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Deception is the act of deliberately misleading others through lies, disguise, or manipulation—a fundamental human behavior explored across mythology, psychology, and social dynamics.
🎬6 episodes🔗8 related topics
In the Psycheverse
Psyche treats deception as a multivalent force—sometimes a survival tool (the fox spirit outwitting patriarchal danger), sometimes a moral failing (the caller's manipulative ex), and sometimes an archetype worth examining (Lilith's seductive duality). The show examines both deception *as practiced* (infiltrators, liars in the community) and deception *as story* (folklore, tarot, astrology), asking what truths hide beneath the surface.
Episodes (6)
EP.123
Baital Pachisi Tales: Story 4, The Gossipy Parrot
Host Trix retells the fourth tale from Baital Pachisi, where King Vikramaditya faces another riddle about betrayal and deception through the story of two talking birds who argue about gender and guilt.
EP.132
The Woman and the Fox Spirit
A narrated folk tale about a fox spirit who disguises itself as a scholar to marry a village woman, only to be defeated by her clever brothers using deception and teamwork.
EP.1023
Prison Stories: The Sloppy Seconds Saga
This episode discusses disturbing prison stories involving deception and sexual violence behind bars.
🐇 Rabbit Hole
Topics that frequently appear alongside deception
cyclical narrativesCyclical narratives are stories structured around repeating patterns, loops, or circular progressions rather than linear beginnings and endings—often used to explore themes of recurrence, karma, and eternal return.LilithLilith is a figure from Hebrew mythology traditionally cast as Adam's first wife or a demon of the night, later incorporated into astrology as a lunar point associated with shadow, autonomy, and primal power. In modern occultism, Lilith represents rebellion, sexuality, and the rejected feminine.astrologyAstrology is the study of celestial bodies and their positions to interpret personality, forecast events, and understand archetypal energies influencing human experience.occultThe occult encompasses hidden or esoteric knowledge, practices, and traditions that exist outside mainstream religion or science—including magic, divination, ceremonial practice, and the study of non-material forces.ancient stories
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