Key phrase – Reasoned Authority
Archetype – The Father and the Hero
Symbolism - fatherhood, masculine sexuality, confidence, courage. Masculine Authority and power.
· Developed strength and vigilance; producer and planter of seeds, determining which ones are worthy of growing – seeds can represent ideas and opportunities
· Passing on secrets of success, showing you how to survive, he is at the heart of order, rationality and a methodical approach.
· Clear thinking, discipline, going ahead with decision with extreme confidence.
· Announcing principles, assuming responsibility for actions.
· Mythologically related to Zeus, metaphysically – the masculine aspect of the God Self and Supreme Authority.
· He tells us to use reason in handing out problems, to set limits, respect and live within societies regulations, to pursue out ambitions with confidence and courage.
· Discipline leads to self-sufficiency, however he is positioned to resist change other than his own.
· Presence in a layout could signify delegating responsibility; examine own authoritative behaviour or lack thereof.
· Look for control issues
Shadow: getting angry or vindictive when out authority is challenged exercising oppressive self-control or hardly any; depending on others to control our behaviour; difficulty making definitive decisions and carrying them out; confusing authority with aggressiveness or domination.
When you draw this card:
· Check your recent behaviour for signs of stubbornness or lack of responsibility
· Recognise and appreciate how you utilise your strengths and self-discipline
· Use more logical reasoning when evaluating your immediate problem.
· Consider accepting more responsibility for your project or for your actions in a relationship.
· Review your ideas or behaviour regarding a current authority in your life.
(Echols, Mueller & Thomson 1996)
The Fool meets The Emperor
The next person the Fool encounters is the Father in the figure of the Emperor (4). He is the representative of structure and authority. As a baby leaves his mother's arms, he learns that there are patterns to his world. Objects respond in predictable ways that can be explored. The child experiences a new kind of pleasure that comes from discovering order.
The Fool also encounters rules. He learns that his will is not always paramount and there are certain behaviours necessary for his well-being. There are people in authority who will enforce such guidelines. These restrictions can be frustrating, but, through the patient direction of the Father, the Fool begins to understand their purpose.
(http://www.learntarot.com/journey.htm)
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Monday, July 15, 2013
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Four of Pentacles
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Key phrase:
feeling truly wealthy – a subjective attitude and inner evaluation
·
Feeling
possessive over what you have worked for.
·
Protecting
your money, position, and crafts from others who might want to copy and steal.
·
Feeling
as though you need to put material comfort before spiritual comfort.
·
Take
note – being miserly is no an impetus for spiritual growth.
·
The
4 of Pentacles assumes responsibility for himself – having gained success, he
feels it is better to hang on to position, power, people, attitudes of money.
·
He
is insulated, defensive, feeling that he has no need for others’ input. He has
difficulties in sharing.
·
Spontaneity
and generosity are absent. This card’s opposite is the inability to structure
and organise life. Are we giving too
much of ourselves away without recognising our own needs and priorities?
·
Delusion
that we are separate from other things in our environment. Inference that
wealth marks the end of illusion and recognition of our god-self and oneness
with all.
The 4 of
pentacles is a Shadow card when representing Greed.
Other shadow
aspects: mistaking material possession
for our sense of identity; using material or financial gains to insulate
ourselves; having limited interests in anything but wealth; keeping our
feelings from being readily accessible or understandable.
When this
card appears:
·
Consider
what you are holding onto and whether it might really be holding onto you.
·
You
may need to reorganise your situation or project, including getting more input
from others.
·
You
may be too inflexible in your demands or your view of your issue/situation.
·
Determine
whether you now have the security and confidence to permit you to be more
generous in situations or relationship, or, conversely, whether you give too
much away and now need to protect yourself.
(Echols, Mueller, Thomson, 1996)
Three of Pentacles
Key phrase – the spiritual force of work.
Nobility of work – perform your tasks with divine intent, or as a conduit for the divine within you.
