Journey 81 - Granddaughter's PA

8/11/04: I realized I had never found out who my grandaughter’s Power Animal is, and so I set out to discover this. After Smudging, Rattling and lighting the Sacred Candle, I set the Drum CD for a 15-minute Journey and began concentrating on my Purpose. Even before I could start the drumming, though, her Power Animal came soaring into my consciousness with such a certainty that I had no doubts about it. The Rattling must have opened up my Shamanic Channels early, and her PA came barreling right in. And an awesome PA he is (yes, he is male): Raven. So here I was, sitting on the side of the bed with the Journey Purpose already accomplished. So, I changed the reason for my travels, and decided to see if I could meet with Raven and learn some things about my grandaughter. As I began the Drum CD, I found myself whisked off to a Old-Western-style town, complete with Horse troughs, wooden landings in front of buildings, the works. It was hot and dusty. My Lower World Guide Crosses in Front (Snake) met me, wearing a pink bow and tiny pink doll’s hat, telling me that she was empowered with Avery’s youthful Spirit to lead me into the Lower World. As we moved off the road past a Tumbleweed and into some low Grasses by a Tree, we spotted the Tunnel entrance at the base of the Tree. As we entered, I saw a powerful Tornado passing by on my right, heading toward my rear. Instantly I thought of the scene from my last Journey for my grandaughter, where a father was walking back from the grave of his young daughter. Was that the tornado that took my grandaughter in her prior Visit? Could well be.. We went down the Tunnel, which was strewn with tiny and larger roots for a while, then became littered with Minerals and Stones of various types, including Gold and Marble. As we got closer to the Exit, I could smell Hyacinth. We came out of the Tunnel into a large field thereof, and we sat and waited. Raven came in overhead as large as any Bird I have ever seen in a Journey..an indication of his vast Spirit Powers. He covered nearly the entire Sky at first. He then shrank down to normal size and landed beside me. He became a human, with white skin and black clothes, and Raven Feathers in his black hair. He reached out and took my hands in his, and spoke briefly. He told me my grandaughter would grow up just fine, and that she had indeed come out of the Spirit Camp as Spirit Rain, my name for her after seeing this falling Mana during her birth on a mostly sunny day. The surroundings then transformed completely. We were floating in a Space filled with beautiful stars and gases of many colors, which then filled in with a soft tan mist, with pastel stars shining within. I felt a very rare Peace while in this Area. Raven then showed me parts of her future. Fully an adult now, she was walking down a wooden walkway from a cottage onto a beach, to sit there facing the ocean. I was then shown a list of occupations she would consider, and the two that seemed strongest were Anthropologist and Archaeologist, with the emphasis on the former. I also picked up a very strong environmental concern..she will be a great caretaker of Mother Earth and fight very hard for her. I then saw her sitting on the same beach at night, with shafts of rainbow light bursting down into her, and also bursting out of her, heading along the ground to distant targets. She will apparently be a Healer using Shamanic Energy as I have become. I also saw her sitting around a fire on this Beach with my Spirit coming up to the Fire to sit and speak with her. I don’t know if this means I will have passed on by then (she was 30 at best), which gives me if true under 30 years left of life here. The fact we will converse in a very common Native/Shaman Spiritual Way again hints at a burgeoning Shamanism in her. I then saw a Bunny hop up and sit beside her, indicating a secondary Power Animal. This was confirmed in a later brief image when I saw a Bunny coming toward me from a grassy field spotted with Trees. The images became brief and intermittent from here on out, as I slipped into the Theta State and did not bring back much of that Tour with me consciously. I do remember coming out of one of the sequences ending in which I’m saying “I’ll pass on that!” I also remember seeing a brass plaque on a wall of a Marble. Her face and name were on it, and a saying: “She Saw Wrong and Made it Right”, or something very close to that. I got the sense this was related to the environment as well. I emerged from the Theta State for good just before the Call Back Drum sounded..I saw my grandaughter once more on the Beach, only this time Raven was circling directly above her, dropping golden Mana around her. The Mana formed a Circle in the Sand, and I went over to look at it. There was an inverted “V” enclosed in the Circle..that is, an “A” without the center line. This is no doubt her Shaman Symbol. The fact she was at the water’s edge the entire time shows she has vast feminine Powers, and is a Water Person..a Spirit of the West. She will think and emote very deeply as a result, as the ocean in deep. The Ocean’s emotional purity will be her renewing presence here. I came back, thanked my Guides and my grandaughter's PAs, and came up to type this while it was still fresh.

Scratching the surface: Raven as Totem implies Magic, Shape-shifting and Creation. Human and animal Spirits intermingle and become as one, allowing one to understand the language of animals. Ravens are great at vocalization and can be taught to speak! They are playful and excellent tool users. They are not intimidated, and are very fast and wary. With this Raven power, one can stir the magic of life and creation without fear. They are quite amorous. Raven power can allow one to go into the Spirit Void and bring back to the physical world the things one needs..a strong hint of Shamanism. Most powerful time for people with Raven for a PA is winter and the winter solstice. Raven’s black color implies much of the strength Avery needs will come from the “other side”, just as in the case of the Journey above concerning the depths of the ocean. Raven is closely related to Crow, whose Medicine also applies here. Crows bring magic also, and are symbols of creation and Spiritual strength. Creation from Spirit Camp to Physical World will play a large role in her life. Rabbit as Totem implies Fertility. They also have a wonderful defense..they freeze as if dead, then speed off at a high rate instantly. The freezing implies the need to not allow others to see your intentions early. They also double-back quickly, implying the ability to take advantage of brief opportunities passed the first time. They eat mainly vegetables, implying my grandaughter will pick up on my daughter's preferences in that regard. One should read the full treatments in Animal Speak for a total picture of these Power Animals.