The Trickster (n.) is a figure representative of an archaic level of consciousness, an 'animal' or primitive self given to more intense expressions of libido, gluttony, and physical abuse.
The Trickster (n.) is like an old river-bed in which the water still flows — he turns up in modern man whenever “jinxes” and the mischievousness of objects thwart his will.
The Trickster (n.) is a forerunner of the saviour, God, man and animal at once, whose most alarming trait is unconsciousness — so unconscious of himself that his two hands fight each other.
The Trickster (n.) is not really evil, yet does the most atrocious things from sheer unconsciousness and unrelatedness.
The Trickster (n.) is a collective shadow figure, the summation of all individuals' inferior traits — and with myths repressed, it reappears as projection onto other groups and nations.
A Trickster (n.) is what the elusive Mercurius was, evading every grasp and driving the alchemists to despair, which is why they sealed him in the bottle to transform him rather than let him escape.