Ground your creative visions in physical effort.
Pay attention to progress and put value on your – this will lead to self-worth and nourish your soul.
This card indicates the mastery of skills and their use in the market place.
Emphasises the person and spiritual benefits of creating great quality, setting standards of integrity, committing to focus physically, mentally and spiritually for the best outcome.
Shows a need to build out own inner temple – the Sanctuary of the Self.
Shadow:
failure to establish goals, priorities, neglecting to carry out our
responsibilities or being indifferent to the way we do carry them out and
thinking that we can or have to do everything ourselves.
When the 3
of Pentacles shows up:
·
Consider
the gains that may be available or made by working with others.
·
Develop
an overall plan for your situation or project.
·
New
tasks or projects may offer you the opportunity to recognise the spiritual
aspects of your work.
·
Expand
your satisfaction or pleasure with your work. You may have to change your style
of working, your attitude or redefine your role so you can express glory
through your efforts.
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Friday, June 21, 2013
~ Tarot Card 3 ~ The Empress ~
The Empress
Key phrase – Creative Abundance
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Archetype – The Mother
Symbolism – Nature and fertility, nurturance, renewal,
abundant life
·
Securing the seeds of growth, movement that is onwards
and upward.
·
Doorway of life – physical, emotional, mental
activities and earthly existence.
·
Passion and creative ways to bestow your feelings.
·
Connected to the Archetypes of Isis and Juno.
·
Unites the concepts of The Magician and The High
Priestess.
·
Symbolises birth and motherhood, sexuality, pregnancy,
generative action that brings ideas into fruition
·
Reminds us to patiently nurture things we believe in –
to use the imagination to create the life we want.
Shadow: feeling emotionally barren; regarding our need for
love as a bottomless pit; dwelling on the pains of the past rather than moving
forward; feeling that life is chaotic; planting seeds of mistrust and deceit;
destroying instead of creating; engaging in love that smother individuality.
When you draw the Empress:
·
Take care to cherish and protect the people and
projects in your life today.
·
Exercise more self-discipline and creative courage.
·
Give yourself credit for your accomplishments and
other credit for theirs. Fully experience and enjoy that success.
·
Review the cycles of your life; identify your present
cycle and redefine your priorities accordingly
·
Look at the destructive situations and negative
feelings you hold onto. What can you learn from them and use? Let the rest go.
Paganesque Tarot Series
And now the list of entries for the Tarot posts :) Incomplete of course! Be sure to come back and check them out :)
Tarot Numerology
http://www.zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/tarot-101-numerology.html
http://www.zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/tarot-numerology.html
Tarot Suits
http://www.zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/tarot-101-suits.html
Tarot Archetypes
http://zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/tarot-archetype-correspondences.html
Questions to consider when studying Tarot
http://zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/tarot-questions-to-consider.html
Major Arcana
The Fool
The Magician
http://www.zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/tarot-cards-1-magician.html
The High Priestess
http://www.zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/2-high-priestess.html
The Empress
http://zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/tarot-card-3-empress.html
The Emperor
http://zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/the-emperor.html
Minor Arcana
Ace of Pentacles
http://www.zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/tarot-cards-ace-of-pentacles.html
Two of Pentacles
http://www.zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/tarot-two-of-pentacles.html
Tarot Resources
http://zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/tarot-books.html
Image: http://www.media-point.co.za/tarot-by-cara-8760
Tarot Numerology
http://www.zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/tarot-101-numerology.html
http://www.zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/tarot-numerology.html
Tarot Suits
http://www.zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/tarot-101-suits.html
Tarot Archetypes
http://zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/tarot-archetype-correspondences.html
Questions to consider when studying Tarot
http://zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/tarot-questions-to-consider.html
Major Arcana
The Fool
The Magician
http://www.zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/tarot-cards-1-magician.html
The High Priestess
http://www.zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/2-high-priestess.html
The Empress
http://zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/tarot-card-3-empress.html
The Emperor
http://zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/the-emperor.html
Minor Arcana
Ace of Pentacles
http://www.zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/tarot-cards-ace-of-pentacles.html
Two of Pentacles
http://www.zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/tarot-two-of-pentacles.html
Tarot Resources
http://zenpaganesque.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/tarot-books.html
Image: http://www.media-point.co.za/tarot-by-cara-8760
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
~ 2 ~ The High Priestess
Key phrase – ancient and unrevealed knowledge
Archetype – divine feminine
The High Priestess represents your memory, the storehouse of all successes, failures, dreams, fantasies and dream guides. Inspiration through meditation.
