatic and do not spend a lot of time outdoors. Also I am an Engineer and spend a lot of time reading. I do help people but do not have to be Mother Theresa to feel good about myself. Crows have been coming to me for many years now. A rabbit came to say goodbye before I moved and to thank me for the food. I have been a psychic since I was a child. Since I died I can even see and talk to ghosts. I am a Cherokee Indian.
Fanica. Why do crows go to you? Why do crows follow people.