MystiqueMoonlight
Know naught! All ways are lawful to innocense. Pure folly is the key to initiation. Silence breaks into rapture. Be neither man nor woman, but both in one. Be silent, babe in the egg of blue, that thoust mayest grow to bear the lance and grail! Wander alone and sing! In the King's palace his daughter awaits thee (Aleister Crowley)
Correspondence:-
Colour = Yellow
Herb = Ether
Astrology = Air
Rune = Elhaz (merkstave) Or Yr which is the 25th original rune of the older Futhark symbolising the axis on the cosmic plan of creation.
Hebrew = Aleph (meaning ox). The dual principle representing all that exists and all that does not, the positive and the negative, life and death. It represents humanity as a collective unity and so the ruler of Earth. Aleph is the glyph of power and stability.
Let us now analyse the card...
The green colour of the Fool is indicative of the creative power of spring. In the Thoth deck his image is that of Greek God Dionysus.
The crocodile is the Egyptian God of creativity and is of great power. Note the elongated umbilical cord which is in 4 spirals about the Fool given that of spiritual, intellectual, emotional and physical. This indicates one's ability to change in all those areas...for self-development if you will.
The first spiral of the umbilical cord surrounds the heart. Emotional rebirth.
The second carries the symbols of the dove (love for oneself and for others, sensitivity, some may even understand it as inner peace) The butterfly indicates metamorphasis or improved change of self. The Caduceus indicates improvement of health or personal well being.
The third spiral has 2 naked people in an embrace. Indicating analysis of relationships, self loving, emotions or partnerships and the improvement thereof through self actualisation.
The fourth spiral hols the crocodile and tiger. The crocodile initiating creative career development and the unfolding of that ability by the rose he is wearing. The tiger indicates fear. Note the tiger is biting at the leg of the Fool but he seems somehow oblivious to it's presence. It has lost it's power over him because he pays it no mind remaining focused on his goal ahead as he stares out from the card.
He holds a cup in one hand and a torch in the other, indicating the meeting of opposite forces, a transformation is about to take place (alchemy). The grapes behind him show fertility and the white spots on the background indicate Fall (time for harvest). The coins in the bag have the astrological symbols on them indicating wealth on all levels of understanding. His horns are a reflection of his expanded perception. Note between his legs the flowers, he is in the process of transformation.
Unlike the RW card, this Fool is in the process of self actualisation clearly shown by the symbols around him and his position or stance on the card. This is not a person engaged in folly, but someone who really is in the process of development. Whilst the number of the card is "0" it may be placed at the end of the majors becoming card number 22. I suggest laying out all of your majors in numercial order and take a look at the process of development they indicate. Now take the Fool and place him any where amongst those cards. Do you see how his position within the majors can influence the lessons our Souls have to learn?
Correspondence:-
Colour = Yellow
Herb = Ether
Astrology = Air
Rune = Elhaz (merkstave) Or Yr which is the 25th original rune of the older Futhark symbolising the axis on the cosmic plan of creation.
Hebrew = Aleph (meaning ox). The dual principle representing all that exists and all that does not, the positive and the negative, life and death. It represents humanity as a collective unity and so the ruler of Earth. Aleph is the glyph of power and stability.
Let us now analyse the card...
The green colour of the Fool is indicative of the creative power of spring. In the Thoth deck his image is that of Greek God Dionysus.
The crocodile is the Egyptian God of creativity and is of great power. Note the elongated umbilical cord which is in 4 spirals about the Fool given that of spiritual, intellectual, emotional and physical. This indicates one's ability to change in all those areas...for self-development if you will.
The first spiral of the umbilical cord surrounds the heart. Emotional rebirth.
The second carries the symbols of the dove (love for oneself and for others, sensitivity, some may even understand it as inner peace) The butterfly indicates metamorphasis or improved change of self. The Caduceus indicates improvement of health or personal well being.
The third spiral has 2 naked people in an embrace. Indicating analysis of relationships, self loving, emotions or partnerships and the improvement thereof through self actualisation.
The fourth spiral hols the crocodile and tiger. The crocodile initiating creative career development and the unfolding of that ability by the rose he is wearing. The tiger indicates fear. Note the tiger is biting at the leg of the Fool but he seems somehow oblivious to it's presence. It has lost it's power over him because he pays it no mind remaining focused on his goal ahead as he stares out from the card.
He holds a cup in one hand and a torch in the other, indicating the meeting of opposite forces, a transformation is about to take place (alchemy). The grapes behind him show fertility and the white spots on the background indicate Fall (time for harvest). The coins in the bag have the astrological symbols on them indicating wealth on all levels of understanding. His horns are a reflection of his expanded perception. Note between his legs the flowers, he is in the process of transformation.
Unlike the RW card, this Fool is in the process of self actualisation clearly shown by the symbols around him and his position or stance on the card. This is not a person engaged in folly, but someone who really is in the process of development. Whilst the number of the card is "0" it may be placed at the end of the majors becoming card number 22. I suggest laying out all of your majors in numercial order and take a look at the process of development they indicate. Now take the Fool and place him any where amongst those cards. Do you see how his position within the majors can influence the lessons our Souls have to learn?