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Post by Kim Falconer on Oct 26, 2006 4:35:14 GMT -5
Hello Everyone, Welcome to the Mythology Board. In the mythologies of many people, the mythic figure who embodies unexpected synchronicities is the Trickster. This deity steps godlike through cracks and flaws in the ordered world of ordinary reality, bringing good luck and bad, profit and loss.(Combs & Holland, 2000) He is known to Native Americans as 'Coyote' and 'Maui' to the Polynesians. He is also known as Loki, Krishna and Hermes. These archetypes of the Trickster command the boundaries between conscious and unconscious, life and death. As Psychopomp, Hermes is a guide of souls to the underworld as well as the patron of travellers and thieves. These images of transition warn us that in myth when the Trickster shows up an experience of synchronicity is at hand. (Combs & Holland,2000 ) Another powerful Trickster figure is seen in the archetype of the uninvited guest as depicted by the 13th Fairy and the goddess of strife, Eris. Anyone wanting to comment on the notion of The Trickster, your contributions are welcome. Kim
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