The Trickster: How disruption awakens truth and remembrance in a world of illusion.
A reflective meditation on the archetype of the trickster — how shadow figures, both inner and outer, catalyze growth by shaking us from passivity, revealing the stories we unconsciously live by. Rather than resisting these unsettling forces, we’re invited to see them as mirrors, provocateurs, and ultimately, necessary guides in the soul’s evolution. This is not a conversation about villains — it’s an inquiry into awakening.
Timestamps / Topics Discussed:
00:00 – Introduction: The trickster arises
00:42 – Pop culture, con men, and corruption
02:45 – Shadow elements within justice systems
04:39 – Archetypes through history and myth
05:57 – The trickster as liberator and mirror
07:32 – Growth through disruption and challenge
09:34 – Emotional and spiritual resilience
11:05 – The illusion of control and the game of life
13:20 – Conflict as catalyst for awareness
14:54 – Letting go of attachment, reclaiming agency
16:00 – The trickster as an agent of remembering
17:36 – The natural cycle: chaos, renewal, and return
Mentions / Inspirations:
The Trickster: Order, Chaos, and the Archetype of Becoming
https://tranceblackman.com/the-trickster/
Distress Homeostasis and the "Virus"
https://tranceblackman.com/distress-homeostasis/
Garret Kramer
https://www.instagram.com/p/DK9265TuZ9p/
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"Stay," "How to Fly," "Remember"
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