The Trickster Archetype (and why our world needs it)
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
- 0:00 - “One must still have chaos within oneself...”
1:30 - Defining archetypes
3:15 - Carl Jung & Joseph Campbell
5:53 - Liminality: Fools, creativity & progress
11:31 - Resisting dictatorial tyranny
14:05 - Tricksters & wisdom
19:38 - Infinite games & having fun
24:22 - Summary
25:56 - The terrible blood-wound of life
Love your quote “who dies with the most toys, wins!” That’s wisdom right there. It’s what the ultra wealthy never seem to grasp….they are afflicted by the disease of greed.
Yeah, in an era marked by the COVID pandemic... we've somehow managed to overlook the greatest contagion of them all... the affliction of greed, as well as the malaise of self-importance that underlies it. Oops. Anyhow, thanks once again for tuning-in and listening. Gratitude for your presence in this universe. Eric D.
@@ericdodson2644 exactly this! Oops away sir
As soon as we can integrate our trickster self, we can open an enchanted world of sacred foolness
I like how Joseph Campbell describes the trickster: "the disruptor of programs".
This was BEAUTIFUL!
I am going through a life-changing transformation right now and integrating the previously lost part of myself that is deeply connected to the trickster archetype.
Thank you thank you thank you.
Not only does the trickster have FUN, but he changes the entire world by embracing the absurdity, sharing the raw uncomfortable truth, and reconnecting us to ourselves.
And all this happens organically when he allows himself to be fully himself.
To play life as a free man.
Reminds me of this quote:
“The employee embraces the world and changes himself accordingly.
The artist (or trickster or changemaker) embraces HIMSELF and changes the world accordingly.”
Thank you so much.
You have a tremendous gift my friend.
🙏🧬♾
I lost it with line..
"we are all participating in the telling of a great big cosmic joke, that's woven into the warp and woof of the entire universe" Eric Dudson
great video. did not think the trickster had much to offer. great insight as usal, thanks.
The wisdom that does not know laughter is not wisdom....
@@CalloCallay 🥰
Maaaaaan you nailed it perfectly right on my birthday 😂
Thank you for this video. Ironically it feels like your character is the only one that could perfectly communicate these ideas to me.
It’s taking a playground versus a battlefield approach to life and I’m sorry I comment so much this is just me because I can’t wait until the end
I really like this archtype. my 2 favorite characters Luffy from One Piece and Jack Sparrow from Pirates of Caribean also share this same characteristics. They laugh at the face of death , as in to say "you finally caught me , well at least i had fun". They are willing to live as "fools" and tell the truth no matter if they face death in the process. I too professor feel a type of kinship with this characters due to them telling things I wish I have the guts to say it.
Interesting you mention Luffy. I always associated the “trickster” with a character that is unpredictable and always a step ahead of others. The first one that came to my mind is Blackbeard(Marshall DTeach).
May we also mention the character Bullet too, just for culture
Luffy fills the first critea as for the second well he just goes with the flow. Kinda hard to be ahead of him when you don't know which direction he goes.
Thank you for your thoughts. With these mid to longer-form lecture-style videos, you fit a wealth of interdisciplinary knowledge in to explain a lot of engaging concepts!
Well, thanks for saying that. I'm glad that you're enjoying these videos. Gratitude. Eric D.
Brilliant exposition, as always. Also what a happy coincidence, I just began reading Jung's "The Undiscovered Self."
Hmm... I sometimes think that life is actually speaking to us when we experience so-called coincidences. Maybe it's life's way of trying to draw our attention toward something we might otherwise overlook or under-estimate. In any case, thanks for the gift of your time & attention. Gratitude. Eric D.
Thank you. I very much appreciate your discussion of the mystery and the magic in our lives.
The idea of the court jester was to remind the king even he can be foolish and unwise.
I am so happy that I stumbled upon your channel! I miss sitting in on lectures given by passionate professors
Just loved it! Especially that you showed, rather than just told us, your thoughts. An affirming and inspirational piece of work, thank you so much.
I was awed by the knowledge oozing out of this and then came into tears. Thank you.
I have just discovered your channel. I love the videos and the human you seem to be. Thank you for the wise words! May whomever you please bless you.
