contrascarpe
I have finally (at Gardener's urging) decided to start studying this deck, card by card ...... for once, I am going to start at the beginning of a deck because in this case, I know Ms. Petersen designed the majors first and then sped off from there.
My first reaction is that this Fool is a little different than your average Tarot fool. For once, I get a sense that I know the place he is leaving. It seems to be one which is a calm, safe place. The sun shines down on him but there is just a hint (a shadow?) of the moon directly in front of him. The ledge on which he stands is flat, unlike the rocky mountains in the rear.
He is in a cocoon, surrounded by storm clouds and a raging ocean. He is taking chances, well aware that the unknown is a very scary place. Previously I had the perception that our Fool was leaving one unknown entity to face another. This makes more sense - we all have an idea of what we are leaving behind and it should be expressed that way.
The old man's face in the cliffside tells me that we never have to take a journey alone unless we want to - that there is always someone ready to guide us if we accept them in our lifes. The gryffin is a symbol of those we love who are holding us back from our dreams. They mean well, but they don't always know what is important to us. We have to sometimes fall on our own in order to learn how to get back up again.
I love the makeup of this card, particularly the crashing waves. I feel this would be a good card to meditate to - concentrate on the center and try find a calm in the face of all the chaos around it.
Dan
My first reaction is that this Fool is a little different than your average Tarot fool. For once, I get a sense that I know the place he is leaving. It seems to be one which is a calm, safe place. The sun shines down on him but there is just a hint (a shadow?) of the moon directly in front of him. The ledge on which he stands is flat, unlike the rocky mountains in the rear.
He is in a cocoon, surrounded by storm clouds and a raging ocean. He is taking chances, well aware that the unknown is a very scary place. Previously I had the perception that our Fool was leaving one unknown entity to face another. This makes more sense - we all have an idea of what we are leaving behind and it should be expressed that way.
The old man's face in the cliffside tells me that we never have to take a journey alone unless we want to - that there is always someone ready to guide us if we accept them in our lifes. The gryffin is a symbol of those we love who are holding us back from our dreams. They mean well, but they don't always know what is important to us. We have to sometimes fall on our own in order to learn how to get back up again.
I love the makeup of this card, particularly the crashing waves. I feel this would be a good card to meditate to - concentrate on the center and try find a calm in the face of all the chaos around it.
Dan