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A man wearing a straight-jacket is seated beneath a lamp surrounded by a multitude of creatures, some human, some not. A town or city appears in the far distance.
The Fool is often seen as the introductory card to the deck. He sets the tone, the theme and is often considered the naive traveller passing through life and emerging an enlightened person at the end. In this deck however, the image seems to suggest the end of the journey rather than the beginning.
He has already travelled through the deck, and the crowd around him suggest the weird experiences he has encountered along the way. The straight-jacket would suggest he has gone mad from the journey, and yet his face is calm - almost at peace. The lamp above could indicate his enlightened state and although he may not be physically free, in his thoughts the nightmarish crowd can't bind him.
In older decks, the Fool was often unnumbered. He was the outsider, not belonging in one place, but everywhere - and nowhere. Thus in this deck, he reminds us that all the weird and ominous images we encounter can be thought of as all in the mind of the Fool.
The Fool is often seen as the introductory card to the deck. He sets the tone, the theme and is often considered the naive traveller passing through life and emerging an enlightened person at the end. In this deck however, the image seems to suggest the end of the journey rather than the beginning.
He has already travelled through the deck, and the crowd around him suggest the weird experiences he has encountered along the way. The straight-jacket would suggest he has gone mad from the journey, and yet his face is calm - almost at peace. The lamp above could indicate his enlightened state and although he may not be physically free, in his thoughts the nightmarish crowd can't bind him.
In older decks, the Fool was often unnumbered. He was the outsider, not belonging in one place, but everywhere - and nowhere. Thus in this deck, he reminds us that all the weird and ominous images we encounter can be thought of as all in the mind of the Fool.