Cosmic Play

Laughter is an important element in Mary Poppins, it occurs at three specific places during the movie

One Erickson's most important techniques is reframing. The meaning of things depends on the frame in which you put them, and reframing trans

Much of Erickson’s work was based on indirect suggestion.  In order to reduce resistance

Although Erickson would evoke visual images and use his clients' own thoughts to help them go into trance more easily

We each create our own model of the world, which helps to guide us.  Because no two people have exactly the same experiences, everyone’s mod

Milton Erickson was the father of “medical hypnosis” and he brought hypnosis back to be a reputable modality for treating people with many d

The "Homeric Hymn to Hermes" catalogs Hermes's antics.

As was just mentioned, most tricksters are male and thus Jurich (1998) proposes a female version of the trickster who she calls the tricksta

In less rational times, trickster tales were considered sacred, because they describe the world and are often creation stories.

First of all, as tricksters are ultimately indefinable, they evade description.  Don’t take my word for it, Hynes (1993)