UPRIGHT: new beginnings, limitless potential, spontaneity, adventure, mindfulness, presence, following your heart
REVERSED: impulsiveness, naivety, blind optimism, fear of new experiences, missed opportunities, struggling to trust and be present
THE FOOL
MAJOR ARCANA KEY 0
Upright Meaning
New beginning filled with limitless potential
Trying something new, beginner mindset
Spontaneity, leap of faith into the unknown, trusting the universe/yourself, free spirit
Mindfulness, living in the moment, being present
Following your heart
The game piece
Spirit
QUESTIONS
What are you afraid of?
Are you being too impulsive?
Do you need to be more cautious?
Where are you holding yourself back from having fun and diving in?
ACTIONS
Do something that makes you feel foolish initially. For example: perform the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram, dance, sing, do an improv game
Inner Child Work: do something you used to love as a child. reconnect with that version of yourself. watch a movie you haven’t watched since childhood. finger paint. eat mac n cheese. find shapes in the clouds.
Grounding visualization
Meditate with grounding crystls like smoky quartz or hematite
Ground in nature - forest bathe, put your feet in dirt or sand
Write your fears on a piece of paper and burn it
Reversed Meaning
Excess Fool Energy
Impulsiveness
Need to be more cautious and aware of risks
Naivety, blind optimism
Blocked Fool Energy
Fear of new things
Overly cautious
Missing opportunities because of that
Struggling to live in moment, trust universe
Upright fool blocked because of worry, fear, past hurt
QUESTIONS
What are you afraid of?
Are you being too impulsive?
Do you need to be more cautious?
Where are you holding yourself back from having fun and diving in?
ACTIONS
Manifestation ritual - what seeds do you want to plant?
Go on a walk and collect seeds and plant them
Try something you’ve never done before, focus on having fun and exploring, not perfection or final result —- bake something new, take a class, try a new art project (tie dying? linoleum block printing?)
Go on an adventure - set aside a couple hours, or half a day, or a full day, just to explore, wander, be spontaneous, don’t plan, follow your gut, bring a talisman to represent the Fool and remind you — a dandelion? some citrine?
Take a leap of faith — what have you been putting off doing and what’s one small (or big) step you can safely take today?
“Leap, and the net will appear.”
– John Burroughs
Be Here Now
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I Trust Myself
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Just Play
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What could go right?
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Be Here Now • I Trust Myself • Just Play • What could go right? •
CORRESPONDENCES
Primary Correspondence: Air
Hebrew Letter: Aleph
Astrological: Uranus
Color: Pale Yellow
Gem: Tourmaline, Turquoise, Carnelian, Citrine, Clear Quartz
Animal: Eagle, Human, Butterfly, Dog
Plant: Aspen, Grapes, Peppermint
Plant Medicine: Ginseng, Ginger, St, John’s Wort
Perfume: Galbanum
Flower Essences: Buttercup, Wild Rose, Dandelion, Honeysuckle, Clover
Essential Oils: Lemon, Peppermint, Bergamot, Cardamom
IN CULTURE
Alice from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz
Coyote from Native American folklore
Truman Burbank in The Truman Show
Ferris Beuller in Ferris Beuller’s Day Off
Evelyn Wang in Everything Everywhere All At Once
Amélie
Leslie Knope from Parks & Rec
The children in Japanese reality TV show Old Enough!
Forrest Gump
William Miller in Almost Famous