The Cosmic Joker and the Link between Creativity, Free Will and Humour

By Lora Khaha

The archetype of the trickster is constantly brought up throughout cultures and time as a rudiment of primitive mentality but also as a drive towards cultural progress. My initial interest in the role of the joker came from a psychedelic experience where I had an encounter with this mythical creature and this was one of the most terrifying but simultaneously interesting moments of my life. He represents an archetype with profound significance in life. He is the face that needs to be seen. His role is extraordinary, important, ancient and haunting. I am undertaking this research to find the reason it appears throughout culture, the function it serves, to what primordial need it responds, as well as how we benefit from his persona. The joker is institutionalized in some mythologies as a god to provide an image that solutes the contradiction in this categorical clash. This paradox is encoded in human nature and results in some of the great enigmas of life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1549747932
• ISBN13: 9781549747939
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"