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• She encourages us to become more discriminating in our choices and conscious of the difference between our self-image and who we really are.
• We should examine our motivations as we confront life experiences and combine analytical thinking and intuition.
• A chance to rethink the choices we make when acting based on emotions.
• The archetype is linked to Persephone, and the mythological moon goddess – deep feminine understanding. The High Priestess is privy to the workings of upper and lower worlds.
Shadow – an inability to trust our intuition; literal mindedness; superficiality; an attitude of fatalism; duplicitous behaviour.
When the High Priestess appears:
• You are either relying on your intuition too much or too little.
• It is now possible for you to balance the masculine and feminine (or known/unknown) facets of your personality.
• You may soon become aware of earlier memories or conflicts that apply to your present situation. Be patient or receptive to their appearance.
• Hidden influences or unidentified motivations are at work in your situation.
• Attend to the basic lessons of spiritual growth.
(Echols, Mueller & Thomson, 1996)
• We should examine our motivations as we confront life experiences and combine analytical thinking and intuition.
• A chance to rethink the choices we make when acting based on emotions.
• The archetype is linked to Persephone, and the mythological moon goddess – deep feminine understanding. The High Priestess is privy to the workings of upper and lower worlds.
Shadow – an inability to trust our intuition; literal mindedness; superficiality; an attitude of fatalism; duplicitous behaviour.
When the High Priestess appears:
• You are either relying on your intuition too much or too little.
• It is now possible for you to balance the masculine and feminine (or known/unknown) facets of your personality.
• You may soon become aware of earlier memories or conflicts that apply to your present situation. Be patient or receptive to their appearance.
• Hidden influences or unidentified motivations are at work in your situation.
• Attend to the basic lessons of spiritual growth.
(Echols, Mueller & Thomson, 1996)
Sunday, June 9, 2013
~ Tarot ~ Two of Pentacles ~
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·
Juggling
the dualities in your life. You don’t have to do one at the expense of the
other.
·
Consider
alternatives and try to achieve a balance.
·
One
of the dualities you need to acknowledge is that while you think you act
logically, most of your actions come from your unconscious.
·
Two
or more projects happening at the same time and the ability to watch both.
·
Link
between spiritual and material in our lives. Recognise both – and don’t ‘drop
the ball on either.
Shadow:
failing to consider alternatives in any situation, clinging stubbornly to one
extreme position, false gaiety when we’re really worried or struggling to
attain inner balance.
When the Two
of Pentacles turn up
·
Look
to see what aspect of your life you may have been neglecting. R3eevaluate your
priorities for more balance.
·
Changes
are taking place in your psyche or your self-concept.
·
Consider
that all new awareness doesn’t have to come from serious contemplation. Having fun
offers insight too.
·
Realise
that there is a broader perspective or meaning to the situation than you have
been experiencing.
(Echols, Mueller, Thomson, 1996)
(Echols, Mueller, Thomson, 1996)
Friday, June 7, 2013
~ Tarot Numerology ~
I'm trying my hand at creating pictures and charts... so in the Pre-school stages lol :) Here is something from today....
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~ Tarot Cards ~ The Ace of Pentacles
The Ace of Pentacles
Key phrase: power of earthly endeavours.
