Holy Fool

THE Divine FlummoxThe Third section of the Musical tones -some musings by: the Writer"Remember, the Moon is in words of one syllable part as big as the Disembark, but it's fold as far to one side." -Anonymous As some time be miles away on the notion of Goddess/God that is easy in Wiccan (and upper limit Neo-Pagan groups) and seeing the easy issue of "fabric come in threes" in these belief systems, I fashion to wondering "Why in words of one syllable the God and Goddess? If all fabric come in threes, everyplace is the Third Issue that neediness be there?" So what is this Third Aspect? I view it is the Divine Fool; the Prometheus who is the Cheat, the God (neuter) that rolls the chop up. This exceedingly fills in persuaded holes in neo-Pagan Mysticism that clutch agitated me for some time, too. Improve on, we inevitability to clutch a quick read quickly at the Divine Flummox in earnest and/or cultural beliefs, both innocent and modern: American Indian: Aztec: Ueuecoyotl Caddo: Coyote Chinook: Coyote Coos: Coyote Haida: Raven Hopi: Mudhead Kachina, Joke Kachina Kiowa: Coyote Navaho: Coyote Nez Perce: Coyote Omaha: Coyote, Rabbit, Iktinike, Orphan Pueblo: Koshare Sioux: Spider Tillamook: Coyote Tinglit: Raven Winnebago: Rabbit Zuni: Coyote African: Spider, Tortoise, Rabbit, Jackal Graeco/Roman: Pan, Dionysis Celtic: Phooka and the aspire (see Irish: Affair Dearg, and a defense force of others. The Flummox must love Ireland very further...He finished so numerous of Itself there!) Norse: Loki...-and- Balder Banks Island: Clat Micronesia: Nareau England: Puck, Black Jack Davy Christianity: "Doubting" Thomas, and The Christ Himself, in numerous ways....and Judas, too. 20th Cent. North American: Bugs Bunny, The Rag, Mr. Mxyzpltk, Murphy, ("And Pooh is a -good- prototype, too!" said Mess) Neo-Paganism: Discordians 18th thru 20th Cent. Appalachian: Jack (from British Isles) 18th and 19th Cent. N.A. Black: Br'er Rabbit, Hunger John, &c. German: Tyl Eulenspiegel Italy: Harlequin (send the bill to out Agatha Christie's stories about "Harley Quinn." Frank interesting!) Islamic: Juha, Abu Nawwas, Mullah Nasruddin, Nasreddin Khoja, Nasreddin Hodja Japanese: Fox, Hotei, and the whole notion of Zen...... And the numerous, numerous instances of the Central character bring out and his Lure in upper limit manual mythology....Gilgamesh and Enkidu, Robin Hooligan and Flash John, the Mythic Hollywood Western Central character and his childish associate, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza.....and numerous grow old you see the loyal issue of the Extensive Penetrate of the Central character, which leads to His death...and to His Resurrection! One in a jiffy sees that the Flummox is a common genuine in folk belief, settle as the Divine being and God are! (NB: I clutch not gotten finished unique for two reasons: one, for limits of space, and two, to joist others to do a diminutive reading on their own!) As upper limit fabric, the Flummox is Personified in three basic Aspects that (of course) stand astride with each other and with the God and Divine being. The fundamental is that of the Champion God, the Prometheus, the Maturity Central character, who brings Kindness (and -occasionally- Wisdom) to Mankind. This Issue loves Mankind with all His For example, and in words of one syllable needs Ably. His Ably Intentions sometimes fall pudgy of His (or Mankind's) impending, still.The glimmer is that of the Joke, the Nerd, the Plus, that teaches by his own mistakes (and who on average comes out prompt the same as of His own Innocence.) This Issue is mainly neutral, and is how He seems to mainly clear Himself. But let us not not bother the third, and darker, adaptation of the Flummox, best exemplified by Jack Nicholson's portrayal of The Rag in the haze bill of "Batman." Claim as the Divine being has Her Morose adaptation (the Crone, the Morrigan, &c) and the God has His (Odin as Death-God) so does the Flummox clutch a revolting Issue (at least, from the at all favorable mention of view): Turbulence Personified. This is not an Issue to juggle, as it does not caution. Stretch. It is the extremist psychopath, the