Thank you again finished the video and it made me want to cry it was so beautiful you inspired me so much to live while i am here and not to give into the pain
Note- Epiphany:
Become a comedian
And say what you want
Unfortunately,
Things are not quite that simple
When dictators rule...
Not all dictators
Prefer gaudy uniforms
In our world these days.
As usual a thought provoking talk. I would love a T shirt that says "The one win the most toys still dies",
What about, one with the greater inner voice never has to,again.
Dr. Dodson: As the Rig Veda proclaimed, Truth is one, the wise call it by many names. No single religion or philosophy owns truth exclusively and outright. Your great talent--and service to us through your channel--is to not only present core universal truths that I see across Buddhism, Stoicism, the Bhagavad Gita, and even Christianity (sans that suspend-your-skepticism mysticism part...) and as refracted by more recent thinkers like Nietzsche and Camus, but to interpret this collective wisdom in the context of our idiotic current Western "culture." As I experience this current world, I usually feel like all of the wisdom the ancients and some moderns struggled to acquire and share, has been completely lost. Thank you for your great service.
Ha ha... I had to laugh (or perhaps cry) when I saw the wonderfully sarcastic way you were putting the word, "Culture" in quotes. Yes, living in a world like ours can definitely be frustrating, especially for the reasons you're describing. But on the other hand, its shortcomings and deficiencies give people like myself (and perhaps you) something meaningful and worthwhile to do with our lives... to throw the small weight of our existence on the other side of the scale... to give voice to the depth of things, even in a world that doesn't necessarily want to hear it. And although it may be an article of faith on my part, I don't think that the wisdom of the ancients has been irredeemably lost. It's mostly a matter of resurrecting it, of embodying it in our very different world... and ultimately, a matter of making it accessible and even (God forbid) *inviting* to reclaim it. But on the other hand, I'd say that even if all of that is ultimately a futile, quixotic task... well... what's the alternative? Just to acquiesce? Just to start kowtowing to all of our world's hollow, tin gods? Just to wander onto the ice floes, waiting for eventual extinction? Personally, I prefer to keep fighting. But maybe that's just me. In any case, thanks for your time and attention... and for your thoughtful comment. Sorry if my response is a bit long. Eric D.
EXCELLENT video sir 👏
21st C analogies:
Archetype = your firmware
Trickster Archetype = “it’s not a bug, it’s a feature”
Ha ha... yeah, not bad. If I'd thought of that, I might have included it in this video. Cheers, UP
Absolutely beautiful understanding and breakdown my friend. I believe you are playing your part masterfully. ✌️❤️🤘
This is a great video. The examples/quotes given were very thought-provoking.
this is a work of art, thank you for this!
Shakespeare knew what was up, all of the world is a stage and you could break it down to its Latin meeting which I forget at the moment. But I read an article explaining the pyridoxal nature of life and really it was a pivotal moment on my journey
Heres my take : integrate your shadow (I e. pain) by turning it into something positive (i.e. humor) and use it to convery a message through the collective unconscious (I.e. a joke that we all relate to).
Memes are prime example!!
2:22 Archetype
A Perfect example of something
(• An Original • A Model for all to come after, which can fit into its reach
Or in short
• “The Mold” )
2:53 Yungian Collective Unconscious
• Inherited Idea, made conscious in inheritors, derived from collective experience
4:10 Archetype examples
• Mother, Father,
• Hero
• Artist Creator
• Wise Sage
4:23 • Trickster
* Defy sober rational sensibility, in favor of laughter, playfulness, and deception
= Madmen, Deceivers, Jokers, Clowns
4:45 Joseph Campbelll - Monomyth
• Archetypes run across Cultures, making them a piece of Humanity, rather than say American Culture or Asian Culture specifically.
5:22 The Hero’s Journey
• (Depart Home, Encounter Challenge, Return Changed)
+ Ex. _Star Wars_ , _The Matrix_
6:12 Taroe Cardamancy
6:48 #0 - The Fool
• A man walking off a cliff, Peril
• Moving beyond limits
8:17 (Dancing without music is strange) 12:51
9:11 Compelled to move
9:40 Dreams of Flight realized by men.
10:34 No deviation, no progress
11:05 Without them, the world creativity supply is low or nonexistent
11:37 Protean Shapeshifter (?)
