White Raven Community
We pride ourselves on our adaptability and commitment to excellence in every aspect of our service. Here you will find information about who we are, what we do, and see how we can contribute to your success.
🖤 About White Raven Curiosities
Deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, where fog clings to the pines and folklore lingers like a secret, White Raven Curiosities took flight.
Founded and run by a one-woman force of nature — an LGBTQ+ autistic and ADHD creator, a full-time night-shift psychiatric nurse, and a devoted mother of two wild and wonderful children — this shop is fueled by equal parts passion, perseverance, and midnight magic.
White Raven Curiosities is a home for the strange: the curious minds, the collectors, the witches, the book-obsessed, the neurodivergent, the beautifully misunderstood. Here, the odd and the overlooked are cherished — because we know exactly what it feels like to be told we’re “too much” or “not enough.”
This is a place where you never have to shrink yourself.
🌑 Why a White Raven?
Ravens are creatures of mystery, intelligence, and transformation.
But a white raven is something rarer — a being touched by the unexpected.
Across folklore and spiritual traditions, the white raven symbolizes:
• Change and personal transformation
• Spiritual awakening and newfound purpose
• Wisdom earned through walking the darker paths
• Light emerging from shadow
• Purity and truth — unfiltered and unapologetic
• Prophecy and vision for what others cannot yet see
• A fresh start — a new story written boldly
A white raven doesn’t hide its difference — it becomes its power.
It reflects all who defy expectations and reshape their fate.
It reflects you.
It represents those of us who don’t blend in…
who were never meant to.
The white raven is a reminder that standing out is a gift — and it’s time we celebrate it.
🦇 What We Offer
A carefully curated cabinet of curiosities including:
• Ethically sourced bones & natural oddities
• Books for midnight minds
• Mystery Dates With a Book (fate is a mischievous matchmaker)
• Gothic and witchy curios
• Artifacts that spark wonder and storytelling
Every item is chosen with care, reverence, and a touch of mischief.
🪶 Who We Are For
The wonderfully weird.
The wildly curious.
The neurodivergent, the queer, the witches, the readers, the shadow-seekers.
Anyone who has ever felt out of place in a world obsessed with “normal.”
Your strangeness is sacred here.
🔥 The Mission
To empower curious souls to embrace their true selves —
to find beauty in the shadows, meaning in the mystery,
and belonging in the places others overlook.
🌒 A Final Whisper…
You are not too strange.
You are not too much.
You were never meant to disappear.
Welcome to the roost.
Your strange belongs here.
Cheyenne McGrady is the owner and operator of White Raven Curiosities, LLC. Cheyenne had an urge to create a place that would bring like minded individuals together via product, information, and love of all things macabre. Living in a very rural area of the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia, she found it was difficult to find items of interest, to use in practice, or have a place to share infomation and connect. Online she found that there was not many websites that offered exactly what she and her friends were looking for or a place to learn new skills. Hence, The White Rave Curiosities, LLC was conceived and business began. Starting slow, this start up will grown wtih time, changing and adapting to the needs of the community.
Photo Credit: Pat Bussard O'Keefe
Spiritual Scarlett's Vlog
Scarlett McGrady shares her personal stories and offers spiritual guidance and support for those seeking their own spiritual growth via divinity. From meditation and prayers to tarot and manifestations, this vlog has everything including herbology and healing with tea and food, live on location travel and haunts, DIY crafts, interviews with friends, product reviews, and more! This is a vlog made for you and with you.
More about Scarlett:
Since being a small child, Scarlett knew that she was gifted and was protected and connected to her angels. Many trials and tribulations in life only brought the relationships and connections stronger. Throughout the years Scarlett has researched and explored many religions both on a collegiate and personal level. Saved and baptised, she identifies as a Mystic Christian Spiritualist.
With ancesters that were Appalachian Granny Women that prayed in the closest and were seeked out by the community for healing, midwifery, and "other things" on her maternal line. Her ancesters on the paternal side included a long line of Gypsy Women that were known for having the "gift of sight". Now a crone, Scarlett says that she is proud of her children and grandchildren that will follow in these powerful footsteps.
With many years of experience as a paranormal investigator, Scarlett enjoys long walks in graveyards, sitting alone in dark places, and exploring haunted and historic buildings. With friends and family members that enjoy communicating with the dead, there are many stories that can be shared when asked.
Scarlett is a healer. Scarlett was first a certified veterinary assistant stemming from her deep love of animals and having several huskies, cats, and birds. She also was the main care giver of many family members through their sicknesses and deaths. Scarlett says she feels a calling to help those in need and live a life of service. Scarlett is currently a registered psychiatric nurse that states that she loves her job and finds fullfilment connecting to her clients and coworkers.
As part of the Divine Collective, Scarlett is a sacred soul that is raising the vibration of the planet. Her mission is to create a better planet via divinity. Her goals are to share Divine Love; Focusing on feeling the presence, inner transformations, creating true harmony. and connection to the Divine. As we are all on our own personal paths, Scarlett feels that we can help better this world together.
She encourages you to start your journey today!
Photo Credit: Madeline Lenore Photography
Kelcey
Kelcey is a member of the family, supporting and working behind the scenes in a big way. She is always a fun inspiration full of knowledge and power.
More about Kelcey
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Photo Credit: Cheyenne McGrady