Trickster

[tinhuvielartanis]

This says it better than I could.

Carl Jung, The Trickster Archetype, Coyote

A primitive cosmic being of divine-animal nature, on the one hand superior to man because of his superhuman qualities, and on the other hand inferior to him because of his unreason and unconsciousness. The more civilized we become, the more we will blame a "shadow" for our misfortunes. Like the trickster of old, the shadow represents a quality that isn't accepted into the awareness. It can 'pester' us unmercifully but always has a gift for us, a missing quality, an attitude needed to cope, or self-realization.

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[evcelt.livejournal.com]

I don't know if it affected my psyche per se... but playing Bricrenn (my PC) gave me a lot of insight into Trickster and how that archetype works in me...