• Loki - Morph into different animals
12:18 The Strength of Creative Will
14:07 Trickster + Wisdom
14:50 Wise Fools
Giving voice to uncomfortable offensive truths 15:57 You know it but “I can’t say that [out loud, to others]”
16:40 Speaking what one knows all too well, but is unallowed to share
17:28 Tricksters press their fingers on life’s tricks, how elusive
17:55 “Learning to treat life as it actually is”
This is what Tricksters model how to do
18:47 What is a Wise Man without foolishness? Tedium.
19:38
20:01 2 Games
Win-Lose: very serious, for stakes
Life Games: played for laughs. Play for playing, for fun.
21:56 victory and Defeat, Dominance and Submission
22:42 Jovial Passing around the hackey sack (or the hot potato)
24:01 Death = Losing (?)
24:29 Tricksters are important
1. Creativity Bloom
2. Resisting Dictator-Impulse
3. A Way to meet Wisdom
4. Brings man toward infinite games, away from the finite
26:16 A Big Universe-Wide Joke
[The Grand Ha-Ha?]
27:09 Adding something tricky to the formula
27:33 Bearers, without shame, with fortitude 28:32
(An abiding infer-pidity…? Intrepidity)
Courage?
29:09 (The Fool adds to Man’s Nobility (?)
“It’s wisdom brings out the more noble part of our nature”
Adventure, gratitude
30:04 (what a fool, fool-hearty har har)
🤓😘😎
Dang, dude... I'm impressed by how much work you're putting into these maps you're making. I appreciate that, especially because it provides another inroad for viewers into these videos. So, many thanks for that. Gratitude. Eric D. P.S. Are you a philatelist?
The fool holds a white flower on his left hand... always remember to see the beauty in life
Such a wonderful conversation. Thank you
Unfortunately for humankind, most of our highly creative people are working at McDonald's. We seem to be without a means of measuring creativity and surely without a way of rewarding it. High level professionals are crying for highly creative people, though they only seek to find them amongst high level professionals. Not too smrt.
Thank you Eric. Great reminder whilst stalling on a Monday morning.
it's all a game baby. thanks for this synopsis.
Me again! I thought early on there’s a thread/feel of Alan Watts running through your words here. Marvellous
Yeah, well... I definitely feel a kinship with him, possibly because we've both been very much influenced by Buddhism & meditation. Or maybe we're just kindred spirits along some sort of karmic dimension. Who knows? Eric D.
@@ericdodson2644 ooo I like that. I’m similar where it’s always fascinated me & ive roamed from Buddhism to Taoism to Zen, Stoicism. I pick and choose parts as I see fit I guess.
It probably takes a exceptionally high IQ for an english professor to be able to effortlessly captivate the mind of someone so anti-establishment as myself. Keep up the good work. 💯
Well, thanks. But it probably has more to do with the fact that I'm fairly distrustful of the whole dictatorial mindset myself. And so, perhaps this video captured your attention because you and I are, "Birds of the self-same feather" (as Shakespeare once said). Anyhow, thanks for taking the time to listen & watch. Gratitude. Eric D. P.S. I'm actually an erstwhile professor of Psychology -- not English. But I'll take that mistake as a compliment. Ha ha.
@@ericdodson2644 🪶🪶 Ostensibly, I have much to learn from you. According to the revered Indian philosopher Vivekananda, “Human language is the attempt to express the truth that is within” so perhaps your skillful analysis of this psychological concept had such a fluid resonance with my inner being that your communication of ideas were as fluid as a lesson of critical thinking. You’ve activated my existential thinking cap. 🤝
I would also be remiss if I didn’t mention that the literary folktale “The Emperors New Clothes” is another perfect example of Reason #3 and possibly #2, by virtue of the pure innocence of the child’s lack of inhibition in revealing the emperor’s totalitarian antics by their proper name. Thank you, Professor.
Wasn’t this video so captivating and profound?!
He’s amazing.
Just feel Nietzsche would have loved this video. Thank you for another very thought provoking and well researched presentation.
Dang, dude... you sure know how to compliment a guy! Thanks. And thanks for the gift of your time and attention. Gratitude. Eric D.
This was awesome! It was really helpful right now as I've been going through (as many others have) some challenging times while being in between jobs. Today was my first day back to work. ❤️
Met the Trickster archetype on magic mushrooms and its amazing.
