Coyote is the Native American trickster god. Some compare him to Loki, but Coyote is much more like Murphy, Loki is a malicious god, While Murphy, and Coyote, are more forces of nature.
Coyote is a cousin to the wolf, which represents wisdom. Coyote causes you to make the mistakes that lead you to wisdom. Coyote is why you buy a flashy car you can't afford and thereby learn about value.
The statement is something I made up on the spur of the moment. It sounds like a blessing, but it is really a curse. If coyote guides you the rest of your life then you are too stupid to learn and will never gain wisdom.
Very interesting, native cultures always have nuggets of wisdom that white man hasn't figured out yet. The Australian Aborigines have similar features in their Dreamtime stories, and they can be fascinating to hear. Coyote as the trickster god... That makes a lot of sense, judging from the little I've seen of their cunning personality (not in person, sadly, being that I'm Australian).
I am not a Native American (though our family tree shows a 50% chance of being a tiny part Native). OTOH, I am 4th generation growing up in the red rock in the southeast US. Spending time, especially alone, in the red rock changes you. The old stories take on a reality that can not be denied or ignored. I have a painting of the Wolf, my Kachina/Totem over my hearth, a painting of Deer Dancer, my father's Kachina/totem hangs on the opposite wall.
Spending time alone in empty spaces does change you - for the better, I believe. Modern life seems to be focussed on perpetual sensory overload, and many of my co-workers wouldn't know how to entertain themselves without power or the internet. I try and get away from the cities as much as possible, but it's not easy to find time to do it. This image is the one I have on my office wall - sometimes it provides guidance. The little silver paw-print on my keyring also has meaning for me.
Ok, now give, I picked the name stonewolf for many reasons, but mostly to represent the wolf. How did you pick Rockwolf?
Like you, many reasons. The wolf mentality is something I admire, aspire to and see within myself, to a certain degree. A love of open spaces, running, just calmly watching the sun set through the heat-haze of the dog days of summer, hunting (for food, not trophies - respect for the environment and the animals in it is something that I think should be instilled in every child from birth), a small family pack that is viciously defended, when required... Mental clarity and wisdom is something I aim for, every day. I don't always succeed, but never give up.
The rock part is not too complicated - superficially, it's because I'm a geologist by trade, but it's also more than that. It also speaks of an appreciation of the aeons-old processes that shape the face of this little blue marble we call home, and the realisation that we're individually insignificant in the scheme of things - the pack is the most important thing to have, because everything else is meaningless. Not that shiny car, not 7 figures in the bank, none of that. It will all be dust soon enough, as will we.
What little lupine wisdom I have tells me that that's the way of things, and that's OK.
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