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The archetypal Trickster is a fascinating figure in many mythologies. He is the embodiment of change, paradox, and the tensions in life that keep us moving, growing, vital. Tricksters occupy the middle ground between black and white, and they are divine messengers who move between heaven, earth, and hell (however those realms are imagined).

In this program I tell a couple of stories about Eshu, a Trickster from West Africa. This is a Trickster who knows how to lend you a hand or really mess you up, and the lesson that is conveyed in this story is an important one. You might recognize this motif as it’s popular in African mythologies.

Eshu also appears under different names, Papa Legba, for example, in diasporan traditions like Vodoun and Santeria.

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from MITM Myths & Stories Volume 2, released May 1, 2015

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Dr. Catherine Svehla Fort Collins, Colorado

Storyteller, scholar, artist, & desert activist with a PhD in mythology & depth psychology.

Myths & stories contain the wisdom of the human race. I want to know how we can keep the mystery in life alive? How can myths connect us to a larger sphere of being & meaning?

Many of these tracks are Myth in the Mojave programs that first aired online on Radio Free Joshua Tree.

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