Very good! This has really opened my eyes. Thank you! :)
Tricksters deliver our souls. Trickster = a big pile of “hard to navigate… always trying to provide for fellow men & women & Earth”. Laughter (a prime social lubricant) above all!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Exceeding limits is a noble undertaking… to go beyond the daily drudge, the drive to enlighten. Just who & what is enlightened is another question altogether. “Those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”
El Trickster (of my clan & blood) hears the music, does the dance, and is not mad. Administrators in the 11th grade ask me to leave THEIR school because I told them I was going “run away” to NYC.
Tranlimitality or limerence? “The state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person (or race), typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one's feelings but not primarily for a sexual relationship - perhaps for enlightenment?
Fu*kers who want to control us… Dems or Repubs or Whoever may wish to remember that me & my kind don’t wanna eat crap for dinner… even if they do.
The trickiness of the Trickster = the trickiness of life itself. Wisdom that doesn’t know laughter is small and retarded. Say this and smile, “I am sofa king we todd did” (four times, with friends). We can ALL be bearers of light… and we can ALL sing the one song (“uni-verse”) of life’s enfoldment into greater awareness… an abiding intrepidity to seek delight (we can be in the barns and/or we can be noble.).
Perhaps the trickster sets a baited hook. Perhaps this place is more of a
SIM PHONEY ! 😊
A clown show - masked manipulation of the meddling masses of mockery - poke
Got Tough skin ?
Great content
You're back! Yeah!
Absolute mind candy. Love the shirt!
We don't need it. It is already a chaotic enough world.
Thanks man, needed this perspective to help me accept my own "foolish" traits.
Excellent, thank you !
Another great video!.
As I go through the videos of your channel, with the aim to solidify my own philosophy or framework of how to approach life when it tends to deviate towards nihilism and despise; I wonder : would you ever consider upload your content to a podcast? To easy access of your audios to Spotify or other
This is so profound, Sir.
I really love the way you explained the fool,
Great content!
It puts you into a state where nothing matters in a good way. You truly don't give a shit about anything and you're just happy as fuck as a result, because nothing matters. Nothing matters, nothing means anything, there's nothing to do, there's no point, there's no goal but there's also no boredom, there's no negative meanings attached to the meaninglessness, it's just perfectly meaningless and it's awesome. You're basically just like sitting like a cat on a windowsill enjoying whatever experience is before it, just being and it feels amazing.
Thank you so much. 💓
Chaos and discord are the two extremes of Ying and yang and actually the same coin. It’s all connected then you can see the symbology throughout antiquity. A.k.a. man in his symbols and gnostic Rosicrucian approach
Comment for the Algorithm. Thanks Eric, solid video
Well, thanks... and thanks for taking the time to listen. Gratitude. Eric D.
I just picked up a pendant of Thalia, the muse of comedy. Love this video thank you so much for this great video
Ha ha... just by "coincidence," I was just responding to another viewer about coincidences. So, let me respond to you as I did to him... I sometimes think that life is actually speaking to us when we experience so-called coincidences. Maybe it's life's way of trying to draw our attention toward something we might otherwise overlook or under-estimate. But of course, in your case, you seem to be pretty tuned-in to the charms of Thalia. So, maybe seeing this video is just a way of confirming that you're on the right path. In any case, thanks for the gift of your time & attention. Eric
@@ericdodson2644 😀❤️
This is great, thanks.
I really enjoy ur content.
This reminds me of the Hindu proverb: "Life is a game: play it!", and also that Epicureanism is the only philosophy I know of that has a commandment that basically says "thou shalt laugh" (Vatican Saying 41).
The madness of this world broken by the insane.
Thank you. 🙂
Thank you.
Loved ur video!!! u can talk for so long and say so many great things. How do you organize your speech, do you use a teleprompter or like have key ideas to talk about in a screen? Cheers❤
Take care of your soul.
That was beautiful. I'm going to have to start using that instead of take care of yourself.
Could you please present more Jungian ideas and archetypes? Thank you, your explanations are clear and easy to follow!
Yes. Since people are requesting that, I'm going to do more of it. Right now, I'm working on one on the Hero Archetype. After that, I think it'll be the Sage Archetype. Anyhow, thanks for the suggestion, as well as for taking the time to listen. Eric D.
This is a truly good video, I found myself to be able to use psychiatry (dictator psychiatrist) to be the opposition i d not expected and i was heavily tricking it to my surprise either. It really pops out in these repressive situations.
