Trickster is at one and the same time creator and destroyer , giver and negator , he who dupes others and who is always duped himself . He wills nothing consciously . At all times he is constrained to behave as he does from impulses over which he has no control . yet through his actions all values come into being.
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Trickster introduction ..................................... 2
Sharp Teeth ........................................... 8
definition............................................ 4
“How Coyote Brought Fire“.......... 10
Image of the Firebringer............ 6
index................................................. ....... 12
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2 . a p e r s o n ( a s a s t a g e m a g i c i a n ) s k i l l e d i n t h e u s e o f tricks and illusion
3 . a m i s c h i e v o u s s u p e r n a t u r a l b e i n g f o u n d i n t h e f o l k l o r e
of various peoples, often functioning as a culture hero, and much given to capricious acts of sly deception
“a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of various peoples, often functioning as a culture hero, and much given to capricious acts of sly deception.” 4
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The story goes
trickster bones,
that the universe is run by two simple things:
Loki,
a prime mover and a coyote. This coyote is a wily dog born from ancient
makes the world simply by
Coyote awakens
good luck won, bad luck earned,
“Hey, what are
of lore, all glimmer in his aluminum eyes. And while
at
like
loose ends that were
A happy voice sings.
the smell of bacon
somehow connected,
the prime mover
and trots across the kingdom of heaven, hopping down into t h e w o r l d ,
all thanks to this little mischief mutt:
All this vibrates and shimmers around coyote as he makes his way
the longed-for lover
connecting the
shows up at the bus stop,
wondeR moments,
Hermes,
the
northwestern Raven
dreaming of his own dreaminG,
the coyote mostly sleeps his chin to the ground, one ear perked up, his body
resting in the shade of the prime mover’S infinity. 8
something
sniffing for mischief. And as the prime mover
contemplates the contemplation that therefore spawns existence, and time passes without passing,
the coyote sprightly follows the dusty trail back home, where he dances around the prime mover, eagerly barking and yipping and
telling tales of coincidencE wrought,
you doing here?�
the ex-roommate appears
with the missing keys, the
thought
of
a
distant friend sails across the mind just as she strolls
by the cafe window.
for good
or for
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