The Fool

I love the Fool. There’s a wonderful feeling of hope and enthusiasm that comes from just looking at the card. There’s our youth, looking rather like the court jester, off on a brand new journey. He doesn’t know what’s ahead but there’s an optimism and fearlessness about the way he jauntily heads on his way, his stick holding just a few belongings, his faithful dog bounding along at his side.  He may not know how to navigate this new journey, but he’ll learn along the way. 

And so when I was shuffling the cards to pull one to write about for this blog, I was thinking the Fool would be a perfect card to pull, something uplifting! (given that the card I had pulled for New Year’s day was the Tower?! All about dodgy foundations). And then Fool fell out.

Such an auspicious card, because The Fool reminds us to embrace life as if it’s a new journey with enthusiasm and trust. Exactly how we should, or would like to be feeling on a dark January morning.  I was tempted to keep him, after all he had literally fallen into my lap.  

Still I hadn’t pulled the card intentionally so I dutifully put it back in the deck and shuffled the cards again, spread them out and picked a card.  The Fool.  If I had need confirmation of the magic of Tarot I just got it. My heart skipped a beat and my whole body buzzed.  What are the chances of picking the same card out of 78 cards!  

I love these kind of moments, as they inspire me to believe in the magic of Tarot and intention. So throwing care to the wind I pack an overnight bag for a night away, embracing optimism and expecting good things!  

There are 22 major Arcana cards in the Tarot that portray the Fool’s journey, starting with the Fool and ending with the World. The journey has its ups and downs, its dramas, its moments of success, failure, happiness, sadness and fulfilment.  Life.

I’d been invited to an 18th birthday party in Brighton.  Young and old, we all acted like Fools into the early hours of the morning and it was a very happy party!