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The Trickster and the Paranormal
From mythology it is the character of the Trickster “...a collective shadow figure, a summation of all the inferior traits of character in individuals” [CW9 para 484], whom Jung thought could save us from ‘hubris’ and free the conscious mind from its fascination with evil. The trickster is usually thought of as atrocious, unconscious and unrelated,... See more
The Jungian Shadow - Society of Analytical Psychology
The Dance of The Trickster — A Poem.
In the dance of chaos and order,
Trickster moves like water;
Not against the rocks, but around them.
Look deeply, and you will see
How the mythological Loki, Coyote, Èṣù and Hermes
Are not separate from you.
Systems need to ritualise
Their own disruption and renewal,
Otherwise, they'll rot from within.
When the bamboo... See more
In the dance of chaos and order,
Trickster moves like water;
Not against the rocks, but around them.
Look deeply, and you will see
How the mythological Loki, Coyote, Èṣù and Hermes
Are not separate from you.
Systems need to ritualise
Their own disruption and renewal,
Otherwise, they'll rot from within.
When the bamboo... See more
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