The comedian and the gambler. Robin Williams love. Evil Kneivel courage.
Im an Eric too. Good video. Im very interested in the trickster archetype. Excellent explanation. Good to meet you.
I suggest the most evolved understanding of the "trickster" is found in the work of Robert Moore. That is, the "trickster" is the dark/shadow side of the "magician". The benefits of the "trickster" are not actually the benefits of the trickster...they are actually the benefits of the mature magician: the shaman. To be clear, yes, Robert Moore revised the terminology to draw out a more robust picture than Jung regarding this particular topic.
Great lecture, I really enjoyed it! Is there anyway to submit our questions?
Archetypes & the heroes journey have fascinated me since i first heard about them. I think of them/it as the evolution of the mind similar to how the body has been evolving since day dot. Growing within the culture they are found yet also have commonalities with other cultures.
Yeah, well I think that large swathes of the world are fascinated with the Hero's Journey... at least if Hollywood is any indication. But beyond its entertainment-value, I think that the fascination of the Hero's Journey mostly has to do with how it tends to call out the Hero Archetype in US, and to beckon us toward laying claim to our deeper possibilities in this life. But of course, hardship is necessary for that, mostly because being transformed into a hero first means being brought to the outermost boundaries that define and delimit our existence. Basically, it probably won't happen while we're lounging in our comfort-zones. And I'd say that along the way, something important has to be at-stake, and teetering in an uncertain balance. And here's where Momento Mori enters into the process... because what bigger stakes are there than the continuity of life itself? Hell... maybe I should just to a whole video on this... maybe I will... maybe I will... [insert maniacal cackling here]. Gratitude. Eric D.
@@ericdodson2644 yes! A transformation process requiring resilience because of an adversity…which can be a gift if chosen to be seen that way rather than a victim of it
thank you
Generally the fool is the most powerful archetype hands down.
When I think of how this relates to MBTI cognitive functions, I think of introverted feeling and extroverted intuition type personality’s like INFP and ENFP. So impractical but so gifted.
Hmm, the way I think of it, I think ENFPs stay very clear of the habits within the Trickster archetype. They are almost always heralds of a function within a society, being able to understand chaos but not delving into it or playing with it like a Trickster would. They can identify and organize good information when they see it, but they do not create it themselves. They understand well how to find success within the operations of society regardless of its "dictatorial" degrees. However, they do not seek to redefine society to be less dictatorial like a Trickster may. People like Gary Vee, for one example, who understands well how business and marketing works, and simply knows how to get a good ball rolling. However, he's not a visionary, as nothing he says is original information and all information he chooses to work with falls within the framework of the current economical system.
Trickster to me seems much more of a Introverted Feeling Introverted Intuition type. Fi/Ni, ISFP and INTJ. When you define neither your values nor your drive from outside sources, you can really dance to a music that no one else can hear.
@fattie thanks for the comment, I love pinging off ideas. I see your point, although I feel (I know, “feel” lol) that an intj is way too outcome dependent and they are one of the top 4 masculine types. No way a trickster archetype is going be super masculine. Plus Fe blind spot gives them little to no social grace. They couldn’t play a kings jester with no suspicion. I see a trickster type as a feminine type and a walking contradiction. You’re probably right, maybe not enfp but I do think infp fits it well. They seem to be foolish masters like uncle iroh from the avatar. I think he might be infp. Fi+Ne is a crazy powerful combo. Perfect for destabilizing social constructs.
@@Ajayjohnson264 I can agree on INFP! Very deep thinkers with a solid understanding of the world, which is perfect for swaying minds, expanding outlooks and manipulating hearts.
I'd be happy to hear more about Jungs archetypes.
Hmm... that's not a bad idea. Maybe I could do a whole series on, "The X Archetype, and why the world needs it." Thanks for the idea. Gratitude. Eric D.
I also would like to learn more about Jung’s archetypes
@@ericdodson2644 I feel that's a splendid idea! I would love to see those videos! Thank you for all you do!
Read Jung
@@aaronjenkins8475 read jung
Once you said Frank Zappa, I realized you where cool as hell.. LMAO Great Video and thanks for helping me creating new Nero Connections!!!!
