The Fool
The Fool represents a free spirit with limitless potential and insatiable curiosity, embodying youthful optimism and the possibility of new beginnings. She is confident yet naive and innocent of the world's harsher realities, which can be both a strength and a vulnerability. Her shadow side can be dimwitted, overly trusting, and reckless, warning against impulsive decisions or refusal of needed guidance. As the only fully human Major Arcana card, she often symbolizes the querent at the start of a Divine journey, standing on the verge of a leap of faith whose outcome is uncertain.
Keywords
Card Name
The Fool
Poem
A fool I am, if fools want just to wonder still, in my head are countless things for which I'm left to ponder. Naïve I am, all wise men do agree yet here I stand and still okay as far as I can see. I can't be stopped, and even if I could, it doesn't mean I will or even that I should.
Meaning
The Fool is a free spirit, limitless in her potential and insatiably curious. Although she is confident, she is naive and innocent of the world - for better or worse.
Meaning - Shadow
Her shadow self is dimwitted or illogical, overly trusting and quite reckless. She is the only Major Arcana card that is completely human, as she represents the querent at the start of their Divine journey.
Meaning - Question
Is she about to take a leap of faith or foolishness? Only time will tell.
Upright Keywords
free spirited, new beginnings, spontaneity, a leap of faith, youth, freedom, innocence, optimism, wanderlust, idealism, adventure, an unfettered heart
Reversed Keywords
foolishness, naivety, recklessness, refusal of the Call, irritability, riskiness, childishness, distraction, apathy, negligence, lack of fun, crisis of faith
Visual Description
A young figure in a flowing green cloak steps forward at the edge of a grassy precipice, one foot lifted as if mid-stride. She holds a small bouquet of flowers in one hand while a bright, yellow-green bird swoops above her outstretched arm. A golden halo or sun disc sits behind her head and concentric circular motifs and swirling ribbons surround her against a warm, multicolored sky. The card frame shows the numeral 0 at the top and the title 'The Fool' on a banner at the bottom.
Children of Litha tarot
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