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Rev. Christopher Sears

Explination of Juggalos of faith and the Joker Cards

  • There are many who claim to be Juggalos in the world, some are true while others are misguided by misconceptions and the gangs that feed off ideas to lead the sheep that are lost further down into the darkness of the cave.

    True Juggalos believe in a strong christian devotion, the Joker Cards are thought to be the 'Juggalo Bible.' This is not true, true juggalos have a bible... the Holy Bible. Jesus is our savior, the Joker Cards are merely tools of self evaluation and representations. I'll Explain.

     

     

    The first Joker Card is the 'Carnival of Carnage.' This is a representation of the Ghettos and run down neighborhoods that spawn those lost in the darkness. Lost and forgotten by the Rich and the city officials, these neighborhoods are dark and depressive, leaving faith thin and easy to break through suffering. The Carnival represents the depressive world that Juggalos struggle to survive through every day of their lives.

     

    Second card is the 'Ringmaster'. The ringmaster represents ourselves. Like the ringmaster controls and commands the world around them, so must we take charge of our own lives and set forth our own paths. We are responsible for evrything we say and do and only we can guide ourselves to the light.

     

    Following the Ringmaster is card number three, the Riddlebox. This is a manifestation of our own unknowing. In the end, we do not really know what are lives have lead to, there are those who feel they may go to hell and those that feel they will go to heaven, but we will never truely know until the day we die.

     

    Fourth card is the 'Great Milenko.' Many feel that true Juggalos worship him, the Great Milenko is nothing more than a personification of our own dark temptaions. Milenko casts illusions to urge us to stray from the path into temptaion and lure us into darkness, Milenko is weak and through strength in our heart and in our faith, we must be strong enough to see beyond the illusions and temptaions of life to stay true on the path set before us that will lead us to heaven.

     

    Fifth, we have the Jeckel Brothers. Personifications of our inner good and inner evil. Our lives, they juggle our good deeds and our sins and in the end, if our sins overtake the good, they will drop, we will fall and forever be cast to the devil's den.

     

    Finally, we have the Wraith. Joker Card number six who is explained in two parts. When we die, the Wraith will come and guide us through the afterlife and judgement and deliver us either to Shangri-la, that represents heaven and what awaits those who good outways their evil or he will guide us to hell where we will suffer punishments due to us for forsaking ourlives and cutting away from God's path for us. 

     

     

    While the media casts us out as chaotic murderers, we are not, the Juggalo way speaks from the darkside and mentions always the pain we will endure if we choose the path of darkness in hopes of guiding those lost to the light. While many turn away and cast off who they deem unworthy, Juggalos seek these lost and tormented souls, we embrace them. We take what society casts as garbage and shows them the light. That is what the face paint represents, Clowns are one of the world's most outcasted sort, we wear our paint to embrace this. Others may outcast us and look down, but we are not garbage, we are not unworthy of God's love. Jesus died not only for you but for us aswell, we may be different, but we will rise with the same chance as you to live good and just lives.

11 comments
  • Mystic  Angel
    Mystic Angel But I am not sure about it's effectiveness. There is alot of controversy around this belief system, with good reason, and alot of misinterpretation. Fortunetly there are a few who got it but are now forced to enlighten people about the belief system and t...  more
    May 6, 2012
  • Sojourner Robert Hess
    Sojourner Robert Hess I remember well listening to ICP at the advent of the Dark Carnival, My friends all heard the violence and language and never bothered to listen deeper to the message underneath. Their loss really.
    May 13, 2012 - 1 likes this
  • Betty Outlaw
    Betty Outlaw I have never met anyone of your faith before but I think we all have a lot to learn from each other. I will read this blog over a couple of times to make sure I understand. Is there any written material other than the words of ICP songs? My musical knowle...  more
    June 5, 2012
  • Rev. Christopher Sears
    Rev. Christopher Sears yes, Juggalo life style itself is not a religion, but is a lifestyle meant to follow a faith in God... further reading can be found in the Holy Bible :)
    June 9, 2012