SKY RAVEN AND SEA OTTER, Etching, 5 x 7 inch

SKY RAVEN AND SEA OTTER, Etching, 5 x 7 inch

Ancient people often saw Human traits in the animals around them. The elephant is loyal and intelligent. Lion is strong and courageous. Moose is steadfast and easygoing. The mouse is timid and quiet. Coyote is a prankster and a shapeshifter. Eagle is a gift giver and wise. Otter is well-balanced and sensible. Raven is enthusiastic and impatient.

Sky Raven and Sea Otter
Sea Otter was a realist; she believed the world was flat, the moon and sun were eternal, and that real knowledge rested in the mind and not in the spirit world. Sky Raven was a dreamer; he spent his days imagining remote vistas, enchanted beings, vast gardens of perfect flowers, and undiscovered gods. They were as different as night and day and yet they were lovers. One day Otter looked into Raven’s dark eyes and said, “Prove to me that the world is ruled by gods, and we shall mingle together forever. “
Raven flew into the stars. He searched and searched, then searched more. Days turned to months and months to years. Finally, an exhausted Raven wept, he found nothing but emptiness. He understood that they were alone, there were no gods. Slowly he traveled through time and space to find his lover awaiting him.
“I failed. I went as far as the farthest star. There is no god out there.” cried Raven.
Otter smiled and said “I wanted you to see for yourself. Now you know we are alone. We must love each other; we must love our home, our sky, and our lake because it is the only one we will ever have. “
Raven and Otter mingled together endlessly.