The Trickster with Dr. Shepherd Siegel

<p>Shepherd Siegel, PhD, has written a lot of books, including two in which he writes about the importance of the Trickster mythology.</p> <p>Shep is an <a href="https://shepherdsiegel.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://shepherdsiegel.com/&source=gmail&ust=1663688164320000&usg=AOvVaw1Coy1YdvRGlg8IrbKg9DV8">activist, writer, musician, researcher, prankster and author</a> of the book we talk about in this episode — “Tricking Power Into Performing Acts of Love: How Tricksters Through History Have Changed the World.”</p> <p>The Trickster archetype, or myth, or god/goddess, is one of the most ancient deities, found in almost every indigenous culture around the globe. In the southwestern United States, the Trickster is often portrayed as Kokopelli.</p> <p>In his book, Shep writes "about how grown-ups who have retained the ability to be playful as they were when a child view and behave in the world. Such a grown-up will consciously or unconsciously engage with the Trickster."</p> <p>One of Trickster's main characteristics is having fun and playing, no matter what else is going on around him or her.</p> <p>Shep brilliantly leads us through his research findings, tells beautiful stories of different Trickster deities, and Melanie asks a <em>lot</em> of questions.</p> <p>As he writes, "<span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;">The trickster just sets out to have fun, and somebody <em>might </em>get hurt, but the intentions are never to deliberately hurt others. In fact, quite the opposite: this book is about the role of the trickster (human), and the Trickster (demigod, archetype), in opening our eyes and our minds to the tangible possibility of a more perfect and playful society, a utopia if you will.”</span></p> <div> </div> <div>Dr. Melanie Harth’s website: <a href= "http://www.thesantafetherapist.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.TheSantaFeTherapist.com&source=gmail&ust=1663688164320000&usg=