Great video! Thanks for this. Are individual archetypes like the trickster usually permanent in an individuals psyche (or one more singularly dominant someone’s whole life) or do we cycle through many or all of the archetypes during different stages of life?
I would like to wager in on this to see the reply but I might be able to offer insight as well. The answer is it depends. Some Archetypes in particular do sometimes seem to be able to manifest in an individual. I do believe the more trauma one experiences the more likely one is to display a domineering archetype and even fall under “archetypal possession.” I do believe if humans were able to become more conscious we might be able to fluently harness different archetypal energies without succumbing to possession. Archetypal possession occurs when one’s ego is identified with an archetype which leads to lack of conscious awareness. You don’t want this to happen. You can think of it light selling your soul to the devil. Sure you may gain knowledge, abilities, and power but lose your humanity in the process. You want to develop a conscious relationship with archetypes through dialogue/reflection which takes time diligence and consistent effort.
I see the trickster evolving as a catalyst of peaceful transfer of power in a the parricidal Freudian cycle of power or the Sepolskian rise to power and deposition cycle for a Baboon alpha. We need that troll that will walk on the edge and challenge the alpha in hopes that the alpha may surrender his power without a fight.
I bet you’re like me and there’s not many people you can have a good conversation with. They might lose you when you can see a clear connection. The cost of gestalt Approach to learning. The spiderweb gets built but you’re the only one caught with and it’s beautiful web
Dada shall inherit the Earth!
All of the examples of the power of the trickster are taken in this video save one, or rather one deserves a caveat. Many a comedian earns wealth and fame through exposing the king as an inbred, diaper wearing, mouth-breather, only to get to a point in their career when they find themselves liking the life the king is able to afford them and then they turn their power of perception against the most marginal. Tricksters are there to poke holes in sacred cows by putting a "kick me" sign on its butt, 100%. They are there to question dominance hierarchies and unquestioned hegemonic ideologies, but it never seems to fail that once they are doing the multi-million dollar 2 hour recorded specials that they start showing their age and their inability to reflect that they are now the person they used to make fun of, and all of their supporters say, "it's just a joke" to the population of people that are the most abused. Now that is comedy. The trickster is great, until it takes over the ego.
Maybe there should be a "Sellout" archetype, that would represent the depleted, debilitated form of the Trickster archetype.
@@ericdodson2644 The Hierophant?
@@ericdodson2644 Judas to the renunciate Jesus?
Habit is a deadener
Mr Dodsonysus, Thank you. You managed to keep me interested in your lecture for the 30 minutes, with your thoughts that tasted like vinofino.
Ha ha... "Dodsonysus..." Good one! I wish I'd thought of that myself! Anyhow... yeah, I'm glad that you enjoyed the video, and found it at least a little bit intoxicating. Gratitude. Eric D.
Life is a circle, we are all fools and kings, we are all winners and loosers. WE ARE ALL SELF, "I" . the difference is CHOISE, we not only choose to bring suffering upon others, but also choose that it's the right thing to do and that it makes "i" feel happy, but you can't cut your healthy leg and tell your arm it's the right thing to do.
More and more is Lucifer starting to make sense as a proper Trickster.
What do you think about trying out some political philosophy? Maybe a video on Anarchy?
It's pretty interesting that the trickster's motiff around the concept of playfulness and sort of humoring life reminds me of a Allan watts when he speaks about humouring life in a taoist sense... I also makes me think and compare the ideas of Western Philosophy versus Eastern Philosophy: The rational vs poetic and playful. (finite vs infinite) Where the goal of rationality is to arrive at a logical conclusion rather than playing with words, meaning, metaphors, and reality to shape our philosophical conclusions.
Prof do you have any tricks and tips to improve our vocab (perhaps expressions/ideas too)? I love your use of figurative language. I also dont want to down play the role of life time learning and your experience as lecturer for 30 odd years or so. But always good to hear from a master.
Well, I'd say that the main thing is simply to fall thoroughly in love with language. When that happens, it's pretty easy to develop a broad, expansive vocabulary. That's because... when you're in love with language, new words and phrases become pregnant with a kind of magic. And at that point, they aren't merely tools... but more like old friends, each with its own distinct personality. For me, the journey has also involved studying Latin & Greek when I was young, which helped me to develop a sense for etymology. But as a musician, I'm also very sensitive to the melodies, harmonies and rhythms that run through words. And so I tend to hear language as a form of music. But... I'm sure that there are many other paths. The trick is to find the one that suits you, which for most of us is an ever-evolving process. In any case, good luck with that journey... and thanks once again for your time & attention. Eric D.
