Tarot: The Fool

Main Association: New Beginnings, innocence

Quick Reference: Beginnings, awareness, awakening, innocence, adventure, overconfidence, trust, naïveté, spontaneity, carefree, fresh hope, taking chances, new paths, big decisions, happiness, decisions,

Element/Sign: Air
Planet: Uranus
Zodiac: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Chakra: (Higher) Crown
Day:
Archangel: Uriel, Shekinah, Jeremiel
Qabalistic Correspondences: Respiratory organs
Color: White
Crystal: Clear quartz, aqua aura
Metal:
Body: Calves, ankles, eyesight, nervous system
Exercise: Yogic breathe and eye exercises, leaping, skipping, jumping, dance improvisation
Stance: Arms forming a V, head tilted back to gaze at the sky
Affirmation: Out of nothing all that is was made. The same creative power dwells in me also

Life moves in cycles of conception, birth, growth, death, decay, and rebirth. The major arcana cards remind us of this. The Fool is the beginning of the major arcana, the first step that propels us forward into new experiences. The Fool is the point where all the potential in the cycle lies. The World is not the end, but the start of a new cycle. The World is the culmination of the cycle and does not signify the end, because it sets the Fool onto another new cycle.

The Fool is numbered 0, the number of unlimited potential and does not have a specific place in the sequence of the Tarot cards. The Fool can come either at the beginning of the Major Arcana or at the end. The Fool is shown at the beginning of his journey filled with unlimited potential. The sun rising behind him represents beginning of his journey. In general, the Fool indicates new beginnings that have some deeper spiritual meaning. Spiritual in the sense that it is meaningful in terms of your inner self. Being religious and being spiritual are not the same thing. It does not mean religious here; you can be spiritual without being in the least bit religious. The appearance of the Fool can depict an important fresh start in almost any aspect of your life. Life is cyclical and you will experience fresh starts many times as you grow spiritually. The Fool means another new journey is about to begin.

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