![]() ![]() So let’s explore the meaning of the trickster. We can understand the trickster aspect of ourselves and find immense value in that if we dig deep enough. Nonetheless, I posit that - since they are archetypal in some sense - we can learn from these jesters. The ultimate explanation for the appearance of jesters in the DMT experience is unclear to me. Of course, other archetypes may appear in the DMT experience but when jesters make their showy entrance, there must be a reason they do so. However, a Jungian perspective on the DMT experience may be able to explain why these entities exist, but it may not resolve the mystery of why DMT - as a specific substance - has a propensity to bring these entities to the surface, and in such a peculiar, idiosyncratic fashion. I propose that the jester-type DMT entities are archetypal: manifestations of the collective unconscious. Why do so many people come to meet them? I believe that the ideas of psychologist Carl Jung can shed some light on this phenomenon. The prevalence of jesters and tricksters in the DMT experience is quite curious. In fact, Terence McKenna said that “the archetype of DMT is the circus”. The environment they inhabit can also reflect their entertaining nature, with many users finding themselves in strange dimensions that resemble a circus, carnival, or casino. These entities are often engaged in elaborate and mind-boggling performances and tricks. Many users report also describe these types of entities as ‘tricksters’. In Rick Strassman’s study on the effects of this compound, detailed in his book DMT: The Spirit Molecule (2000), many participants reported encountering “clowns”, “jesters”, “jokers”, and “imps” during their experiences. Strangely, jester-type entities commonly appear in the DMT experience. The jester is also depicted as The Fool, one of the 78 cards in a Tarot deck, which itself is similar in appearance to the Joker playing card. Jesters were often adept at many forms of entertainment, including singing, music, storytelling, acrobatics, juggling, comedy, and magic. They also donned motley clothing (the traditional costume of the jester and Harlequin - a patchwork made up of a variety of bright colours, iconically arranged in a check pattern). These sprightly entertainers wore hats featuring floppy, pointed protrusions, with a bell hanging from the tip of each protrusion. These court jesters thrived in the Medieval and Renaissance eras. A jester is an entertainer that a monarch or nobleman would employ to entertain him and his guests. ![]()
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