Clown Power

The human psy­che func­tions like a king or queen in his or her court. It has a vari­ety of char­ac­ters — all of which are var­i­ous man­i­fes­ta­tions of your greater self. Some­times they are at play; some­times they are in court; much of the time they are at an inner ban­quet or din­ner party around a large table. Lis­ten in on their var­i­ous con­ver­sa­tions and get to know your­self. Most of all, spend some time with your inner clown — your very own court jester.

The court jester has the king’s ear. He is more than an enter­tainer; he is the sage in a clown suit mock­ing the all-too-serious. Of all of the inner actors, I rely most on my inner clown. Yes, there is an inner the­olo­gian, a wizard/cosmic doc­tor, a peas­ant, a lawyer, and a host of other char­ac­ters. We are many but one — thus reflect­ing the cre­ative power of the Cre­ator (that is also many but One). They all have their place, but the clown and I are excep­tion­ally close.

I have come to appre­ci­ate the power of the clown. He helps me see through the end­less polit­i­cal and power cha­rades at every level and in every era. He even pokes fun at me, but does it in a way to help me see how much I need my own inad­e­qua­cies to be fully human. My clown has kept me from buy­ing many trendy trin­kets and worth­less things but has encour­aged me to buy some really fun plane tick­ets. The clown is glimpsed from the cor­ner of the eye. Any­time I see a sales call on the caller ID, he is the one that answers the phone.

Over the years, I have dis­cov­ered that I can­not always think my way through com­plex sit­u­a­tions, but I can laugh my way through them. The jester is on your side even when he is mak­ing light of you. Have the ego strength to put up with him and read between the lines of his silli­ness. He will get you out of a lot more trou­ble than he has got­ten you into. Bet­ter yet, he will teach you how to see your own mis­takes positively.

If you do not have a clown to get you through the absur­di­ties of life, I rec­om­mend that you get one. He or she is in there some­where — maybe con­fined to your dun­geon. You are not get­ting out of this one alive, so have a lit­tle fun along the way.