- New beginning in material activity
- Surge of personal power that can be focused on practical developments
- Favourable time to manifest ideas, new business enterprises, projects and artistic creations
- Unity in matter and spirit leading to inner and outer riches
Shadow: false/premature sense of security, extreme competition where financial gain is concerned, blinding ambition, reluctance to leave the garden and make your own way.
When Ace of Pentacles comes up in a reading:
- Conditions are favourable for taking the initiative or the next step in projects you are involved in or considering.
- You are on the first step of a more fulfilling attitude toward your work or other activities.
- Refocus your goals, especially if you have been floundering
- Consider how your work or endeavours do, or can, contribute to your feelings of security.
(Echols, Mueller, Thomson, 1996)
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~ Tarot 101 ~ Numerology
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~ 1 or Aces ~
- Introduce the message of the suit
- Indicate the creative energies available to us
- Indicate potential – we just have to take the first step to explore
- What principle needs to be expressed in our life? Where will it lead?
~ 2 ~
- Indicate a choice and the need to consider two alternatives
- The test is to figure out how to handle the dualities in our lives
- According to Jung, when a symbol occurs twice in a dream, a new aspect of the psyche is at work
~ 3 ~
- Completes activities or events, making way for new situations
- Reflects conflict between higher ideals and worldly concerns
- Tests our ability to handle the mundane, indicate restlessness, urgency and striving
- What is our duty in the situation? Will we embrace it?
- Transformative moment – will we act on it or fight all the way?
~ 4 ~
- Natural order, personal logic, reasoning and inner organisation
- Earthly success from the 3s.
- Personal and societal boundaries that attempt to put an end to chaos.
- Conflict between our desire for order and security and our desire for change
- Natural plateau after intense period of creativity
- Renewal and time for new ideas to generate
- New concepts, new strengths, new abilities
- Opportunity to release the past and stabilise changes
~5 ~
- Symbols of humans and sensory life
- Opportunity to change direction
- Midpoint, so denotes meditation and adaptation.
- Signal a time for testing and the presence of an inner struggle which will require a decision
- Direct our sensory input and feelings into actual creative projects
- Will we take advantage of the opportunity for a new reality?
~6 ~
- Symbolises the Union of masculine and feminine energies and facets of our personality
- Need to look earthward and heaven ward for guidance.
- Draw upon consciousness and intuition in order to understand and sustain conditions and relationships
- Bring balance, equilibrium and coordination.
- Sign of wholeness and completion of effort
- Willingness and self-discipline to accomplish what we set out to do
~ 7 ~
- Ordeals, obstacles, tests or temptations and how to overcome them
- Victory or achievement
- Stimulates increase in energy, ideas and insights
- Movement, development and creation of consciousness leading to transformation.
- A combination of 3 (the Divine) and four (Matter) – sevens represent unification
~ 8 ~
- Can be a number of balance rhythm and renewed energy
- Call for a choice – another opportunity to evaluate and reorganise our priorities.
- Are we spending too much time on one project at the expense of another? Are we harbouring attitudes which inhibit our enjoyment of life?
- Are we collectors of gold coins (positive feelings) or brown stamps (negative feelings)?
~ 9 ~
- Can suggest material success from a spiritual point of view
- Ask us to reflect on whether or not we have learned enough from numbers 1-8 to have a new sense of inner fulfilment.
- Offer another chance for completion, to gain new insight before moving on to the next lesson
- We are once again initiates considering the next phase of our journey
- Have we realised life’s meaning does not come from material wealth but from spiritual wealth?
~ 10 ~
- Represent culmination.
- Transitions to higher wisdom to be gained.
- Beginning and the end. A temporary respite to acknowledge the success of our previous efforts and prepare for the next spiral of growth.
- They are the culmination of ordinary experiences of the suit and offer a glimpse of something more and quite different to be discovered.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
~ Tarot Cards ~ 1 The Magician
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Archetype- The Trickster
The Magician’s key phrase is ‘creative focussed attention’. He is the focussed inner guide, who translates ideas to action. He is the master of the lessons of the Suits (represented by the wand, pentacle, sword and cup). He is the Shaman, Hermes, Mercury and the patron of education and architecture.
