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Animal Totems
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Coyote
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Trickster
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| Most of us think of coyote as the
trickster, and it's true that he is. However, the talented trickster uses
that ability in many ways. |
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| Coyote represents the 2 sides of every
coin, every issue, every situation (including ourselves), and urges us to
examine all the facts before we take a position or offer an opinion. Coyote
is duality in everything: wisdom and folly; humor and seriousness; work and
play; simplicity and complications -- the wise fool. He is the living paradox
at the heart of all things. He is here to teach us the value of living and
walking in balance. |
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| Coyote is skillful, but would rather
find someone else to do the work if he can. He doesn't want to overextend
himself so he finds others to help in tasks so he can drop back. Coyote is
Tom Sawyer painting the fence. He is the head of the committee who delegates
all the work. |
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| Coyote is devoted to the family unit
and the male takes an active role in parenting. He is adaptable and can make
his home in any environment -- and make it work for him. |
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| Coyote also uses humor to cover sadness,
pain, loneliness, and deep emotions. His laughter many times has an hysterical
quality to it for, if challenged, he will burst into tears. Coyote will play
the fool to get a laugh and is the one with the lampshade on his head at
a party. |
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| Be gentle in using Coyote humor for
it can be sharp and biting toward yourself and others. Consider the consequences
of your words and actions before you end up backed into a corner with egg
all over your face. You have out-tricked yourself and will be left wondering
how that happened. Coyote can be Murphy's Law at work. Watch
him! |
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