Crows and ravens are the greatest natural [[The Foundation Of Physiognomy|face readers.]] All of the great archetypal formulaic arts are found first and foremost in nature. This species of bird has a rare, inter-generational memory - meaning that they are able to remember and retain human faces with meticulous detail and then pass the information of that image down to their children and even their children's children - to a degree that they will recognize the face with incredible accuracy. They remember intimately the faces of the people who have wronged them or vice versa, those who fed them and did right by them, and this is all passed down too. This is why Ravens are seen as omen-bringers, and being assaulted by ravens has great symbolic and mystical connotations. They don't just attack out of vengeance though, but these are highly intelligent and wizened animals that will also make themselves known and behave in all kinds of strange and bothersome manners to inform you about a variety of natural threats, oncoming storms and disasters, sickness, disease and even nearby prowling predators such as wolf packs. The idea that the eye is a portal to the soul - a very deep and complex layer of knowledge within the art of physiognomy - is very much connected to the symbolic act of eyes being the very first thing a Raven will take out and feast on from corpses as it consumes their flesh. This symbolic act of nature and predation, signifying the eating and consumption of the seat of the soul, gains added context when you study the behavior of these majestic animals in the sense of them targeting these same eyes when attacking living beings, and even humans - the ones who they might be disgruntled with. There's limited research done about these behaviors, but these facts are largely documented well and empirically observable as well, so this isn't just some long-shot dramatization of the many deeply meaningful and symbolic ways of nature's mysticisms. There are hidden zodiacal aspects that exist in our world as well that are not found in the archetypal ideas that traditional and standardized formulaic systems use, and the astute observer will have noticed this (and more). Nature, at the end of the day, is the ultimate mirror-guide to which influences are present (and in what form) in our material world. It provides the full context of life, of its many meanings and functions - if one can become quiet and thoughtful enough to pry open the wooded, primordial archways of its infinite wisdom and knowledge. Nature is the first and foremost image of God, of Godly nature and design. It is the first bible written under the sun, and it is still being written today - right before our own two eyes. ![[29F61CAA-3AC5-4C9F-A9E5-83CFA226C924.gif]]