His energy helps us set priorities and act on them. He sets the theme of our quest as we embark on an inner journey. He channels energy toward the elements of our selves and relationships that need action. He encourages you to seek the higher purpose in all you do. He symbolises both your potential and your experience.
The magician draws attention to the discipline we will need to deal with problems. He brings spiritual growth into our lives, the divine forces expresses itself though our personal actions. Key words: creativity, initiative, to focus will and define goals.
Shadow: engaging in trickery and deceit, using black magic for personal or destructive intent, abusing power for selfish and hostile gain, dominating those who are easily dominated.
When the Magician comes up in a reading, consider the following:
• Examine your skills to make sure you are not overestimating them or using them inefficiently.
• Make a choice and take appropriate action rather than simply wishing for success or fulfilment.
• Only concentrate on the business or project at hand.
• Presume that there’s more here than meets the eye, and look for spiritual elements in your everyday life.
• Attend to the wisdom of your higher self.
(Echols, Mueller, Thomson, 1996)
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~Tarot 101 ~ The Suits
PENTACLES ~ material grounding, becoming in tune and nurturing the Psyche
... Pentacles represent grounding in material matters so we are in a position to proceed with our spiritual growth. The indicate ego development and using ones energy for expression and self-development. Keywords: Manifestation, realisation, proof, prosperity. The fruits of one’s labour.
Element – Earth
SWORDS ~ fighting illusion; logic, double edged decisions– will you focus on the problem or the opportunity?
Indicate mental conflicts we need to remedy and the abilities that will hinder or help us. They are associated with air, and thinking. They are the archetypal illusion of opposites and duality. Keywords: action, movement, struggle, keenness. The difficulties of turning thought into action.
Element - Air
CUPS ~ feeling your way – emotional pathways
Symbolise enthusiasm, passion, and conviction; people who are ardent and sensitive. The highlight the emotional side of our questions and the responses we have to situations, positive or negative.
They give us insight for learning to trust and respond to feelings without being ruled by them. They connect outer awareness to inner awareness encourage us to take action based on integrated perspectives. Keywords: emotion, desire, inner experience, spirit. They are the glue or cohesive factor in the manifestation of ideas into actions.
Element - Water.
WANDS ~ The Spirit Soars….
Wands place high value on the meaning of experiences, expanding consciousness and intuition. They show a conflict between striving to think of an answer and opening up to inspiration and receiving one.
They bring us experiences and struggles that test out ability to trust and communicate with the higher self. Keywords: ideas, growth, ambition, expansion. The original thought, intention or primary element of growth.
Element – Fire.
(Echols, Mueller, Thomson, 1996)
... Pentacles represent grounding in material matters so we are in a position to proceed with our spiritual growth. The indicate ego development and using ones energy for expression and self-development. Keywords: Manifestation, realisation, proof, prosperity. The fruits of one’s labour.
Element – Earth
SWORDS ~ fighting illusion; logic, double edged decisions– will you focus on the problem or the opportunity?
Indicate mental conflicts we need to remedy and the abilities that will hinder or help us. They are associated with air, and thinking. They are the archetypal illusion of opposites and duality. Keywords: action, movement, struggle, keenness. The difficulties of turning thought into action.
Element - Air
CUPS ~ feeling your way – emotional pathways
Symbolise enthusiasm, passion, and conviction; people who are ardent and sensitive. The highlight the emotional side of our questions and the responses we have to situations, positive or negative.
They give us insight for learning to trust and respond to feelings without being ruled by them. They connect outer awareness to inner awareness encourage us to take action based on integrated perspectives. Keywords: emotion, desire, inner experience, spirit. They are the glue or cohesive factor in the manifestation of ideas into actions.
