KarlThomas
The author has a fondness for Raven as the trickster deity, and ties this in with his definition of the Fool, not as innocent, as trickster. I myself much prefer this take on the fool, I'm a juggler by trade and bought my first deck, the Rohrig, in the eighties, because I was drawn to the fool's image on the cover. This fool is an enormously powerful, multi-faceted creature.
There is a power in innocence, and the travel born of blindness to limits. But the Raven/Trickster/Coyote magic facets of the fool call to me on a deeper level. Here is a power far easier for which to cultivate an appreciation, when we see it. Here is an entity encouraging us to play with what the wheel of fortune lands on, like a game, with a deeper level of enjoyment.
Life is, in fact, gonna play tricks. This personification of that energy is the Raven aspect of the Fool, which Dan describes as having unusual powers in the Tarocci game.
One of the things I most like about this writing is that it flies in the face of much which is held dear in common Tarot interpretation.
There is a power in innocence, and the travel born of blindness to limits. But the Raven/Trickster/Coyote magic facets of the fool call to me on a deeper level. Here is a power far easier for which to cultivate an appreciation, when we see it. Here is an entity encouraging us to play with what the wheel of fortune lands on, like a game, with a deeper level of enjoyment.
Life is, in fact, gonna play tricks. This personification of that energy is the Raven aspect of the Fool, which Dan describes as having unusual powers in the Tarocci game.
One of the things I most like about this writing is that it flies in the face of much which is held dear in common Tarot interpretation.
