Mortality is the one truth every human spends their life trying not to think about.

But what if death isn’t the tragedy we imagine it to be?

Across cultures and mythologies, trickster figures—from Coyote to Anansi, from the Hare to Loki—have long used humor, disruption, and chaos to reveal a deeper spiritual truth: the universe isn’t cruel… it’s temporary. And that temporary nature is exactly what gives life its meaning.

In this episode of Raven’s Lore Cast, Raven explores the sacred role of tricksters in mythology and the strange, liberating wisdom hidden inside humanity’s fear of death. From ancient stories of holy fools and sacred clowns to the quiet cosmic reminders written in the night sky, we look at how impermanence shapes love, creativity, courage, and joy.

Along the way, we turn to the heavens for perspective as the waning crescent Moon, Mercury retrograde in Pisces, Jupiter in Gemini, and the approaching Spring Equinox echo the same message whispered by myth for thousands of years:

You are temporary.

So live.

Then we bring that lesson back to the body through Kitchen Witchery with The Absurd Feast—molten chocolate and espresso biscotti—because pleasure itself can be an act of sacred defiance in a fleeting life.

This episode is not about fearing death.

It’s about remembering how to be alive.