Element - Water.
WANDS ~ The Spirit Soars….
Wands place high value on the meaning of experiences, expanding consciousness and intuition. They show a conflict between striving to think of an answer and opening up to inspiration and receiving one.
They bring us experiences and struggles that test out ability to trust and communicate with the higher self. Keywords: ideas, growth, ambition, expansion. The original thought, intention or primary element of growth.
Element – Fire.
(Echols, Mueller, Thomson, 1996)
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~ Tarot Cards ~ 0 The Fool
The Fool is somewhat significant for me for now, since the last two times I have asked the Moon to choose a Major Arcana card which best suits my journey right now, The Fool appears.
At first I think.. The Fool? And I used to consider it meant folly, someone being careless and walking off the cliff of adventure, not worrying about anything. For me it was the beginning of an adventure, and I didn't really take it as anything different, but as a cosmic joke. The Universe is funny like that :)
But now, after these months of being the Fool and reading about the Fool - I find that the Fool is telling me to 'let go, and let God' .. to take that leap of faith... and that every step in the journey is meant to be.. and leading me to my destiny. I worry about things, and I constantly think about ways to improve my life and myself and make the kids happy in the long run... The Fool is telling me that this is a time in my life where I need to believe. I need to have faith in the Universe and know, that if I follow my heart and my intuition, I will find my way. So I wonder... what is my cliff? What am I about to jump into?
My life has changed tremendously since I found the Fool, though then again, it has stayed the same. People have come and go, I've had the guts to make some changes ... and I have an idea that I am ready to jump into. It's scary. It's challenging. But it is also worth the risk :)
I think the darker side of the Fool is to not jump into too many things at once... and this is definitely something I do. I start projects, I start books, I have ideas... and don't seem to follow things through. I really need to pace myself, but it is like if I don't do everything now, what if I run out of time? The Fool tells me it doesn't matter :) To enjoy the Journey - smell the roses on the way.. he still has the rose with him :) It is at a distance, so I agree with others that he is telling us that he is not just day dreaming.. but he carries those dreams with him, and he remembers to take it all in and live in the moment.
I've been the Fool. Literally :) It also reminds me of when I went backpacking around Germany as a 20 year old. All my belongings were in a backpack... I travelled from place to place, exploring and finding myself. That was a happy accident. I became self-sufficient and I trusted the Universe to guide and look after me :)
I've also been the Fool in love. It happens. And it happens to all of us - in love it is an exciting time :) For any Fools in love, enjoy the newness and giddy heights and crushing lows while it lasts!
I find the Fool a happy card. And at the moment, it makes my heart feel warm when I see it. He is an old friend, this Fool. Where will he take me next?
The Fool begins his journey
We begin with the Fool (0), a card of beginnings. The Fool stands for each of us as we begin our journey of life. He is a fool because only a simple soul has the innocent faith to undertake such a journey with all its hazards and pain.
At the start of his trip, the Fool is a newborn - fresh, open and spontaneous. The figure on Card 0 has his arms flung wide, and his head held high. He is ready to embrace whatever comes his way, but he is also oblivious to the cliff edge he is about to cross. The Fool is unaware of the hardships he will face as he ventures out to learn the lessons of the world. The Fool stands somewhat outside the rest of the major arcana. Zero is an unusual number. It rests in the exact middle of the number system - poised between the positive and negative. At birth, the Fool is set in the middle of his own individual universe. He is strangely empty (as is zero), but imbued with a desire to go forth and learn. This undertaking would seem to be folly, but is it?
http://www.learntarot.com/journey.htm
Other opinions on the meaning of the Fool
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Some believe he is at the beginning of the Major Arcana, some believe he is at the end – in this way I think he represents the full circle. We at least have to revisit the archetype more than once in our lives as we take risks to find or explore happiness and other endeavours on our life’s journey.
When looking at a card, take note of what makes sense to you – impressions, gut feelings. What confuses you? What intrigues you?
