Raven's Mind

In the first season of Teen Titans, we get a rare glimpse into the world that is Raven's mind.

Raven meditating somewhere within her mind, possibly her center. Episode: Switched

When Teen Titans members Cyborg and Beast Boy found Raven's room unoccupied in the episode "Nevermore", they unwisely proceeded to begin snooping. Beast Boy picked up a small mirror and upon peering into it, he soon saw its surface flashing back four, red eyes. To his horror, a large red claw then reached out and grabbed him, and despite Cyborg's efforts to free him, the two ended up being dragged within the mirror, leading through a portal and into a desolate area. They had entered Raven's mind.

A basic representation of the world within Raven's mind. Episode: Nevermore

A basic representation of the world within Raven's mind. Episode: Nevermore

A basic representation of the world within Raven's mind. Episode: Nevermore

A basic representation of the world within Raven's mind. Episode: Nevermore

A basic representation of the world within Raven's mind. Episode: Nevermore

There, many awe-inspiring sights were seen, such as large, rocky arches that changed the landscape, a giant maze that rose forth from the ground, and even a monstrous, four armed, living statue.

A "Forbidden Door" within Raven's mind. Episode: Nevermore

The landscape changes into a cheery, sunny place after passing through a Forbidden Door within Raven's mind. Episode: Nevermore

A giant maze within Raven's mind. Episode: Nevermore

A monstrous, four armed, living statue within Raven's mind. Episode: Nevermore

What may be the most significant thing they found, though, were several people that each looked like Raven except wearing different colored cloaks, boots, etc. A fair amount of these colorfully garbed entities are shown, though there are some inconsistencies as I'll go into later.

Seven entities similar to Raven in appearance from within her mind. Episode: Nevermore

Cyborg theorized that these individuals represented "different sides of Raven's personality", but this is never confirmed by Raven, and seeing how some act, I think they merely represent different options from the personality pool in general, not the ones she necessarily has herself. It's also possible that they may actually be the collective "embodiment" of her aura's possibilities; When viewing a person's aura (usually through Kirlian photography or the psychic ability to do so), the state of their moods, feelings, etc can be judged by the different colors it takes on. Sources vary on what each color means and broad definitions are often offered that fluctuate for different shades of the same color that, like some horoscopes, can sometimes match how one wants to see it, but with that all said, I find that most of these different entities do indeed correspond with their pertaining aura color.

PINK: This one is casual and happy, constantly seen smiling and laughing. She's carefree and takes things easy, doing things like cracking jokes and running around with her arms out as she makes airplane noises for her own amusement. She says that pink is her favorite color. Referred to by Cyborg as "happy".

A pink-clad individual within Raven's mind. Episode: Nevermore

GRAY: This one is apprehensive and sad. She's shown with a sorrowful expression upon her face and at one point is even reduced to tears. She worries whether people like her or not, and can be very apologetic. Referred to by Cyborg as "timid", and described by Beast Boy as "all weepy".

A gray-clad individual within Raven's mind. Episode: Nevermore

GREEN: This one is a boisterous, gung-ho fighter. She displays much skill in combat and agility, smiling mischievously as if a sign of complete confidence. Referred to by Cyborg as "brave", and described by Beast Boy as "a marine".

A green-clad individual within Raven's mind. Episode: Nevermore

BROWN: This one is shown with angry looking eyes and a narrow, flat mouth.

A brown-clad individual within Raven's mind. Episode: Nevermore

YELLOW: This one is shown looking somewhat calm and wearing glasses.

A yellow-clad individual within Raven's mind. Episode: Nevermore

PURPLE: This one is shown with a mischievous smirk.

A purple-clad individual within Raven's mind. Episode: Nevermore

ORANGE: This one is shown appearing almost uncaring, and acting in a rude and appalling manner.

An orange-clad individual within Raven's mind. Episode: Nevermore

RED: This one is shown with four, glowing, red eyes and a vengeful expression. She can take form to look similar to Raven's father Trigon, and due to her saying "rage shall consume you", it seems likely she represents rage or something of that ilk.

A red-clad individual within Raven's mind. Episode: Nevermore

The red-clad individual within Raven's mind taking form to look like Trigon. Episode: Nevermore

WHITE: Though Raven is seen wearing white several times throughout the show, within her mind it seems to indicate a sort of unity and balance between all personality types. She's giant, has a demonic sounding voice, has glowing eyes, and contains immense power.

A white-clad individual (of which Raven is a part of) within Raven's mind. Episode: Nevermore

As I mentioned before, the colors get a little confusing. The first inconsistency is that when all of them are shown for the second time, the purple one is a severely darker shade of purple. What's even stranger about this scene, though, is that Raven herself is shown as suddenly being red after a change of views (likely a miss-color), and, weirder yet, the green-clad one also alters into wearing red... but this time mid-shot! This is no doubt an animation mistake, but what adds to the confusion is that we are soon introduced to the actual red-clad individual.

The colorfully garbed entities within Raven's mind. The purple one is shown darker, the green one is a moment away from suddenly becoming red, and the real Raven is colored red. Episode: Nevermore