Sam Woolfe
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Part Human, Part Animal: What Therianthropes and Tricksters Reveal About Human Nature

Part Human, Part Animal: What Therianthropes and Tricksters Reveal About Human Nature
A therianthrope is a mythical being that is part human, part animal, with some examples including the centaur, faun, satyr, werewolf, weredog, werecat, mermaid, siren, and minotaur. In furry fandom slang, the term therianthrope term also refers to someone who feels or believes she is partly or wholly a non-human animal, but for the purposes…View Post

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We Must Imagine Sisyphus Laughing: Camus, Absurdity, and the Existential Trickster

We Must Imagine Sisyphus Laughing: Camus, Absurdity, and the Existential Trickster
In his essay The Myth of Sisyphus (1942), the French existentialist Albert Camus lays out his exposition of the human condition. He draws on the ancient Greek myth of King Sisyphus in order to typify what it means to exist as a human in day-to-day life, which is a rather bleak picture it turns out.…View Post

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Why Do Jesters and Tricksters Appear in the DMT Experience?

Why Do Jesters and Tricksters Appear in the DMT Experience?
A jester is an entertainer that a monarch or nobleman would employ to entertain him and his guests. These court jesters thrived in the Medieval and Renaissance eras. These sprightly entertainers wore hats featuring floppy, pointed protrusions, with a bell hanging from the tip of each protrusion. They also donned motley clothing (the traditional costume…View Post

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