One of my favorite places in the world is Sedona, AZ, known for its beauty, peacefulness, and energetic vortexes/vortices! It is also a place where coming down from hiking around one of those vortexes, that I experienced a knowing that spoke itself in my mind, “Awareness is the key,” which helped lead me further down the path of learning Reiki.

During my most recent trip there, I was outside on the deck, facing the beautiful mountains, doing some self-Reiki, when one of my sisters asked if I was doing Reiki. I said, “Yes, I’m only accepting the highest energies!” Just then, two ravens, no more than ten feet away, flew in front of my line of sight, one after the other. It was this peaceful, awe-inspiring moment that produced the name of my future practice —

Two Ravens Reiki.

When I looked up the symbolism of ravens, and particularly two ravens together, I found they have a home in Norse mythology. Generally speaking, raven…

“symbolism is complex and multifaceted, often representing wisdom, knowledge, transformation, and prophecy, while also being associated with death, loss, and mystery. Depending on the culture, ravens can be seen as messengers between worlds, guardians of secrets, tricksters, or even a symbol of divine providence.”

In Nordic culture, they represent

“Wisdom and knowledge: Ravens are known for their intelligence, leading to their association with wisdom, hidden knowledge, and insight. The Norse god Odin’s ravens, Huginn (thought) and Muninn (memory), embody this connection.”

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