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It is about trickster figures—Coyote, Hermes, Mercury, and more—and all tricksters are “on the road.” They are the lords of in-between. A trickster does not live near the hearth; he does not live in the halls of justice, the soldier’s tent, the shaman’s hut, the monastery. He passes through each of these when there is a moment of silence, and he enlivens each with mischief, but he is not their guiding spirit. He is the spirit of the doorway leading out, and of the crossroad at the edge of town (the one where a little market springs up). He is the spirit of the road at dusk, the one that runs from one town to another and belongs to neither.
Trickster Makes This World
Lewis Hyde
This is a storytelling task. You have to repeatedly tell both your own story, and the story of your environment, at all scales, and maintain a constant, live sense of how you’re part of a bigger story.
The Art of Gig, Volume 1
Venkatesh Rao, Grace Witherell, and Jenna Dixon
If you'd like to cultivate kindness, here's a simple practice to try:
When you're with others focus on their positive qualities. Ask yourself what you genuinely like and admire about them.
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