I come in riding cosmic storms
I have my feet on the tails of comets
Many who see me shudder for I lead chaos
The heavens have order, but for there to be balance I exist
When you feel the neck hairs tickle I am there
When your skin is full of goosebumps, I am there
When the cauldron needs to be stirred find me in the pot
I am the one who challenges you to think
I am the one who keeps you on your toes
Many forms have I
The child that twinkles their eyes at you
The one who dances in mirth at your pain
and when you are down the one who laughs at you
I am the one who inspires you to reach down into yourself and see the humor
For without me there is no challenge just stagnation
You curse me and yet you embrace me
I am the one who looks out of your dark spaces
The boogie man
The night stalker
The dream dancer
Coyote
Hermes
Dream of me when you dream...

In the mythologies of many peoples, the mythic figure who is the embodiment of the unexpected is the Trickster. He is known to the Native American peoples as Ictinike, Coyote.Best known to us in the West is the Greek god Hermes, who represents the most comprehensive and sophisticated manifestation of the Trickster.... he is the quintessential master of boundaries and transitions.

Synchronistic coincidences are, from the Jungian perspective, boundary events.
We seem most accessible to the synchronistic gifts of the Trickster when we ourselves are at or near boundaries or are experiencing transition states. Periods of major life transitions seem to be occasioned by an abundance of meaningful coincidence. Personal growth sees not only to facilitate synchronicity, but in turn to be facilitated by it. As an archetype, the Trickster, the boundary dweller, finds expression through human imagination and experience....
 
 

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