Trickster
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Nov 4, 2026
speaker_2HOST
But Marilyn, you mentioned tricksters, which is why I thought I'd probe you a little bit on that.
speaker_2HOST
What what are these trickster spirits that you speak of? Can you tell us a bit about them?
Marilynn HughesGUEST
Well, you know, Tricksters is kind of the name that is
Marilynn HughesGUEST
often associated with them in the Native American tradition in the United States.
Marilynn HughesGUEST
And so it'd be interesting since Jackie's in Australia, if the name she has for it is in any way associated with the Aboriginal tradition.
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9.
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The Trickster challenges norms, provokes thought, and creates pathways for transformation through humor and disruption.
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How to identify your archetype? Ask yourself, what brings me the most joy in life? What activities make me feel most alive and fulfilled? The honest answers will point you to your archetype.
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For instance, if you thrive in sharing ideas and guiding others, you may be a teacher.
Lawrence HiseeHOST
There is
Nathan BowerHOST
Trickster, the god of tricks or whatever.
Lawrence HiseeHOST
Yeah, I mean, it would make sense if the Trickster was the god.
Lawrence HiseeHOST
You wouldn't be the Trickster god of, I don't know, the wit.
Lawrence HiseeHOST
I think he's actually the
Nathan BowerHOST
god of chaos, isn't he? Oh, that's just stupid, man.
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Nathan BowerHOST
Is this someone's cousin or some shit? Yeah, this is
Lawrence HiseeHOST
a Nepo hire for sure.
Lizzie and the BatsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Now let's talk about one of the most common decorations of Samhain, the jack-o'-lantern.
Lizzie and the BatsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The name jack-o'-lantern comes from an English tale about Jack the Trickster.
Lizzie and the BatsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Upon his death, Jack the Trickster was denied entrance to both heaven and hell.
Lizzie and the BatsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The devil, taking pity on Jack, sent up an ember of the hellfires for him to capture to light his way.
Lizzie and the BatsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Jack captured this ember in a hollowed-out turnip.
Lisa MortonGUEST
It goes by many names.
Lisa MortonGUEST
Stingy Jack is one or Jack the Trickster.
Lisa MortonGUEST
And it's about a guy who is really bad and indulges in drinking and carousing and all that kind of stuff.
Lisa MortonGUEST
And three times the devil comes to take his soul and three times he outwits the devil.
Matt LolichHOST
I've thought about it, but I've never done it, no.
Lisa MortonGUEST
Yeah, and they would love to put these carved – turnips out on Halloween night in some spooky place where you might stumble across it and get a little bit of a scare seeing this glowing face.
Lisa MortonGUEST
And you would probably have associated it with Jack the Trickster because that legend was so common.
Matt LolichHOST
Yeah, I do love that.
Ricki-Lee CoulterHOST
I am.
Ricki-Lee CoulterHOST
Trickster.
Ricki-Lee CoulterHOST
That was your nickname.
Ricki-Lee CoulterHOST
That was my netball nickname.
Ricki-Lee CoulterHOST
Trickster.
Ricki-Lee CoulterHOST
Tricky.
Ricki-Lee CoulterHOST
I had that on the back of my year 12 jersey.
Lisa MortonGUEST
Yeah, the pumpkin is a great one, because it's based on a very old folk tale that's really fun.
Lisa MortonGUEST
And the folk tale is about a guy who is known as either Stingy Jack or Jack the Trickster.
Lisa MortonGUEST
And In most versions of the folktale, Jack is a blacksmith and he is a guy who is just a bad dude.
Lisa MortonGUEST
He gambles, he carouses, he drinks.
AlexHOST
I don't remember the name.
AlexHOST
Oh, the Trickster God.
AlexHOST
He gave us a load of gold.
AlexHOST
Nah, that wasn't a trickster.
Larry HancockGUEST
So Coyote's activity's really he's a ga- games player.
Larry HancockGUEST
He probably should've been named Trickster, but that, Coyote, Coyote is generally negative 'cause it, the meme is he's always lurking and he's always wante- willing to do something to embarrass you and make you look stupid and feel bad.
Alan SteinfeldHOST
Mm-hmm.
Larry HancockGUEST
Trickster, on the other hand, will Lead you into a situation, let, let's say it's a, a, a social relationship-
Alan SteinfeldHOST
Right
Larry HancockGUEST
... a situation where you've, you've been hurting people.
Larry HancockGUEST
You've been embar- you've been doing what coyote does.
Alan SteinfeldHOST
Right.
Larry HancockGUEST
So Coyote's activities, really he's a game player.
Larry HancockGUEST
He probably should have been named Trickster, but Coyote is generally negative because the meme is he's always lurking and he's always willing to do something to embarrass you and make you look stupid and feel bad.
Larry HancockGUEST
Trickster, on the other hand, will lead you into a situation let's say it's a a social relationship situation where you've you've been hurting people you've been embarrassed you've been doing what coyote does trickster will play a trick on you and show you know that that's the whole point of trickster he will make the last thing i
Alan SteinfeldHOST
mean so we can learn from our own behavior and that's exactly what in line with what the UFOs are doing to give us more the lessons that we are learning.
Alan SteinfeldHOST
So historically, yeah, there's been religions and folklore that deal with these entities from the sky.
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