Spiritual Meanings Of A Coyote Crossing Your Path:
It is about adaptability
“The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water molds itself to the pitcher.” – Chinese Proverb
Adaptation is one of life’s superpowers as far as I am concerned.
If I come across a coyote, it’s telling me that I need to be more flexible in my life.
The truth is that life just never goes as planned. It deals me challenges I have zero control over.
It is the universe speaking through the coyote and letting me know that rigidity equals suffering.
My path to spiritual practice is not at a standstill; it must advance or recede and sometimes be transformed completely.
I am placing myself on the side of life by allowing mobile.
As the coyote so intuitively knows how to live in its environment, I also can find solace and meaning by living congruent with the energy of my surroundings.
This does not mean giving up on my dreams or wishes; it means adapting to new and creative ways of achieving them and learning how the coyote thrives in different environments.
It is about duality
“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” – Charles Baudelaire
The coyote is perceived as a trickster.
The trickster is not a liar or deceiver but a reminder that there are two sides to everything.
Life is not black and white, with a coyote I always remember it consists of the shades of grey.
I see a crossing coyote as an encouragement to keep my head up and look past the obvious, an invitation not to trust myself to fully believe in what I believe is true.
I learned that the world is not only what it seems from my learning by reading trickster, and what seems as simple, glistening life challenges to me may not always be so.
And it gets me in the trickster energy of embracing the bizarre. Some of life’s greatest lessons come packaged in the form of surprise.
The trickster is not afraid of the unknown. It dances with the unknown yielding surprises and also teaching to live in surprise.
It is about transition
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” – Ecclesiastes 3:1
Whether in our personal lives, career or spiritual transformations, transitions occur to all of us, and I certainly have a long list on my belt.
The coyote has become an important teacher for me during this period of great shift.
To me, seeing a coyote signals that I am either in the middle of some sort of big change or one is coming my way soon.
The coyote appeared to me comfort that I was not alone on this journey.
Transitions come with a sense of loss.
The coyote reflects when life is falling through one end but blossoming from the other.
Especially during a time of transition, it can be very easy to feel like you have no idea where your life is going.
I follow my instincts, as the coyote follows its sharp senses to survive.
It is a time to trust my gut and read all the signals the universe is showing me.
It is about spiritual growth
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
The coyote has emerged as a strong ally on this journey for me.
Seeing a coyote, I know that it is an invitation to inquire into the wilderness of my soul.
The coyote is known for its venturesome wanderings and it lets me explore as well, outside my lane.
I am challenged to move into the unknown, confront my fear, and look at dark corners I may have too long hidden from myself.
Seeing the coyote tells me it is time to begin this inner journey with a tribal feel.
It’s a journey, and I have learned along the way it is not always going as smoothly or (conveniently) linear in terms of spiritual growth.
It has its ups and downs, moments of clarity followed by moments of confusion.
The trickster nature of the coyote can be an ally on my path to self-realization.
The trickster’s vision beyond the veil, his questions to challenge and even disrupt my perceived reality, that embrace of any/and all paradox is what sets me free from restricting thought patterns.
It is about ancestral wisdom
“We are the ancestors of the future and what we do now will have an impact.” – Anishinaabe Proverb
To many Native American tribes, the coyote has always been considered a bringer of ancient wisdom.
The coyotes are also said to be a conduit between where the material and non-material coexist, thus being pivotal in linking one to the other.
It holds wisdom from the land, sky and our ancestors.
For me, seeing a coyote is an indication that my ancestors are helping me.
Ancestral wisdom was one of the ultimate tools on my spiritual path.
With this, it’s like I have access to ancient knowledge.
The coyote represents my connection to nature, which is a large part of how I ground with land spirits.
Some indigenous cultures believe the coyote spirit to be a keeper of land and all its inhabitants.
I take the crossing of a coyote as my signal to help protect the Earth and respect all living things.
It is about personal freedom
“None but ourselves can free our minds.” – Bob Marley
Freedom is an integral part of the coyote spirit.
The unchained, wild and free creature that is the coyote, following only its instincts, only bound by what it knows connects with the Earth and eats only when hungry, inspires me to live freely as well.
I have learned that personal freedom is not rooted only in physical freedom but in freeing my mind and spirit.
When coyote manifests in my life, it works as a wake-up to challenge the beliefs, patterns and structures that are keeping me locked into living anything less than who I am.
The coyote shows freedom of spirit, which has opened my eyes to realize that free-spiritedness is from within and the ability for all to be such.
I know that it is about the courage to be myself, live my truth and walk down a path not everybody can or will understand.
The coyote gives me the message that I am wise enough to make myself free.
It is about self-reliance
“Believe in yourself and all that you are.” – Christian D. Larson
The coyote spirit is a major influence on my spiritual walk.
The lone explorer symbolizes independence.
I handled it like a confirmation that if I cross paths with a coyote, then here is my next sign to make sure I embrace further self-reliance.
What self-reliance meant to me started as I was on my own and did not need anyone, but lacking that mentality of never asking for help.
The real answer is finding that strength within yourself to get through anything life throws at you and the power to write your destiny.
Seeing the coyote is my invitation to stand in that strength, take charge of my own life and have faith in myself.
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