THE FOOL
"Life is a continuous dance of experiences."
Rider Waite Tarot
Pamela Coleman Smith
1909Â
Air – Uranus
- upright -
· Freedom
· Intuitive Actions
· Beginnings
· Adventures
· True Innocence
· A Free Spirit
· Idealism
· Naive
· Spontaneous
· Infinite Potential
· Courage
· Recklessness
· Inconsideration
· Naive
· Gullible
· DullÂ
· Failure to Follow Instincts
· Crazy Scheme
· Risky Relationships
· Holding Back
- Reversed -
Air – Uranus
Rider Waite Tarot
Pamela Coleman Smith
1909Â
- upright -
· Freedom
· Intuitive Actions
· Beginnings
· Adventures
· True Innocence
· A Free Spirit
· Idealism
· Naive
· Spontaneous
· Infinite Potential
· Courage
- reversed -
· Recklessness
· Inconsideration
· Naive
· Gullible
· DullÂ
· Failure to Follow Instincts
· Crazy Scheme
· Risky Relationships
· Holding Back
Tarot is urging you to have faith in life and it may be time to take a quantum leap.
Trust the voice of your heart, surrender, and take a leap of faith, even if fear attempts to hold you back.
Where does your heart urge you to go?Â
What is holding you back from following your heart?Â
What will the new beginning looks like if you can let go of your fears?
I now follow my heart.
I am open, and ready to go wherever it may lead me to.
The Cosmic Life Breath is forever young, forever in the morning of its power, forever on the verge of the abyss of manifestation. It always faces unknown possibilities of self-expression transcending any height it may have reached at a given time. He is the primary aspect of universal consciousness. Because he symbolizes the state of the Life power just prior to beginning a cycle of creativity, he also represents inexperience.
If a man would persist in his
folly, he would become wise.
Amano Tarot
Yoshitaka Amano
2000
01. The Fool is a wanderer, energetic, ubiquitous, and immortal. He is the most powerful of all Tarot Trumps (Major Arcana). Since he has no fixed number, he is free to travel at will.Â
The Fool bears no number because all things are possible to the person who is always ready to go in any direction. His innocence makes him a person with no past, and therefore an infinite future.
The Fool represents true innocence, a kind of perfect state of joy and freedom, a feeling of being one with the spirit of life at all times. He is a blank page awaiting the first touch of ink, obsessed, and unrestrained. He is energized and continually renewed by his own inception, propelled forward by impulses and cathartic creation.
His energy is unconscious and undirected, yet it seems to have a purpose of its own. He moves outside space and time. To see him dance is to plumb the mystery of all creation, for his essence is all-inclusive and his paradoxes many.
02. The Fool speaks to us of courage and optimism, urging faith in ourselves and in life. At difficult times, when we come under pressure from people around us to be practical, he reminds us that our own inner selves can best tell us what to do.
The Fool can often symbolize beginnings, courageously leaping off into some new phase of life, particularly when that leap is taken from some deep feeling rather than careful planning.
The Fool is movement, change, the constant leap through life. “I am light and I travel light”.
Like patterns in a kaleidoscope appear and disappear, so the Fool pops in and out of our world, our consciousness, erupting into his many-sided nature. The Fool encompasses all possibilities.Â
Re-Imagined Tarot
Ohni Lisle
2018
The Muse Tarot
Chris-Anne
2020
03. The Fool is your invitation to relax, play, and have fun. Treat life like one big experiment and feel yourself in the flow of whatever comes your way. The Fool is your guide, as someone who is daring and carefree. He is the embodiment of who you really are – your free spirit, your inner child, and your playful soul.
He asks you to embrace your beautiful, carefree spirit, allowing yourself to connect to the energy that surrounds you and flows through you. Tap into your fullest potential by stepping into a place of wonderment, curiosity and intrigue. Live life as though you were a child once again.
Laugh more, dance, and let your heart go free.
04. The Fool is a call to the risk-taking part of your own character, for he understands that every day is a chance to open up new areas in your life, and with that comes a mixture of anticipation, wonder, awe and curiosity.
The Fool encourages you to have an open, curious mind and a sense of excitement. Throw caution to the wind and be ready to embrace the unknown, leaving behind any fear, worry or anxiety about what may or may not happen. This is about new experiences, personal growth, development, and adventure.
The Fool can easily mingle with any group. There is an old Italian saying, “To be like the Fool in Tarocchi,” which means to be welcome everywhere.
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Thiago Corrêa
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Fergus Hall
2002
05. New beginnings are on their way.
If you’ve been looking to start new projects or relationships, the Fool can be a welcome card to begin your new journey. Even if no new drastic changes are coming your way or planned, this card can feel like a fresh breath of air into old projects. You can be filled with new energy, and new innovative ideas can be put into action now. What is important now is to be aware of the opportunities that are there, and have the courage to take them when they appear.
This is a time of great potential and opportunity for you right now. The world is your oyster, and anything can happen. Use your creative mind with a dash of spontaneity to make the most of this magical time and bring forth your new ideas in powerful ways.
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Rome Choi & Kwon Shina
2012
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David Palladini
1988
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06. When The Fool land on reversed in the reading, it can mean acting like a fool literally – recklessness, wildness, crazy schemes. Like the youth depicted in the card, you don’t see how dangerous of a position you find yourself in. You are living in the moment and not planning for the future. In your attempt to be spontaneous and adventurous, you may do so in total disregard of the consequences of your actions and engaging in activities that put both yourself and others at risk. Look at the bigger picture, and consider how you can keep the free spirit of The Fool without harming others.
07. A reversed Fool card can indicate a failure to follow your instincts. It may signify not taking a chance at some crucial time, because of fear or depending too much on plans or the practical advice of others.
You have come to a standstill, worried about taking any action where you don’t know the outcome. This often boils down to the need to control everything. Balance this out with knowing that the Universe has your back and you can take this step forward, even if you are unsure of exactly what will happen next.
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