amanita is a genus of mushroom, most of which are toxic and many of which are deadly. "big raven" could refer to emily carr's famous painting of the same name, which, according to annette labedzki, "is focused on the fast approaching end of the being, and the fact that it has accepted its fate gracefully." the toxin in amanita mushrooms, alpha-amanitin, is an inhibitor of RNA polymerase II and usually takes up to 10 days to kill the victim, long after the initial onset of symptoms. and since there really is no antidote, like the raven, you end up waiting for an inevitable death. i think "hiking" and "the forest" might be euphemisms for dying and the afterlife.
amanita is a genus of mushroom, most of which are toxic and many of which are deadly. "big raven" could refer to emily carr's famous painting of the same name, which, according to annette labedzki, "is focused on the fast approaching end of the being, and the fact that it has accepted its fate gracefully." the toxin in amanita mushrooms, alpha-amanitin, is an inhibitor of RNA polymerase II and usually takes up to 10 days to kill the victim, long after the initial onset of symptoms. and since there really is no antidote, like the raven, you end up waiting for an inevitable death. i think "hiking" and "the forest" might be euphemisms for dying and the afterlife.