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Fool Me: Tricksters and their Stories
Praise
Ashley Oppon has gifted the world with this gorgeous collection. Well researched while handled with love and integrity, this is a source book that I, as an author, researcher, and devotee of the Older Ones will return to again and again. It will be a must-have on every Magickal seeker's shelf and our journeys are made better for it.
—Courtney Weber, author of Hekate: Goddess of Witches and Sacred Tears: A Witch’s Guide to Grief
Ashley is my heroine; she is the bestie I wish I could have shared mythological conversations with at nine years old, late into the night, with the phone tucked inconspicuously under the covers. Her book Fool Me is brilliant because my girl Ashley just gets it—she understands that while there are some superbeings we can call on for strength, others make for excellent teachable moments in the art of survival. She is gentle with her care of each deity, offering their stories with a profound respect for their cultural roots, yet she isn’t afraid to warn us of the chaos they can carry or drop off at our doorsteps. With the wit of an Aunt Nancy and the soul of a survivor, Ashley proves that you don’t have to be perfect to be powerful—you just have to be clever. This book is a soulful, brilliant reclamation of the magic found in our own imperfections.
—Mawiyah Kai El-Jamah Bomani, author of Conjuring the Calabash: Empowering Women with Hoodoo Spells and Magick and Hoodoo Saints and Root Warriors: Stories and Magick for Liberation
In this deeply researched work, Ashley Oppon masterfully explores the trickster archetype, bridging the gap between academic rigor and profound magical practice. By weaving her Asante heritage into a global tapestry of folklore, from Anansi to Loki, Oppon presents these figures not as mere agents of chaos, but as essential situation-inverters who catalyze personal growth. Grounded, educative, and refreshingly open-minded, Fool Me: Tricksters and Their Stories offers seekers a life-changing framework for navigating the complexities of the divine through the transformative power of mischief and sacred riddles.
―Elhoim Leafar, author of Dream Witchery and Pagan Portals: Maria Lionza
Fool Me is a tricky romp around the world of myth, introducing characters within a balanced, culturally sensitive, and intimate way. Oppon has left no stone unturned in her research of one of the more important archetypal figures in shared human story, and the stories in this book outline the individuals from across the world who through slight of hand, honey'd words, and duplicity show to our very faces our own foolishness and shortsightedness.
—Benjamin Stimpson, folklorist and author of Of Doves and Ravens: The Witches and Wisewomen of Wales and the Borders
