Image via WikipediaThe Fool can be a useful card to develop attributes that you don’t already have. If you’re unwilling to take business risks, even when you know you should, meditate on the Fool. Visualize yourself at the top of a cliff, and then imagine yourself stepping off into space. You will realize that you can fly.
Because of the flying aspect of the Fool—he’s about to launch himself into space—this card has a lot of shamanic energy. It’s the medieval trickster and joker of myth. The con man, who plays the old shell game. How many Fools have you known in your life? If I were doing a reading to learn more about a new client or business contact and the Fool came up, I’d be wary.
If the Fool came up in a reading where you wanted everything to go calmly and straightforwardly, take care to dampen down the Fool energy. Match the card with Justice, or the Hermit, and meditate on the cards in tandem. You want the energy and the enthusiasm of the fool, but you want that energy to glow, rather than to spark.
You can use the Fool whenever you want inspiration, or when you want the courage to take risks; whenever you want the feeling that you’re just starting out in life.’ Look at the small dog, he’s important. He represents the Fool’s instincts. He shows that the Fool is not in touch with his intuition. If this card comes up in a reading for you regularly, as yourself how you’re stifling your instincts. What are you refusing to look at, to see?
If the Fool comes up in a reading in combination with the High Priestess and the Moon, it would be obvious that there was a lot that was being hidden from the querent, whether the querent was you, or someone that you were reading for. The combination could indicate industrial espionage. The querent should look at all her security procedures carefully. Perhaps it would be a good idea not to travel alone. Any threats made against the querent should be taken seriously.
However, in general the Fool is a cheerful card, showing a lot of youthful energy.
