Rook Wisdom

Rook is a mentor and companion that teaches about the importance of working together and building a community and friendships while not losing our unique self and way of being. 

​Rooks mate for life and serve as mirrors to each other, challenging each other time and time again to look deep into their soul, see themselves for whom they truly are and let go of the masks of old. ​

"Curious White Rook", white pastels, Kristin Raphaela Otti (2025, Carinthia, Austria)

When rooks are maturing the white feathers covering their beaks fall away, leaving the beaks bare and uncovered. While looking into each other’s mirror, rooks experience  that a truth spoken from the heart, honest and with the intention to heal, needs no mask hiding the true face of the speaker. 
 
Rook knows that by bringing together different ways of thinking and problem-solving new ways open up in moving past old energies transforming them into healing wisdom. She knows that showing her face openly, facing challenges and speaking her truth, open the gateways to transformation and growth.

"White Rook", white pastels, Kristin Raphaela Otti (2024, Hotel, Café & Konditorei Hecher, Wolfsberg, Carinthia)

Rook knows that by bringing together different ways of thinking and problem-solving new ways open up in moving past old energies transforming them into healing wisdom.

​The masks and thoughts of old falling away make way for the truth found during the darkest of nights and the seeds for a new sun rising on the morrow.
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Rooks are so-called psychopomps, guides who accompany the souls of the newly deceased and the souls that got lost between the worlds through the veils.

​They serve as sentinels at the gates, their eyes able to see through any deception and illusion. They remember the true face of every soul and call out those trying to wear masks while facing the guardian of the gates.