In this episode of Raven’s Lore Cast, we descend into the overlooked, the dismissed, and the deeply misunderstood realm of the witch’s familiar—through the lens of one of the most ancient and resilient companions: the rodent.

Across history, rodents have been revered as divine messengers, feared as harbingers of disease, and misunderstood as symbols of contamination and chaos. But beneath those narratives lies a deeper truth—one rooted in survival, intelligence, and sacred persistence.

We explore:

• The ancient practice of myomancy and the role of mice as prophetic intermediaries
• Apollo Smintheus and the dual nature of revelation and consequence
• The rodent’s place in Norse cosmology, Hindu mythology, and the Chinese zodiac
• How fear reshaped the relationship between witches and the natural worl ...