At My Center, Crow

Written by Loui Crow
At My Center, Crow
Loui Crow - Streaming 11/11

(MMRP / ANYMALS Version)

[INTRO]

Some days,
I need somewhere to put
everything I'm feeling.

My shoulders are up
around my ears again.
My hands
are gripping nothing.

When the world gets loud,
I make a little room
for myself.

[INVOCATION]

Crown of Stars.
Root of Earth.
Hand of Creation.
Heart of Receiving.

I am the bridge
between Heaven and Earth.
I call the Light to me,
and I stand in its truth.

[VERSE 1]

I call the breath of beginnings.
Protect this space.

I call the flame of courage.
Protect this space.

I call the tides of truth.
Protect this space.

I call the bones of becoming.
Protect this space.

[PRE-CHORUS]

When my strength
begins to fade,
when the night
feels longer than me,
when I've given
all that I have,
I return to myself.

[CHORUS]

At my center,
Crow.
See the trembling.
Give it somewhere to rest.

At my center,
Crow.
The world keeps moving.
Stay here with me.

Crow.
I witness.
(I witness.)

[VERSE 2]

Before me,
Coyote.
When the way ahead disappears,
guide me.

Behind me,
Seahorse.
When the water rises in me,
steady me.

To my right,
Porcupine.
When my softness feels exposed,
protect me.

To my left,
Skunk.
When I want to disappear,
ground me.

Above and below,
Coyote.
When I'm tired of being brave,
carry me through.

At my center,
Crow.
When my feelings fill the room,
I witness.

[BRIDGE]

This is my circle.
Safe.
Sacred.
Sealed.

[CHORUS]

At my center,
Crow.
See the trembling.
Give it somewhere to rest.

At my center,
Crow.
The world keeps moving.
Stay here with me.

Crow.
I witness.
(I witness.)

[OUTRO]

Crown of Stars.
Root of Earth.
Hand of Creation.
Heart of Receiving.

I am the bridge
between Heaven and Earth.
I call the Light to me,
and I stand in its truth.

(At my center,
Crow,
I witness.)


At My Center, Crow is my personal magick ritual of protection, set to music. Inspired by the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram (LBRP), I've adapted it with English invocations, elemental symbolism, and my spirit ANYMALS in place of the traditional archangels. For me this ritual is a way to create a sense of safety, gather my scattered thoughts, and return to myself when everything feels overwhelming.

Loui Crow

I make music, practice mirror work, sometimes I do somatic rage fits, and small forms of magick that help me stay present and kind while things change.

I write songs for myself, my inner child, and for the woman I am becoming.
I work through old patterns, grief, and survival habits as I notice them loosening.

Sometimes I write as the Crow — that's my ideal self. Direct, unattached, protective, grounded in something older than my fear. Other voices come through too. The snake. The spider. The fly. The ghosts are the false selves I created to survive. I write as all of them, for my own self-hypnosis — unpacking who I've been so that my son can fill his days with joy and I can stop being such a reactive parent. I'm in the middle of it all. I just keep showing up.

I use Suno for vocals and instrumentals — the vocals are seeded from my own voice. I'm a disabled veteran and a stay-at-home mom.

Over the last year, I climbed an emotional ladder I didn't know I was on. Many of my earlier releases were the scream — my depression, anger, insecurity.

The last album that came out of that climb is called "Mirror, Mirror off the Wall." It starts with depression and ends with gratitude.

Much of what lives here carries the influence of Louise Hay and Abraham Hicks, especially the idea that my body listens to my thoughts — and that where I place my attention, my life follows.

I leave breadcrumbs in case anyone resonates.

Take what feeds you.
Leave the rest for the birds.

I am molting.
You are welcome here.

https://louicrow.com
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