Crows and Ravens

Rick de Yampert is a long-time journalist who spent 23 years as the entertainment writer for the Daytona Beach News-Journal. He presents workshops and performs on sitar and Native American flutes at a variety of Pagan festivals in the Southeast, including the Florida Pagan Gathering. He also presents lectures on metaphysical topics and performs music at non-Pagan events, including Unitarian Universalist churches. Rick has studied Hindu sacred sound, shamanic drumming, Goddess worship, Taoism, and more. His crow art has been displayed publicly around Florida as well. Visit him at RickdeYampert.com or mistercrowart.com.

Contents

Foreword by H. Byron Ballard xi

Introduction: As the Crow Flies 1

Chapter 1: Canny Corvids 9

Chapter 2: A Path into Corvid Magic 15

Chapter 3: Watching the Watchers 19

Chapter 4: Lessons: Gaian Agency 35

Chapter 5: Grimoire: Find Your Spirit Corvid 39

Chapter 6: Grimoire: Keep a Magical Journal 47

Chapter 7: Lore: The Lascaux Bird-Man and Prehistory 55

Chapter 8: Grimoire: Your Crow-Raven Spirit Tree 65

Chapter 9: Lore: Corvid Magic Takes Root 77

Chapter 10: Lore: Marcus Valerius Corvus and the Battle Crow 87

Chapter 11: Grimoire: A Crow-Raven Talisman and Amulet 91

Chapter 12: Lore: Thought, Memory, and Raven-Feeders 103

Chapter 13: Lessons: The Weltanschauung of the Norse 115

Chapter 14: Grimoire: Your Raven Banner 121

Chapter 15: Lore: Ancient Celtic Battle Crows and Raven Helmets 133

Chapter 16: Lessons: The Washer at the Ford 147

Chapter 17: Lore: Corvid Augury 155

Chapter 18: Grimoire: A Method of Crow Augury 161

Chapter 19: Lore: Native Americans' Not-Totem Poles 175

Chapter 20: Lessons: Raven's Trickery 183

Chapter 21: Grimoire: Raven's Crazy Wisdom 195

Chapter 22: Lore: The Shadowy Side of Corvids 205

Chapter 23: Lessons: Hearing the Call of the Morrigan 213

Chapter 24: Grimoire: Candle Shadow Scrying 219

Chapter 25: Grimoire: Be the Crow 231

Conclusion: The Greatest Lesson 241

Recommended Reading 243

Bibliography 245

Index 261