The FOOL
‘The Fool’
Upright Keywords:
Beginnings
Journey
Naivety
Spontaneity
rEVERSED kEYWORDS:
Reservations
Lack of Faith
Fear
Impulsiveness
CORRESPONDENCES:
ELEMENT: Air
Astrology: Uranus
Timing: SPONTANEOUS
The Fool Description
The Fool is Number 0 in the Major Arcana. It does not have a number because The Fool is the person actually traveling through the Major Arcana. The Fool represents the truest form of potential, that energy that you feel right before taking a plunge.
The Rider-Waite card depicts a young man standing on the edge of a cliff, with his head lifted ignoring the danger before him. His dog standing at his feet trying to warn him before the fall.
The Fool Upright
The upright Fool alludes to the beginning of a new journey. Particularly, that feeling of excitement and hope one feels right before making a leap of faith. The Fool urges you to suspend belief just for a moment and just try rather than plan and fret.
Keep an open mind and also have faith in yourself that you can and will succeed.
The Fool is not a sign that this journey will be easy, the opposite as a matter of fact. The Fool experiences deep and profound loss on his journey. But it is necessary to evolve, to change, and to learn. Naivety may be what helped us start this journey, but it will not help us finish it. Our struggle as The Fool will help us evolve past blind faith and instead have confidence in ourselves.
In this moment, enjoy being carefree, your trials will come later
The FOol In love
In a love reading The Fool will call to your heart over your head, a new journey is beginning for you! Whether it is a new person coming into your life, or the evolution of a relationship. It is time to trust more in your feelings than what your anxieties tell you. Have fun! Who knows where this will lead? That is part of the fun. Whether it succeeds or fails the idea is that you had the courage to try and learn.
You should ensure that you are truly drawn to this new relationship and it doesn't only appeal to your ego.
THe Fool in business
In a business reading The Fool calls to your ability to trust yourself. Following your gut can be risky, especially when it involved your finances. But the only way to succeed is to begin.
When I pull The Fool in a business reading my clients almost always know what it is referring to. Most often it represents a desire to chase a dream that has followed you for a long time. Whether it is beginning a new career, quitting a job, or chasing a promotion. The Fool calls to the daydreamer in you, the person who spends their days wistfully thinking about the possibilities. It says it is time to stop dreaming and to start acting.
Trust yourself
The FOol Reversed
The Fool Reversed can work in multiple ways. Depending on the surrounding cards The Fool Reversed can either represent stagnation and an inability to change, or it can represent recklessness and foolishness.
THe Fool Reversed as stagnation
When The Fool Reversed represents Stagnation it calls to your anxieties. It’s asking you “What is holding you back?” As you ponder this you will quickly come to realize your own fears are the biggest block to that first step. The Fool Reversed tells you it is time to stop thinking and just start.
The Fool Reversed as Recklessness
The Fool Reversed in regards to Recklessness shows the dangers of unchecked naivety. The Fool should not be a long term state of mind. Continuously beginning new journeys prevents you from ever actually finishing one, forever keeping you trapped in this cycle.
