The Fool
Optimism, doing without thinking, naivety, spontaneity, sudden whimsy, unpredictability, pioneering spirit, lust, childish pleasure free spirit.
The Fool is not so foolish when it come to the point of
our existence.
The card has the number 0 in the major arcana
that is to say, he can be placed first and last in the order that follows.
that follows, or rather he has no position, but may
can appear anywhere in the sequence in the great arcana.
he is the trickster and the fool. the one who can
do whatever he wants without really knowing anything. He is the one who comes from the cosmos newly created without
requirements or knowledge of the world.
For he is the little child who sees only what is right in front of his nose and his
imagination and inner life he can discern because the world seems a bit like any other in his eyes not so much
calculated or planned for he knows only what he is at the moment and is carried away by both his
whims and emotions and those of others for that matter.
'he is often cheerful and opportunistic
and often fully believes in what he feels. He often has a joy to share and an open mind to pour out
to pour out because nothing is too complicated for the inventor and creator of life who can turn on a dime if he wants to.
if he wants to.
The fool is the quintessence of what he likes to do at the moment. He walks with joyful steps toward the unknown of what may meet him on the way, for he does not know whether
every new experience is not only a new experience but also a way of life.
He seldom looks around not only because it can
darken his mind but has confidence in himself because what you don't know you have to try to get some kind of
idea about. His carefree attitude opens the door to endless possibilities as a way to find new and exciting experiences.
He often takes trials and tribulations with joy, for his mind is not darkened by vague hopelessness or attachment to anyone.
He is as free as a bird and if he is caught, he immediately finds a way out of whatever is trying to bind him. This often makes him irresponsible and refuses to take what is contrary to his
will and intention to do
.
In The Garden Tarot I have illustrated him walking into a less tidy garden where it is quite wild but lots of weeds and dandelions on the lawn.
of weeds and dandelions on the lawn perhaps badly managed too, but the Fool doesn't mind, he trudges in without closing the gate behind him. He looks more easily perceived among the clouds as a symbol
that he sees more his own image than what the reality is just too temporary. he thinks he's got paradise and sees the possibilities before the difficulties he
might have.
This position indcate you are denial and lack of caring, not seeing where you are going in the face of the world. It can be asn indication of adventure and pioneering, of being the first, of facing the new with open eyes. Irresponsibility and good faith. Generosity, levity and spontaneity. Each time, life is new and unpredictable in the eyes of the fool and the child, because everything is in its infancy. The eccentric. Starting with something completely new, a blank slate.
Reverse
This position indicate in reverse placement, apathy and does not see the possibilities in life. Difficult defeats, karma and losing hope. The deceiver and trickster, fear, stuck in fears.