{"id":277,"date":"2007-03-19T06:14:24","date_gmt":"2007-03-19T10:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oddempire.org\/weblog\/?p=277"},"modified":"2017-11-29T15:18:19","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29T19:18:19","slug":"the-trickster-visits-mcminnville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oddempire.com\/weblog\/2007\/03\/19\/the-trickster-visits-mcminnville\/","title":{"rendered":"The Trickster Visits McMinnville"},"content":{"rendered":"

From one of the Orange orb blogs<\/a>…I forget which.<\/p>\n

I thought this would be the last of the “Trent Tempest” that recently went on, (see notes below) but I’m inspired to write a bit more on this. One of my observations about this whole thing has been the Trickster aspect in this little affair.<\/p>\n

The Trickster is everywhere in UFO and Fortean events, and I think this point is often missed by many researchers. As irritating as the hoaxes and hucksters are, and as bewildering as the surreal moments in UFOlogy are,these elements are a necessary part, an innate part,<\/span> of the phenomena.<\/p>\n

Often both UFOlogists and the pathological skeptics call for some sort of what I call a cry to “cleanse the cultural landscape of woo.” Get rid of the hucksters, the embarrassing ones, the harmless pranksters — all of them. On the pro-UFO side, a rational (usually) call for saner behavior is made. On the rabid, anti UFO side, there are those who want a crusade against anything \u201cwoo.”<\/p>\n

Personally, I’d like the Raelians to go away, for a long list of reasons. Reluctantly, however, I realize they’re simply a part of the big UFO picture.<\/p>\n

The Trickster in Brief<\/span>
\nThe Trickster is not a person. It’s not an individual, not a human. I’s not a cartoon character, or a comic book icon.<\/p>\n

The Trickster is a manifestation of a phenomena, an element, an idea. It’s cross cultural. The Trickster goes by many names, and many guises, and many guises within any one culture.<\/p>\n

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