"THE MEETING - SYNCRETISM OF APRIL 3, 33 CE" Etching, 5 inches x 7 inches

"THE MEETING - SYNCRETISM OF APRIL 3, 33 CE" (Raven Series) Intaglio, 5 inches x 7 inches

Raven is a "trickster" in Native American stories and myths, especially in the Northwest region of North America. He's sometimes a hero, a creator, the father of mankind, and a potent conductor of spiritual forces in the form of sacred dreams.
In Greek and Roman mythology, the raven was often an oracle through whom a god is believed to speak.

Syncretism
n 1: the union (or attempted union) of different systems
(especially in religion or philosophy)

In this story, Raven is the Creator Spirit. Long ago he traveled around the world to find another Creator and he finally found his equal on April 3, 33 nailed to a Totem.