What does the The Fool tarot card mean?

The Fool always warns of something entirely new that is about to burst into one's life, creating chaos — though as a rule there is nothing dangerous about it (except in cases where other cards directly indicate otherwise). The beginning of a new life cycle, any new ventures, some radical step. This is a crossroads of life paths, a new spiral of development, pure untapped energy. The person senses that the road they have set foot on is not easy, that there are troubles and dangers along the way, yet something tells them these will somehow pass them by and everything will be fine and work out for the best.

What does the The Fool reversed mean?

Speaks of restless impulsive activity, of rash actions, sometimes purely demonstrative, often with accentuated egoism and infantilism (like a teenager harboring the thought of suicide to annoy someone or prove something). Sometimes this card symbolizes a person tirelessly seeking a change of environment and activities, starting many things but bringing nothing to an end. It symbolizes carelessness, a waste of energy, time, and effort. The problem is not solved. Great negligence is allowed in something important. The choice may turn out to be bad, the decision fatal, the undertaking erroneous. Unreadiness to open up to the future, clinging to the past, lack of freedom, or, if a surprise, then certainly an unpleasant one. Some blocked beginning (perhaps not really wanting to). Reckless behavior dictated by nothing else but escapism and fear.

What does the The Fool mean in love?

When describing the nature of a relationship, The Fool points to a sincerity free from any prejudice, to a free relationship (The Fool's spirit is one of being unburdened and unburdensome), carefree flirting (feelings are given away thoughtlessly, left and right), the joy of spontaneous intimate experimentation (the kind of situation where both are giggling, saying "we're acting like fools," but it is fun and pleasurable), and trusting one's instincts.

What does the The Fool mean for career?

The very beginning of some enterprise, one based more on "good luck" than on detailed sober calculation (though with great faith, if not in ultimate success, then at least in meaning).

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The Fool

Major Arcana

Madman, Fool, Simpleton, Blessed One

Alchemist

Pilgrim, Wanderer

Creative Power of God,

Soul, Spirit of the Ether

Loki, Dionysus (god of spring)

Path 11

Aleph (from Kether to Chokmah, from the Crown to Wisdom).

Transition point from Pisces to Aries.

Mercury, URANUS, Chiron, sometimes Neptune

Archetype of the Child, the Soul, and the Hero.

In the Egyptian Tarot — the Crocodile as a symbol of wisdom and secret knowledge.

Occult meaning of the card — REDEMPTION

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