Coyote



In Magic Tails, Coyote is a strange and powerful being who first appeared
to Soy in a dream. In the dream, Coyote noted Soy's loneliness and gave
her some magical advice. Soy drew a magic doorway and when she woke,
saw the doorway existed on Earth too. In the dream, Coyote told Soy to sit
before the doorway and make a wish. Her wish opened the magical door
and out poured animals of all sizes shapes and colors - including Coyote.
Coyote first appeared to Soy standing on hind legs and wearing a purple
cloak (in Tail Four). On Earth though, Coyote couldn't change into the
cloaked sage like in the Dreamworld. Much more is revealed about Coyote
in later Tails...

In Native Amercian mythology, Coyote was a trickster. Sometimes he
was helpful, at other times he was mean and evil. Coyote was a very selfish
being, almost everything he did was for himself or for his own entertainment.
Whenever a deal was made, there was always something in it for him...
Yet, his pranks and tricks almost always backfired on him. This is one
of the lessons we humans learn from the stories of Coyote - selfishness
gets us nowhere, and pranks we play on people almost always come
back to haunt or hurt us. It could be said that Coyote is one of the best
bad examples we have. Sometimes we can learn a lot from those who
practice Coyote medicine - we learn what not to do in life!

If Coyote comes to you in a dream, meditation, or every day life,  it could
mean that someone may come into your life offering help in some way -
make sure you know what this person's intent is! Be sure they are helping
you out of kindness and not for some other selfish reason. It can also be a
message that you may have the opportunity to help a person or group
of people and to do so selflessly with no strings attached. If you are
thinking about playing some sort of prank on another person (or if
that's something you do often), think twice! Your prank may backfire
on you! If you've been a Coyote-type person in the past, maybe
your experiences and stories could help someone now who is heading
down that path...

Conway, D.J.  Animal Magick.  St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 1995

Cotterell, Arthur  The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths and
Legends. New York, NY: Macmillan Marshall Edition, 1989



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