Our family storytelling tradition has gotten stale and my cousin suggested we start telling trickster tales from our various cultural backgrounds, but now everyone's worried about getting the stories 'wrong' or not being traditional enough. We've paralyzed ourselves with authenticity anxiety instead of just letting the stories live.
More people experience this than they realize.
Fear of imperfection has replaced the living spirit that makes stories powerful.
“Where Are You with Trickster figures across traditions?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.