extremist Slipshod Rogue, the personification of Selfish self-love. In some circles, it may possibly be rather agreeably named Ahriman, or Shaitan, or Satan, the same as it frenzy all concepts of that Middle-Eastern deity.... although one: It does not caution if Man worships It or not. It is not in -conflict- with the God and/or Divine being, It is -not- on the promote to of power-trip that the Judeo-Christian Satan is represented as having, it settle -is-. It neediness be precise as neither "good" nor "evil," whilst it can personify both or either....or neither! This is maze-like, but with a diminutive problem the notion essence (encouragingly) come clear. (And, settle in passing, the haze bill of "Batman" is by chance a very good parable for the eternal dither along with the Fool-as-Prometheus (Batman) and the Fool-as-Chaos (the Rag). Are you confused? If you are, GOOD! If you are not, keep meditative by not-meditative. (Wha-a-a-a-a-t?) Selected of the best examples of the three Personifications are found in the Navaho and Zuni tales of Coyote, or the Br'er Rabbit tales, or the older Bugs Bunny cartoons, or even Walt Disney's Goofy. And, even if discourse of classic joie de vivre, if you can see any of the cartoons of the Cannibal Boy and the Mynah Bird, do so! It shows not one, but TWO Aspects in action! For a read quickly at His finished vital (?) adaptation, try J.R.R. Tolkien's just what the doctor ordered evocation of Tom Bombadil...who is described as "the oldest." Prof. Tolkien came very close to the creature of the truth with that one! The Flummox is your faintly daffy Uncle, that comes to look at at Christmas and is such fun to be with, but who seems to clutch a regret about him too, that you found out far along, when you were all mature up, was his slide wearing alcoholism. The Flummox is the American sit-com "Daddy" who never seems to get suchlike right, but wins out in the end highly. The Flummox is the classic seascape of Bugs Bunny, see-through in a washtub in the heart of the Placatory Subaquatic, happily singing "As Moment Goes By," merrily uncaring about his whole predicament...one which would send a at all wearing unadorned depression....worldly wise that no matter which essence turn up, some swindle that he can progress that essence get him out of the washtub and wearing clover once more. The Flummox is the Tarot's Flummox, of course....but He is exceedingly the Hanged Man. Do -not- juggle the Flummox unless you are athletic for moderately Doesn't matter what to happen! He settle effectiveness turn you wearing a All-embracing Preservationist Frog settle to watch what happens......He is movable. He is up and down. He is what He is, and secret message you can do essence turn Him from His Depletion, whatever that may be at any inclined stage. He is "Murphy," and whatever can go false, Will go false...or right. Unless you clutch an strangely suggestible mind, you -might- not be suitable to succession it! He has no Feast, unless it is the Lupercal, or by chance April Fool's Day, or even New Year's Eve, for every day is His, as He chooses. Selected clutch inquired about the alleged stand astride of functions in the Goddess/God/Fool triad, and this neediness be addressed arrived. The modern Western mind tends to "closet" fabric, and unbendingly excludes other fabric from these pigeonholes. This, I view, is in some ways an steal in meditative, exceptionally about the Musical tones. One cannot and neediness not "tag" the God/Fool/Goddess wearing three unbendingly topic Beings, but literally should think of them as three topic sources of ripples in the awfully Pond: the ripples be friendly and crisscross, and act on each other, but move within the awfully Source, whatever That may be. -the Writer at Samhain, 1990 CE I wish I may possibly list all of my sources, but if I did, it would add selected pages to this counterfeit, and I am a pain to keep it pudgy. I -will- propose reading one book, still, that essence bestow a huge prediction wearing the Divine Fool: CONTRARIWISE Zohra Greenhalgh, Ace (put your name down for) April 1989 0-441-117112-2 (it has a sequel, but I can't evoke the nickname offhand....)