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Seven Ravens

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The Seven Ravens

One for Sorrow

Two for Joy

Three for Girls

Four for Boys

Five for Silver

Six for Gold

Seven for a secret never to be told

This is a poem older than the counting crows song, Counting Crows Older than Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven (January 29, 1845). This poem has been the subject of many debates not only for who wrote it, exactly how it goes, but what it means. It has been said about Crows, Ravens even Magpies. "One crow means sorrow, two crows mean joy, three crows a wedding, four crows a boy, five crows mean silver, six crows mean gold, seven crows a secret that's never been told." In the United Kingdom, the rhyme is well known but uses magpies rather than crows. A popular superstition states that if one sees a single magpie, one should greet it to deflect the "sorrow".

The Seven Ravens on Wikipedia®

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Household Tales.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.

Here we bring you one interpretation that stands for:

The Seven Necessities of LIFE!

Have fun and look around we strive to gather things for each raven. Under health you will find links to some great places to go for advice. Under games you will find lots of fun and under inspiration ...well stuff to make you feel good. Try a raven and come back for more we will be adding new things all the time. Take care, we wish you fantastic things and wonderful dreams.

Raven One

One for Art

(Professio the performer)

It is said artist have to suffer for art. Well if that's true this sad raven is very talented!

Raven Two
Two for Inspiration

(Tripudium the muse)

A joyful Raven must have a lot stuff to make you feel good!

Raven Three
Three for Memories

(Praeteritus the scribe)

The Raven of the Past. Very important for our need to know what was and hopes that we will be remembered.

Raven Four
Four for Games

(Fraudatio the trickster)

who lives to have fun....Games the challenge of life!

Raven Five

Five for Hobbies

(Saturo the raven of fulfillment)

This Raven knows what he likes to do in his spare time. Hobbies are practiced for interest and enjoyment, rather than financial reward but not as important as Gold.

Raven Six
Six for Health

(Valens the heart raven)

With out this golden Raven life is very hard, but there is always something we can do to make it better

Raven Seven
Seven for a Psychology

(Abscondo the enigma raven)

Ask this Raven as you will but he won't be telling. Here lies answers to everything, however no one can really tell exactly what is the right answer. You can find your own answers, only you know your secret raven.

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