The Fool
The Fool marks the inauguration of a journey, presenting the world before you with many paths, possibilities, and opportunities. It emphasizes that beginnings can occur at any age or circumstance and that much will remain unknown, with mistakes and regrets inevitable. The card warns of potential disasters, pain, monsters, and dreaded truths, but advises that fear should not prevent you from beginning. It celebrates the strength of embracing the risk of failure while urging caution so that spontaneous freedom does not become foolishness.
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Meaning
The sun shines and flags wave at the inauguration of the journey. Beginnings can occur at any age and in any circumstance, whether you are dressed in a beggar's ragged clothes or a tycoon's power suit. The world lies before you with myriad paths, possibilities and opportunities. What can you accomplish? Will you be a liberator, a tyrant, or something of little note in between? Are you overconfident? Will you listen to the advice of those that surround you? Is their advice worth listening to? Is there a cosmic plan being followed, or is this an exercise in improvisation? Much will remain unknown, and there will certainly be mistakes and regrets, but the journey has begun.
Cautions
There may be disasters to come: pain to weather, monsters to fight, and dreaded truths to face. Fear of these things should not prevent you from beginning the journey. The strength of the Fool is the willingness to embrace the risk of failure; but do travel with caution. The Fool laughs with the world, while a clown is laughed at.
Visual Description
A rectangular framed portrait of a laughing clown in a blue pointed hat and ruffled collar is centered above a podium. Behind and around the podium are drawn crowds, flags, and a raised hand visible at the top left; a circular emblem decorates the front of the podium. Above the frame is the character 'O' and below the scene the printed title reads 'THE FOOL.' The composition combines a photographic-style color image inside a black-outlined rectangular inset with monochrome, inked crowd illustrations surrounding it.
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