@@ericdodson2644 thanks as always prof for great insights and taking time out to respond
LOVE
You had me at "Best Cat Dad Ever!"
MEOW! Anyhow... thanks for taking the time to watch & listen. Gratitude. MEOW! Eric D.
@@ericdodson2644 Ha ha! I have the "Best Cat Dad" hat even though I am a cat mom. Loved the video! My favorite trickster is Eleggua.
I think you make a good case for the trickster like Joseph Campbell. I was listening to Lewis Hyde, but he seems to be more suspicious about this archetype. But I agree with you that trickster is really necessary, especially in these times.
Well, thanks. I wonder if there's a little of the Trickster Archetype in Bitcoin, especially as it's perceived from the standpoint of traditional, nationally-based economics.
@@ericdodson2644 Absolutely Eric, Satoshi is the ultimate trickster. Frankly, I'm actually currently writing a piece on it. Still doing research, but it maps really well with e.g. the Prometheus story. That's also taking technology out of the hands of gods/authorities and bringing it back to the people (and paying a certain price for it).
And I also like the Steve Jobs (another trickster) analogy here where he had to explain in the 70s that the computer was the bicycle for the mind. He came up with that after reading an article on human locomotion not being the greatest among animals. But the human on a bike did have superior locomotive efficiency.
Conclusion: humans are tool builders, which the Greeks knew already, portrayed in the trickster myth of Prometheus.
@@hyperbitcoinizationpod ... Wow... weaving together Bitcoin, Prometheus and the Trickster Archetype. That sounds like some really interesting (and timely) territory to explore.
@@ericdodson2644 Did you read Lewis Hydes book on the trickster?
Thank you. These archetypes seem to be VERY alive at this time. Great and much needed information that spans mythology, Spirituality, and psychology... and of course politics throughout the world at this time. More please.
I'd even be interested in knowing WHY there's so much Archetypal and mythological shape shifting Transgenders in the human psyche???
OK, si Hermaphrodite was the Transgender daughter of two of the most important gods and goddesses.... but WHY??
I have this personality.. i am very happy with my personality...
I love how u are the trickster😁
With this comment I'll just bump this video a bit within the algorithm, so it would be seen as it deserves to be.
Well, thanks for that. Gratitude. Eric D.
I am a Primal Shapeshifter that was present at the Dawn of the World. I am Prometheus, I am Raven, I am Loki, I am the Navajo Coyote. I am the Trickster sent here to turn this upside-down world on it's head! I am no thing, and every thing. I am no one and every one. No one sees me coming .. heheheeheh
Wisdom that doesn't know laughter .. doesn't know suffering ..doesn't know it's OWN CAPACITY FOR EVIL .. is HUBRIS. Wisdom is only generated by wholeness. Wisdom is earned, not leanred. This Trickset is startled how EASY the "wise" of today are to trick. It is deadly seriously .. and they are unaware. I WILL SHOW THEM! They won't know what hit them! Byt he time they swat this fly, I will be long buzzed away. Heheeheh.
This Trickster learned in 1973 the foolproof way to make an unfamiliar group comfortable with you is to EMBARRASS oneself. Spilling your pop down your shirt before you even say hello, is a sure way to disarm folks. EM-BARE-ASS yerself. "I am a simple fool, not s Trickser coming to flip your world." Heheeheh.
Bitchin' !!
Hey! There’s more of us. I call it being the court jester/ wild card.
I love playing around, pushing buttons but not to hurt. I guess one reason at least for laughing at everything including myself is because we take life too seriously. It’s ok to lighten up from time to time. :-p
😅...damn....they're on to me...!
Interesting
Sir, have you written books (not the dessicated academic paper, of course 😄)?
Well, no, I haven't. I've generated around 1,200 pages of material for these UA-cam videos, which I guess I could hammer into some sort of book. But I doubt that there'd be much interest in it. I guess I feel like what I have to say is for the few, rather than for the many. But thanks for asking, in any case. Eric D.
Can you tell me how to get into the midset of a normal serious human who takes life seriously??? This has so many reasons, I feel like a hermit who was made a heretic first???