Tag Archives: Coyote

The Trickster did it again.

Having just finished a little story for my blog, I hit “publish”, not noticing to which blog it would be posted. The Coyote had the last laugh, but I think my unconscious wanted more coverage, so here it is again. … Continue reading

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Teflon Coating

When I called Raven, I told him that Krishna didn’t like the article. “He thought I was delusional and he was cutting me out of his life.” The Raven laughed, and said “I liked that article. The wolf, the jackal, … Continue reading

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Taking Names

The indigenous practice of getting and being given new names after a transformation of character is ancient. The birth name no longer seems appropriate when the child’s growth and development moves in a different direction. We like to honor those … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Brother Coyote

The Mexican/American kid who was cutting the weeds this afternoon was very talkative and friendly. He asked me, referring to the hillside, “How does it look?” to which I responded, “How does it look to you?” “Better than it did,” … Continue reading

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Sometimes we are mean

It is important to be able to express our negative (bad) feelings. My wife and I would read a children’s book called Happy, Sad, Silly, Mad to our boys when they were growing up. That book introduces the wide variety … Continue reading

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Apu Spirit of the Andes

When the Eagle Woman returned from Peru, she gave me a carved stone figure called an Apu. She said that all the medicine people in the Andes have these stones, but only the most powerful have a star incised in … Continue reading

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The Violet Wizard Saint Germaine

Inside the Good Cup Café, the spinach and feta quiche had to be heated. I filled my ceramic coffee mug and returned to pay for my brunch. Meanwhile a young guy in a baseball cap came up beside me and … Continue reading

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The Car Pool

When the unconscious speaks through us, it is time to pay attention.  This communication from the spirit might be in a Freudian slip of the tongue or an overwhelming attraction to another person.  Those people come into our world for … Continue reading

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Coyote in the Dream World

I noticed the cat pulling the rug around in a room of the house and went to investigate.  A dog might do this, but a cat?  Not likely.  Looking into the room I saw Coyote, my 46 year-old nephew, looking … Continue reading

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Hermes Again

Dreams give us symbolic images of our present spiritual situation.  Taking dreams literally is dangerous, especially if we act out the dream situation or act on the dream’s advice as if it came as a Divine directive.  We need to … Continue reading

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