card of the week The fool

[Samhain]

as promised i will do a card of the week i will start with the fool and work through the major arcana.
do feel free to discuss what i say, add your own views and generally disagree with me i won't mind!

s

[Samhain]

THE FOOL

Did you know that the major arcana cards starting at card one (commonly the magician) to card 21 (commonly the world) mark the fools spiritual journy from innocence and all that entails to enlightenment. in which cause the traveler becomes the fool again waiting to start the journey over.

thus the fool card is zero.

the fool card is an exciting card to find in a spread, very linked to cards like death, the tower and the world. one has been through the ending and all the difficulties and up hevels that may entail and is now fresh and ready to start a new.

commonly the fool card shows a young brightly dressed childlike person gailey, but dangerously near a cliff edge with a dog yapping or sometimes tugging at the persons clothing in an attempt to remind the fool that s/he is about to step off. the fool is usually so busy in their own world that they don't realise that there is danger lurking in the sunny and bright day.

the fool represents all of us when we start a new, in a new enviroment, new project or new relationship of some kind, its very exciting but we may not notice the pit falls or in this case the cliff falls! until its too late.
the dog represents our ego, that part of use that advises caution in new situations that part of us that warns us to 'look before we leap'.
and often that part of us that we blantatly ignore and live to regret it.

the fool card also teaches us the important lesson to be like a child, are we so caught up in the problems and responsibilities of life (and this applies at any age even to children) that we have forgotton to be the child, children heal quicker than adults, do you allow yourself to be children?

sometimes in asking about the wisdom in a situation the fool warns us to be careful of being the fool. don't lend the money until you are sure you'll get it back, don't leave your lover for a younger model unless you are sure you can trust that person.

having said this the fool in a spread is usually a postive card and brings excitment and magic and also danger which, lets face it is exciting too.

blessings

s

[cerridwen]

Very cool... I've been doing tarot readings for a living for the last 2 years or so... it's interesting to get more thorough details of what each card means... thanks for posting!

[Samhain]

as i said i'll work my way through the major one a week, then after this maybe do two or three a week of the minor

S

[Samhain]

A Helpful friend or a trickster???

The magician card is the first card of the major arcana, the fool being card zero.

It is commonly a man who stands before a table proudly displaying his ritual tools, although like all the cards it is not difficult to find a female version of this if you would prefere.

This is the fools first lesson in spirituality, and like a lot of lessons it begins with learning outer skills, the fool will learn the inner and deeper meanings of spirituality later.

this card has a lot of outer masculine energy, and it shows that a person can lrean to do anything they like if they put their minds to it and are disciplined enough to concentrtrate on the lessons at hand.

On the magicians table he has the penticle,atheme, cup and wand, to train as a magickal user one has often got to start with the outer world useing the tools of the trade as instruments to home ones skills, it is often later that one realises that there is a lot more to explore and that true skills and talents do not come from ones tools but rather from deep inside, but it is a good place to start.

this shows the promise of a new caree, pasttime or other adventure that the person is becoming involued in and feels that they are good at it bodes well for development in this area the time has come to study but at some point one has to leave study behind to develope further but that time is not yet here.

the person should be aware that they have a lot of charisma, people will be attracted to them and could become a powerful leader. be careful of ego has a leader has to be true and honest and shouldn't be tempted to be a leader for just leaders sake.

This card can also show someone that will provide an interesting and exciting encounter and will show how to develope new skills.
the difficulty is, is there anything left to this person if the tricks are taken away. does the magick guide one to something deeper, or is this person simply a dime store magick trickster with just the illusion of power- beware!!!



S

[cerridwen]

:D ah there it is.... thanks for the update, glad to see you're back! :cool:

[ganja fairy]

THE FOOL

Did you know that the major arcana cards starting at card one (commonly the magician) to card 21 (commonly the world) mark the fools spiritual journy from innocence and all that entails to enlightenment. in which cause the traveler becomes the fool again waiting to start the journey over.

thus the fool card is zero.


ooh rad! im glad youre posting this tarot stuff, it fits perfectly w/ my numerology rant!


anywho, have you also seen the fool card sometimes referred to as number 22? i guess it makes sense for the fool to be the beginning and the end of the fools journey. its like, the god force 0 mixed with the earth manifestation force 4...

i dunno maybe just coincidence
*hysterical laughter

what do you all think?