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As promised, here are my thoughts on the Fool in this deck to get us started.
The details - A youngish man is walking along a path and about to step off a cliff but he doesn’t see it (or doesn’t appear to). He is wearing a brown tunic and a green shawl around it. He has a checked hat with a feather of some sort in it and carries a long stick with a swag over his shoulder. In his other hand he holds a branch of some sort. He has bare feet. Beside him is a black dog who is watching him and is up on it's hind legs. The ground is grassy although there is a dirt path that has just come to an end near the edge of the cliff. The sky is a pale blue with some clouds and in the distance the sun seems to be shining from behind a cloud.
To be honest, when I first saw this card I didn't really like it that much, I just don’t get much from this card so I'm looking forward to others thoughts as well. I don’t know what I feel when I look at the card. He looks like he is daydreaming, maybe about where he is going. He seems oblivious to his surroundings and to the cliff edge. His expression is kind of blank. The dog seems to be trying to get his attention but he’s somewhere else – away with the fairies. He seems to have his mind elsewhere, imagining where he is going. It’s as if it's all a new adventure and he has no fear. I guess it’s like he’s totally innocent and in some ways unrealistic too. A child embarking on a new journey – a new life, prepared to take the plunge to find out where you land.
I find it hard to relate to this card which surprised me. It makes me realise that I don’t often take risks and I rarely approach things with this carefree manner. I usually plan and research and analyse and then often don’t take action at all. Maybe this card is a message to me to lighten up – just jump into life and live it rather than always planning, planning, planning and thinking, thinking, thinking. To others though, it could be a warning to think more before jumping in. I guess it depends how you look at it and where you are coming from.
For some reason it has a different feel to it to a lot of other Fool cards I've seen. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it.
The details - A youngish man is walking along a path and about to step off a cliff but he doesn’t see it (or doesn’t appear to). He is wearing a brown tunic and a green shawl around it. He has a checked hat with a feather of some sort in it and carries a long stick with a swag over his shoulder. In his other hand he holds a branch of some sort. He has bare feet. Beside him is a black dog who is watching him and is up on it's hind legs. The ground is grassy although there is a dirt path that has just come to an end near the edge of the cliff. The sky is a pale blue with some clouds and in the distance the sun seems to be shining from behind a cloud.
To be honest, when I first saw this card I didn't really like it that much, I just don’t get much from this card so I'm looking forward to others thoughts as well. I don’t know what I feel when I look at the card. He looks like he is daydreaming, maybe about where he is going. He seems oblivious to his surroundings and to the cliff edge. His expression is kind of blank. The dog seems to be trying to get his attention but he’s somewhere else – away with the fairies. He seems to have his mind elsewhere, imagining where he is going. It’s as if it's all a new adventure and he has no fear. I guess it’s like he’s totally innocent and in some ways unrealistic too. A child embarking on a new journey – a new life, prepared to take the plunge to find out where you land.
I find it hard to relate to this card which surprised me. It makes me realise that I don’t often take risks and I rarely approach things with this carefree manner. I usually plan and research and analyse and then often don’t take action at all. Maybe this card is a message to me to lighten up – just jump into life and live it rather than always planning, planning, planning and thinking, thinking, thinking. To others though, it could be a warning to think more before jumping in. I guess it depends how you look at it and where you are coming from.
For some reason it has a different feel to it to a lot of other Fool cards I've seen. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it.