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Omens related to a Crow according to Vastu Shastra
Here are some omens related to crows according to Vastu Shastra (an ancient Indian doctrine):
Crow is probably the most common bird in India and hence they are often ignored as mere scavengers. But Vastu Shastra associates a number of omens with it. These omens are as follows:-
If a crow coming from the south-west side in [...]
Posted: January 17th, 2012 under corvid, crows, Crows in literature, folklore, lore, myth, mythology, Myths about ravens.
Tags: Crow, crow mythology, crow omens, crows and omens, myths, omens, omens about crows, omens related to crows, Vastu Shastra
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The Crow Girls
After the fantastic response to my audio recording of Charles de Lint’s Make a Joyful Noise (listen to it here), I decided to make a concerted effort to find all the literary references to these two magical characters, the Crow Girls. I have read them in various stories and books of Charles de Lint’s. I [...]
Posted: January 10th, 2011 under art, Charles de Lint, corvid, Corvid Art, Corvidae, Corvidae Family, Crow, Crow art, crows, folklore, Literature, mythology, Rook, The Crow Girls.
Tags: Charles De Lint, Crow girls, Mary Ann Harris, Newford series, The crow girls, The Crow Girls Christmas
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Make a Joyful Noise Audio Recording
A few weeks ago I posted about Make a Joyful Noise written by Charles de Lint (read post here). I enthusiastically shared two of my favorite literary characters, the Crow Girls, Maida and Zia. This story is not available to purchase anymore but since I had a copy I thought I would ask the author [...]
Posted: January 4th, 2011 under art, corvid, Corvidae, Corvidae Family, Corvids, Crow, Crow art, crows, Crows in literature, cultural reference, Culture, Fables, folklore, fun, intelligence, Literature, lore, myth, mythology, Myths about ravens.
Tags: Charles De Lint, Charles DeLint, Crow girls, crows and literature, literature about crows, Make a Joyful Noise, The crow girls
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The Crow and the Pitcher more than fable?
The Crow and the Pitcher, originally uploaded by AnnaleeBlysse.
Scientists believe the fable of the crow and the pitcher might have been fairly accurate given the new research showing rooks using rocks to raise the level of water where a worm resided… to bring the worm up to their level.1
They are such incredibly intelligent birds. The [...]
Posted: December 21st, 2010 under Aesop, corvid, corvid brain, Corvid Cognition, Corvidae, Corvidae Family, Corvids, Crow, crows, Crows in literature, Fables, feeding, folklore, Food, intelligence, Literature, lore, research, Rook, Tool Use.
Tags: Aesop's fable, crow and the pitcher, crow intelligence, fluid mechanics, intelligence, the crow and the pitcher, Tool Use
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Six Crows by Leo Lionni
This is a story of some clever crows and a clever farmer and even more clever owl as they all try to fight for their own causes. The owl tries to help them see the futility of fighting, of war, in this beautifully illustrated children’s fable. Definitely worth the read!
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Posted: December 3rd, 2010 under art, Books about crows, Fables, folklore.
Tags: Books about crows, children and crow books, crow books, fables, Leo Lionni, Six crows
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The Crow Song
Crow, originally uploaded by russthedutch.
“The Crow Song”
There were three crows sat on a tree, Oh Billy Ma-gee Ma-gar!
There were three crows sat on a tree, Oh Billy Ma-gee Maggar!
There were three crows sat on a tree,
And they were black as crows should be
And they all flapped their wings and cried
Caw, Caw, Caw, Billy Ma-gee Ma-gar!
II
Said [...]
Posted: October 8th, 2010 under art, corvid music, Corvids, Crow, crow music, folklore, music, music about crows, music and crows.
Tags: Burl Ives, crow folk songs, Folk songs about crows, The Crow Song
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Legendary Ravens
Ravens are majestic birds and thus inspire great and terrible legends, myths, folklore and superstitions. It is no wonder with their capacity for intelligence. Ravens have exactly the same brain-to-body ratio as dolphins and almost the same as humans. “If crows were human, their average IQ would be 135 (the average for humans is 100!)”1 [...]
Posted: April 14th, 2009 under corvid, Corvidae, Corvids, folklore, Huginn, intelligence, learning, legend, lore, Memory, Muninn, myth, mythology, Myths about ravens, Odin, origin of raven, Raven, Raven myths, ravens, superstitions.
Tags: beliefs about ravens, raven beliefs, raven folklore, raven lore, raven mythology, Raven myths, raven superstitions, ravens and beliefs, ravens and folklore, ravens and legends, ravens and lore, ravens and mythology, ravens and myths, ravens and superstitions, Ravens are intelligent
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Rooks, Easter Lore and More
Like many in the corvid family Rooks are attached to many legends, myths, lore and superstitions. In Shropshire, it was believed that rooks never carried sticks to their nests on Sundays or Ascension Day, but simply sat quietly on trees and did not work. It was also believed to be futile to wear new clothes [...]
Posted: April 13th, 2009 under Easter Lore, etymology, folklore, legend, lore, myth, mythology, name origin, Rook, stealing, suspicious.
Tags: corvid legend, corvids and legends, corvids and myths, frugilegus, Rook, Rook origin, rookery, Rooks, rooks and easter folklore, rooks and easter legends, Rooks and easter lore, rooks and easter myths, the meaning of the word rook, the rook and easter folklore, the rook and easter legend, the rook and easter lore, the rook and easter myths, the rook and england, Where the name rook came from?
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Corvids: a symbol of pride
Corvids are revered as symbols of pride, intelligence, strength throughout the world. Evidence of this can be found in poems, songs, stories, legends and even in heraldry. Many a coat of arms don the corvids as centerpieces, represented proudly. I found a really great page with many coat of arms all with corvids on them. [...]
Posted: November 2nd, 2008 under American Crow, art, Coat-of-arms, Common Crow, Common Raven, Corvidae, Corvids, Crow, folklore, Heraldry, Pictures, Raven, symbols.
Tags: coat of arms with corvids, coat of arms with crows, coat of arms with magpies, coat of arms with ravens, Coat-of-arms, family crests, Heraldry
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Uncatchable
According to a story in Ovid’s Metamorphoses, there once was a virgin princess, a girl so beautiful that she attracted the attention of the lecherous sea god, Poseidon. When sweet words failed to seduce her, the hot-blooded Poseidon attempted to take her by force, and the girl called to the heavens for help. Her plea [...]
Posted: October 1st, 2008 under Athena, folklore, Greeks, legend, myth, Poseidon, story.
Tags: Athena, Coronis, Crow, folkore, Greek, legend, metamorphoses, myth, ovid, Poseidon, princess, sea god, virgin, wisdom
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