![]() ![]() In his role of bringing inventions, agriculture, tools, and fire the Trickster is a cultural hero. As the giver of all great boons-the fire-bringer, teacher of mankind-it is common for the Trickster to be a creator figure who created the earth and brings culture and civilization to humans. subhuman and superhuman, a bestial and divine being, whose chief and most alarming characteristic is his unconscious.” A ‘cosmic’ being of divine-animal nature, superior to man because of his superhuman qualities inferior to him because of his reason and unconsciousness (pp. a collective shadow figure, a summation of all the inferior traits of characters in individuals. Jung (1956/1969) sees the dark side of the Trickster as being “. In manifesting these characteristics, the Trickster represents the chaos principal, the principle of disorder. It is this aspect of the Trickster that has made him such an entertaining character around the world. ![]() “Clever and foolish at the same time, smart-asses who outsmart themselves” ( Erdoes & Ortiz, 1998, p xiv). An icon of chaos theory – the Lorenz attractor.īy User:Wikimol, User:Dschwen – Own work based on images Trickster is proud to be described as destructive, immature, devious, quick-witted, sly, deceiving, lying, thieving, villainous, cowardly, mischievous, shrewd, cunning, wise, self-centered, ingenious, ambiguous, bi-sexual, fool, lecher, and a cheat. In looking at Native American traditions we see Coyote the Trickster par excellence. In traditional and modern Native American cultures, there is Raven in the Pacific Northwest, androgynous and shape-shifting Coyote in California, the Great Hare among northern and eastern woodland tribes, and in the southwest the Hopi have Keshari, the Clown. In West Africa we find the Spider, the Tortoise in Nigeria, the Hare among the Bantu people, in Hawaii is the Trickster/Culture Hero Maui, in ancient Greece is androgynous Hermes/Mercury, in Scandinavia shape-shifter Loki lies and steals from the other gods, in Europe is Reynard the Fox, on the Andaman Islands is the Kingfisher, in Turkey it is Nasr-eddin, the hodja (clown-priest). always hungry for another meal swiped from someone else’s kitchen, always ready to lure someone else’s wife to bed, always trying to get something for nothing, shifting shapes (and even sex), getting caught in the act, ever scheming, never remorseful” (p. Trickster by Bill LewisĮrdoes and Ortiz, in their 1998 book American Indian Trickster Tales, describe the Trickster as: The Trickster is a strange combination of benevolence, harmless mischief, and destructive malice. a special and permanent appeal and an unusual attraction for mankind from the very beginnings of civilization” ( Radin, 1956, p. Paleolitic Paintings in Lascauxįound among the simplest to the most complex of indigenous groups, this is a figure and a theme with “. The Trickster, generally recognized as one of the oldest expressions of mankind, originated in and is the chief mythological character of the paleolithic world. The whimsical and diabolical Trickster is a character found in folk tales and myths around the world. You can read more about the Trickster on Mindfunda in Trickster Gods: Tricky ways to discover the Self, and Trickster Tactics: from Archetype to Evolution Trickster Archetype Today’s Guest Blog: ‘Trickster Archetype’ is written by Christian Gerike M.A, teaching assistant in the Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California, Psychology Department, for the Introduction to Psychology and Myth, Dream, and Symbol courses. Christian has also two other guest blogs for Mindfunda: How to Remember your Dreams, and Sleeping well, Remembering Dreams. FREE TRIAL – get your free audio incubation.Mindfunda Dream consult – 1 hour Skype/Video.Turning the Wheel of the Year (recurring program).The Good, The Bad and the Ugly Golden Package.The Good The Bad and The Ugly Silver Package.The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: About Tarot, Archetypes and Dreams Menu Toggle.Twelve Groovy Greek Gods: Holy Nights 2022 – 2023 Silver Version.Twelve Groovy Greek Gods: Holy Nights 2022 – 2023 Golden Version.Holy Nights 2022-2023 – The Twelve Groovy Greek Gods of the Olympus Menu Toggle.Chasing the Light: Iceland Myth Folklore and Sagas.NEW: Chasing the Light: Iceland Myth Folklore and Sagas. ![]()
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