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Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · 12h

EMBRACE YOUR WEIRDNESS. FUCK THE STATUS QUO.
These institutions were never built for us.But we are the architects of new worlds.We co-create spaces where our queerness is sacred,where our Blackness is divine,where our witchiness is wisdom. We are blueprints for liberation.
#Melanin#BIPOCLiberation

Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · 3d

Don't let anyone take your ability to find joy, create joy, BE joy.In a world that profits from our despair, choosing delight becomes a revolutionary act. My work—from garden to page to ritual space—is about reclaiming our birthright to wonder, pleasure, and connection. Create our joy #Joy

Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · 4d

Getting lost is not always a bad thing—it can unfold into the most beautiful journey of becoming. Sometimes we must wander through the unknown territories of ourselves to discover who we're meant to be.Navigating this sacred disorientation,Finding power in the pathless places. #BIPOCFantasy #Booktok

Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · 5d

We're fumbling our way toward new mythologies, creating stories outside the colonial white supremacist narrative—and we may not get it all right the first time. But every attempt to live and love beyond these oppressive frameworks plants seeds for new worlds.
#IndigenousWisdom #Queer#Liberation

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Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · 6d

If I am a 14 billion years old embodiment of every cosmic process,every star birth & spiral dance,then what a profound miracle I am!What a sacred responsibility I hold to weave the tales of Life & Love into being.Revel in what emerges from this truth—that we are ancient wisdom carriers,#IndieFantasy

Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · 7d

In my fictional worlds,I seek the unhealed parts of myself reflected in the "villain."But in this waking realm,I hold space for both accountability & transformation at the root.True decolonial love means facing the unhealed parts while nurturing the soil for new growth.
#Blackexellence #IndieAuthor

Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · 10d

Reframing isn't about toxic positivity or spiritual bypassing - it's about expanding our vision to hold the full spectrum. Yes, I witness what causes harm AND I celebrate what flourishes. Both truths can live in my heart simultaneously. This is the practice of revolutionary tenderness.#BIPOCHealing

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Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · 11d

There's pure magic in creative collaboration with someone whose vision ignites your own.In co-creation,stories evolve beyond what either artist could birth alone-they become living bridges between worlds,carrying medicine we didn't even know we possessed.Lets birth new myths.
#Blackgirlmagic#BIPOC

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Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · 12d

Cala F' Iya: Queen of Cala F'orn iya. An AfroSpecultative Series I've written with the Art by @FINDKATHARSIS #Booktok #bookstagram #LGBTQ #blacklesbians #BIPOCBooks #OrderNow #DecolonizeYourBookshelf #BlackOwnedBusiness #QueerBooks #ReadDiversely

Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · 13d

Sacred pause:Am I moving toward my desires or fleeing from my fears?Perhaps the medicine lives in holding both truths -we can be simultaneously running toward our liberation & away from what terrifies us.This paradox isn't contradiction; it's the spiral dance of becoming. #BIPOCLiberation#Melanin

Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · 14d

Dream yourself into being, beloved.You are the universe's most intentional creation, here to birth new worlds through your magic. Your ancestors dreamed you forward, and now it's time to dream yourself into the fullness. You are loved beyond measure. Art by @FINDKATHARSIS
#transwomen #Blackexellence

Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · 17d

Shared leadership isn't just a concept—it's a living practice that honors the gifts each person brings to the circle.Moving forward when your medicine is needed and moving back when others are called to lead.It's recognizing that wisdom flows through many vessels, shared power
#Blackexellence

Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · 18d

Healing work invites us to be well-resourced—spiritually, emotionally, energetically. When we tend to our own vessels with love, we can more adeptly journey through the wounds of the land without being consumed by them.
#Melanin #Blackexellence #Blackgirlmagic#CommunityHealing #DecolonialLove

Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · 19d

Through Oracular Art, I bridge the seen and unseen worlds, allowing spirit to speak through creative expression. Each brushstroke, each word, each workshop becomes a portal for healing—not just for individuals, but for the collective wounds we carry. This is why I write, Art as medicine.
#Melanin

Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · 20d

Remember the songs that were silenced, the wisdom that was hidden, the power that was scattered to the winds. These memories rise like ancestral waters, calling us home to ourselves. Your story is woven into this tapestry too. What are you ready to remember?
#Melanin #Blackexellence #Blackgirlmagic

Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · 21d

Reflecting on the sacred dance between destiny and choice... I see my path as branches converging—those fated meetings, divinely orchestrated moments, people, places that called my name across time. Yet between each destined point, infinite pathways branch out with every decision I make. #melanin

Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · Sep 16

Ancestral whispers can shape a land's fate. Are we listening to our well-healed ancestors?
Whispers, where ancient wisdoms meet evolutionary cosmology, where the land itself holds memory and magic pulses through every leaf and stone.
#Blackbooks #Blackgirlsread #AfrofuturismFantasy #QueerFantasy

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Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · Sep 15

What kind of elder I will be? I want my future self to think back on the present me & know in my heart that I helped to end this moment of genocide and U.S. fascism
Every story we tell, every connection we make, every act is a thread in the tapestry of liberation.
Art by @findkatharsis
#Blackbooks

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Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · Sep 14

You are the ones who dream futures, feel the pull of forgotten magic, & understand that healing happens when we reconnect w/ our roots while growing toward liberation.

Follow that calling to honor our complexity & our spiritual knowing to collective healing.
#TransformationalFiction

Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · Sep 13

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- Join @louflorze and me for Tarot as a Verb, a two-hour immersive Divination Workshop.

#tarotreading #tarotcards #spirituality #spiritualawakening #witchtok #tarotcommunity #fyp #meditation #tarot

Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · Sep 12

Ancient Mothers gather in circles beyond the veil, their wisdom flowing through every twist of sacred hair. These aren't just braids; they're portals. Prayers made manifest. Our ancestors knew: to braid is to weave the sacred through the earthly, Art by Kamil Oshundara @k6mil
#Blackgirlmagic

Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · Sep 12

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- Join us for Tarot as a Verb, a two-hour immersive Divination Workshop.

#tarotreading #tarotcards #spirituality #spiritualawakening #witchtok #tarotcommunity #fyp #meditation #tarot

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Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · Sep 11

In a world that tries to silence our ancestral wisdom, some stories refuse to be forgotten. Stories to heal both spirit worlds & our human experiences.
When we listen deeply, we remember that liberation lives in our bones, love flows through our blood, & magic is our birthright.
#BIPOCLiberation

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Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · Sep 9

What's calling to your creative spirit today?
~After journeying through Iceland's volcanic wisdom and ancient spirits, I'm back in California with the sun painting golden stories across my morning ritual space, reminding me that curiosity is the gateway to all creation. #creativity #Blackauthors

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Preston Coyote @prestoncoyote.bsky.social · Sep 8

L’iah, one of the initiates intent on becoming Queen Cala F’ Iya. Fierce, intuitive, and unwilling to give up, her choices could change everything.
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art by Kamil Oshundara @k6mil
#Booksky#QueerBooksky#BlackGirlMagic#FantasyLovers#EpicFantasy #DiverseBooks #StrongFemaleLead #BlackAuthors

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