Raven
People born under the Ducks Fly Moon, the first moon of Mudjekeewis, the Spirit Keeper of the West, have the raven as their animal totem, the mullein as their plant and jasper — bloodstone — as their mineral. Their color is the brown of the autumn earth, and they belong to the Butterfly clan.
Source: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), “Ducks Fly Moon (Raven)”
- Dates
- September 23 – October 23
- Moon
- Ducks Fly Moon
- Elemental clan
- Butterfly Clan (Air)
- Spirit Keeper
- Mudjekeewis (West)
- Plant
- Mullein
- Mineral
- Jasper
- Color
- Brown
Source: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), Reference Chart
Personality
In balance, Raven people are all heart: kind, loving, considerate and truly concerned with others’ welfare. They can fly from one mood to another in an instant — like the mullein, scratchy as wool one day and soft as velvet the next. They are often psychic, talented healers or mediums, and physically attractive, which can tempt them to manipulate. They are slow to decide until they find harmony, so they can look indecisive and even irresponsible; they are wary and adaptable, group-oriented and loyal to their group, and they want home and animals around them. Out of balance they become high-strung and can drift into paranoid thoughts.
From the text of: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), “Ducks Fly Moon (Raven)”
Love & Relationships
They like to give and receive physical affection. Like their totem, some pair for life and some do not, and their constant ambivalence can drive off all but the most determined mate. As parents they are warm and loving, but inconsistent.
From the text of: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), “Ducks Fly Moon (Raven)”
Work & Career
The book describes them as talented healers or mediums, and as loyal, defensive members of their group.
From the text of: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), “Ducks Fly Moon (Raven)”
Health & Wellbeing
They are prone to bladder and kidney problems and to nervous conditions.
From the text of: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), “Ducks Fly Moon (Raven)”
Mythology & Symbolism
Native peoples see ravens as birds of balance between man and nature. Almost every tribe has a legend explaining why the raven is black: in all of them the raven begins as a white bird and is changed, either as punishment for wrongdoing or for helping man. Among the Pueblo the raven is tied to the kachina spirits and to rain.
From the text of: Sun Bear & Wabun, The Medicine Wheel: Earth Astrology (Prentice-Hall 1980), “Ducks Fly Moon (Raven)”