Contents of Gnosis #19

	#19: The Trickster
	"As long as we lie to ourselves, the Trickster will be with us. He'll show up just when we least want him, to embarrass us on a first date, to prove us fools in front of the learned company we're trying to impress, to make us miss a power breakfast with that all-important business contact." - Richard Smoley, from the introduction


	Contents		Spring 1991
	1 Editorial by Jay Kinney 2 News 4 Gnosis Forum 8 Skeptic's Corner Star Trek Cosmology A column by Ted Schultz 10 Alternative Realities Trick or Treat?: The Value of Fooling and Being Fooled A column by Stephan A. Hoeller 12 Introduction: My Mind Plays Tricks on Me by Richard Smoley 16 The Fool, The Clown, The Jester by Fred Fuller Sacred clowns are an ancient and vigorous tradition in Western Culture. 22 The Green Man: The Trickster Figure in Sufism by Peter Lamborn Wilson Incarnations and interpretations of Khezr, "the Hidden Prophet" of Islam. 27 The Trickster and Creative Illness by D. Jean Collins Spiritual transformation is often preceded by an appearance of the Trickster. 32 Loki, Father of Strife by Alice Karlsdottir The notorious Norse god who clears the way for rebirth and renewal. 37 Trickster at the Crossroads by Eric Davis Eshu-Elegbara, the West African god of messages, sex, and deceit. 46 Dr. Gene Don't Take No Guff by Brad Bailey Don't touch that dial! The Rambo of TV Preachers is here with a pledge break from hell. 50 Confessions of a Professional Trickster by Paul Krassner The long-time provocateur relates some of his favorite pranks. 53 Book Reviews Fire in the Heart: Healers, Sages, and Mystics, by Kyriacos C. Markides Ancient Magicks for a New Age by Alan Richardson and Geoff Hughes Paths to the Power of Myth: Joseph Campbell and the Study of Religion edited by Daniel C. Noel Gnosis: Study and Commentaries on the Esoteroc Tradition of Eastern Orthodoxy, Book One: Exoetric Cycle by Boris Mouravieff Icons and the Mystical Origins of Christianity by Richard Temple Iron John: A Book About Men by Robert Bly King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine by Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette The Rosicrucian Emblems of Daniel Cramer introduction by Adam McLean Salon Trismosin's Splendor Solis introduction by Adam McLean The "Key" of Jacob Boehme introduction by Adam McLean A Commentary on the Mutus Liber by Adam McLean Painted Black by Carl A. Raschke Demons of the Inner World: Understanding Our Hidden Complexes by Alfred Ribi Witchcraft: A Tradition Renewed by Evan John Jones and Doreen Valiente West County Wicca: A Journal of the Old Religion by Rhiannon Ryall The Book of J translated by David Rosenberg, interpreted by Harold Bloom Just Another Spiritual Book by Bo Lozoff The Mystery and Magic of the Eucharist by Stephan A. Hoeller The Body of Light: History and Practial Techniques for Awakening Your Subtle Body by John Mann and Lar Short Crazy Wisdom by Wes "Scoop" Nisker The New Believers (video) directed by Tom Corboy Arcane Truths: Special humor supplement R1 The Baffling Mystery of the Georgia Guidestones: Mysterious Sage Sponsors Epic Monument R2 The Secret Dogma of the Confraternity of the Miraculous Inversion by Assassinated Nenmaster Nenslo R8 Madam, I'm Adam: News and Gossip by Adam Weishaupt

#19: The Trickster

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