One may not realize the connection between Loki and Sai Mati. It's easy to think that Sai Mati is more aligned with Odin on the basis of their mutual association with wisdom.(Odin as a trickster deity is a complicated subject and will have to be covered in another post.) Sai Mati in her trickster aspect is known as Sai Nimwë. She leads one to wisdom by ways of puzzles and paradox. Loki does this as well.
Loki is not often thought of as a teacher but he is. A "school of hard knocks" teacher, but a teacher none the less. As a friend of mine once said, Loki will help you to your feet and then tell you to duck as he starts swinging a baseball bat. Loki's lessons are at times cryptic. He teaches you to face the unwanted truth of a situation. He teaches you the facts about brutal honesty.
Sai Nimwë is cryptic. Sai Nimwë is the sphinx whose riddles you must answer to proceed forward on the path of enlightenment. She will help you to your feet and then motion for you to duck as that sign swings backwards to possibly hit you in the face again. Sai Nimwë is the janya of knowledge that is necessary but we may not want to hear. She is a playful and yet stern janya who leads you along a twisting path that leaves you dizzy even as it gets you to where you need to be.
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