stories of ravens (Jacob/Noah/Odin/Lleu/Morrigan/Haida/etc)
David Dalton <[email protected]> Mon, 12 Jul 2021 03:22:25 -0230
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I seem to recall reading somewhere that Jacob was associated with ravens. Is that correct? Of course I also know of Noah’s first sending out a raven before the dove. I associate the raven with new (dark) moon and thus perhaps the dove could be a fat waxing crescent (so I hope for global peace at the coming fat waxing crescent). The raven is also associated with Odin, Lleu/Lugh/Lugos, the Morrigan, and the Haida creation story of The Raven and the First Men. Do you know of any other stories that mention ravens? Also I remember the story of Jacob’s Blessings to the tribes. This is generally assumed to have occurred at the end of his life, but is there any evidence it occurred earlier, though still fairly late in his life? And I take the story of Jacob wrestling with an angel or with God to mean he negotiated late at night with God, perhaps such that God enforced those Blessings/binding. -- David Dalton [email protected] https://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page) https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page) "This could be the final breath/This is life and death/ This is hard rock and water/Out here between wind and flame/ Between tears and elation/Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)