The Fool’s key phrase to remember him by is the limitless energy of the spirit. He encourages you to take risks, be impulsive, be yourself and true to your own nature. Also known as the God Self, he is open, unbounded, and doesn’t take life too seriously. He shows us how to seek the truth in situations, having faith in the Universe.
Through him we are learning, acting spontaneously, opening to and trusting love, and exploring mysteries and fantasies. His shadow is the inability to commit to tasks or relationships, being psychologically and spiritually rigid, reluctance to admit own foolishness, difficulty in being spontaneous.
Depending on where in the layout – if the fool appears:
• Take more risks
• Take a deep breath, be brave and embrace the next adventure
• Realise there is cosmic knowledge and hidden depths to be gleaned from your situation (light and shadow)
• Examine your attitude for insight into obstacle you are encountering. Stop being naïve.
• Seek the highest qualities in yourself and others. If you find them in other, they must be inside you too.
• Open your eyes, mind, and heart. The time for unfolding has arrived or is at hand.
(Echols, Mueller and Thomson, 1996)
Angel Paths
The Fool is the first card of the Tarot and is generally unnumbered, or numbered zero. The Fool is at the start of our journey and is the initiator. Seen by many as the innocent, he has an eagerness and freshness about him. He is young and carefree, entering the World without preconceptions.
The Fool trusts in life and expects his path to be a happy and rewarding one. There is faith in the gods to see him through and a complete absence of fear.
Sometimes the Fool is seen as too carefree - certainly a good dose of other people's more negative reality could damage him. However, for as long as the Fool has faith in his own purity and innocence, others will not be able to take advantage.
This is the child within. This is how we were before the many experiences of life forced us to build up so many walls. The Fool does not shade himself from the light - here we are born and from here we walk the path. It's time to jump off the cliff...
The Fool is a joyous and exciting card - combining both perfect trust and self reliance.
As the very first card in the Tarot deck, it marks the moment upon which we embark on a new phase in our spiritual journey.
When we explore new terrain, we are bound sometimes to encounter danger or challenge. The Fool's energy gives us the power and self-confidence to move through challenges with an open heart, to recognise friends and to gather experiences to us as the true treasures that they are.
Innocence is a devalued quality these days. We forget that to approach life with eyes that are new each morning reveals to us more of life's mystery than anything else. We cannot substitute the sheer growth permitted by trust and innocence with cynicism nor prior knowledge.
So, on a day ruled by the Fool, we need to lift our hearts upwards and open them to the richness and beauty of life. We need to regard ourselves as travelling through a land of wonderment and joy. We need to encourage excitement and exhilaration, and to look constantly for that which is new and bright and hopeful in every step we take.
We also need to trust to the life process, and to remember that, by and large, the gods have no need of our suffering, and every need of our joy, laughter and celebration.
Affirmation: I tread the path of life with joy in my heart and a smile on my lips.
Tarot of Color - The Fool
Number: 0Card Title: The Fool
Esoteric Title: Spirit of Aether
Astrological Atttribution: Uranus (modern)
Elemental Attribution: Air (hot, wet)
Dates & Timing: Season of Spring
Hebrew Letter: Aleph Ox 1
Color: Pale Yellow
Intelligence: Scintillating Intelligence
Esoteric Function: Air of Reconciliation
Qabalistic Path: Path 11: 1 Kether to 2 Chokmah
Translation of Path: The Crown of Wisdom
Keywords:
Choice, Beginning, Fresh Start, High Ideals, Crossroads, Neophyte, Intuitive Sense, Seeking New Experiences, Beginning, Innocence, Spontaneity, Carefree Innocence, Independent, Rebellious, Trickster, New Chapter, Openness, Innocence, Faith, Beginners Mind
Ill-Dignified: Apparent Fool, Naiveté, Foolish, Foolhardy, Blundering, Pollyanna, Indiscretion, Faulty choice
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