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thinbuddha said:The Soprafino tarot fool is pictured on the aeclectic site.
He's a bit rough and ready looking, a bit like a professional wrestler. I have to admit I have had a sheltered upbringing with Tarot- 93% Thoth. So when I think Fool I think of the Thoth Fool and he seems 'natural' to me. The above posts are interesting and I am wondering if the different versions of decks and the portrayal of the Fool (and other icons and archetypes) and their refined devlopment (from a madman chained in the village square* to AC's version) represents an evolution in our understanding of key concepts.
*I read somewhere that Tycho Braye used to keep a dwarf in his dungeon for the occasional 'mistreatment' (shall we say). After severel hours of gruelling astronomical observation its time for a bit of a break; think I'll go down and whip the dwarf for 10 mins. Geeze! Who knows what people were thinking back then?!