Showing posts with label The Fool. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Fool. Show all posts

Saturday, February 27, 2016

New Tarot Writing Project- Major Arcana Series

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Hi everyone,

I am previously announced that I am currently working on a tarot project as a freelance tarot blogger. My assignment was to write tarot card interpretations of the Major Arcana cards for a tarot automated card readings site. However, I turned down the contract because according to the site guidelines/ contract the moment I received payment I would lose the credit as an author. The pay was not in line with the amount of work I put into the project.
Any comments  on the Major Arcana series will be gladly appreciated.

All the Major Arcana interpretations are on this blog to read for free. For the rest of the cards I might be starting a private class if there is enough interest. Please contact me in private by email, Facebook or Twitter for more information.

The Fool
 
General overview of the situation:
The situation you are in is involving risks. Just like the Fool you may need to take important decisions in order not to fall off the cliff. The reason for the situation you are in may be that you recently lacked focus and direction and your head was in the clouds. In other words, you may have overlooked things or there are things you may have not noticed. Pay attention to all signs and search for more clarity.

Problems:
Some of the challenges you will face are disruption, something unconventional, ups and downs, pros and cons and changeability. In short, you will need to change your attitudes towards life. You can also encounter: lack of clarity, uncertainty and unpredictability. You need to keep an open-mind and to be eager to learn everything new. There are lessons to be learned before you can see the good, positive results and collect profits.

Advice:
Get ready for something new and exciting, a new beginning! Let go of the past and plan your ideas and strategy for a fresh start. Remember, it is never too late to start a new journey. In order to succeed you need to identify with the Fool’s attributes: open-mind, innocence, eagerness to learn, naivety, spirit of adventure. You must remain true to yourself to find loyal friends. If you are to receive an offer, chances are is a good opportunity and you should accept it.




In the image above I picked the Fool card for 4 different tarot decks: #1Tarot of Jane Austen, #2Tarot of the Celtic Faeries,#3 Nicoletta Ceccoli Tarot and #4 the Dark Grimoire Tarot. I wanted to give a variety of different meanings for the Fool card and choosing these four decks served my purpose.

My personal favorite deck is the Tarot of Jane Austen because I read all the six Jane Austen books used in the deck and I have seen all the movies.
The other 3 decks I use less, but I will give their individual explanations below.

The Fool card in the first deck is represented by Elizabeth Bennett of Pride and Prejudice.
She is on her way to Netherfield, the manor house is shown in the background, where her sister Jane is hosted for several days by the Bingleys as a result of an "unexpected", but  carefully planned flu. Elizabeth walks to Netherfield accompanied by a dog, a faithful friend to the outrage of Bingley sisters  who think of her as "almost wild".
The Fool here suggests here independent thought and being your own person regardless of what others may think. Do not be afraid like Lizzy to walk into the unknown and follow your path.

The second deck is the Tarot of the Celtic Fairies. The Fool here is  pictured as a child that encounters the fairies for the first time in her life. It is the starting point of travel into the "enchanted world of Faeries". The fairies around the child may be real or imaginary, the author leaves that to our imagination. One interpretation of this card can be that there are new opportunities and possibilities out there that need to be tried out, even if they are just in our minds.

In the third deck of Nicoletta Ceccoli we have a toy marching at the beat of its own drum, meaning you know yourself best so  just follow your heart.

And then last we have the Dark Grimoire Tarot. This deck is created with pictures inspired from the stories of the Providence, Rhode Island horror 20th century writer, Howard Phillips Lovecraft. (sorry, I previously wrote that the picture may depict Lovecraft himself, but he was never institutionalized. I was thinking of Edgar Allen Poe).
I am not very familiar with his work and the white book does not explain who is the man in this card.  This is a dark deck and I am not surprised to see a negative interpretation of the Fool card which is sometimes connected with madness. The white booklet points to the fact that imaginary creatures are born out of chaos in mad man's mind and they stay in an "external universe"  where time and space have no meaning.


Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Athena's Journey

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Initially I presented the Major Arcana cards briefly, today I want to re-write the journey from Athena's perspective. Athena is a middle aged mom, slightly overweight, married and with a major career plan. She wants to start a new business, in a foreign country with limited resources.
Will she succeed? She will also need to "survive" difficult relationships with her hysterical mom and a long-distance husband.

The first step in her journey is the Fool level. Attention this is a fundamental step that can have both positive and negative impacts on her cycle/ journey. It is all about options and making the right choices. Remember, we start with the fool step only for practical reasons. People are in different steps at different times, and all steps repeat. Our life is made of repetitive cycles of 22 steps. Some steps can merge and the outcome depends on our individual choices and circumstances.
initial fool step interpretation:

the fool

new meaning to be continued.

Friday, November 6, 2009

Lesson One- Major Arcana

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Introduction:

The Tarot Deck I will use for illustration is the Crowley Tarot, because I feel the deepest connection with the cards through this Deck. However any other deck will work for you, so please feel free to choose any deck you like for your own practice.
I do not wish to repeat what you can read in other books. I will write my own explanation and interpretation of this card. Then I will give you an exercise to practice on.. Tarot is not something you can learn like any other subject because it is NOT science. Just because you know the meaning of this card it does not mean you will be able to read Tarot cards.
However, I will give you enough information to find within yourself if you are gifted enough to work with the cards. At the end, you will be able to conclude for yourself if the Tarot Cards will "speak" back to you or not. Do not get discouraged when your energy does not merge with the Cards energy - you can always ask for help from a Tarot reader that can connect and relay back to you the Tarot messages.

The Fool= Card " ZERO"-Scorpio-Chakra 7
Explanation & Meditation:


Advice:

When it comes to the matters of the heart it means a new beginning. So feel free to let yourself go and experiment whatever will happen, as long as you will enjoy it.
Meaning do let yourself go to have a little more fun then usually.. but do so ONLY if it brings you JOY; It is also a warning not to make superficial choices.

Future/ Fortune:
The fortune is telling you that everything is open now to new possibilities and things are a bit chaotic; There is always the risk to have to start everything all over again.

Solution:

When the Fool is in a position that will answer the solution to a problem it will mean that the solution will come by chance to you. You will need to be spontaneous to solve the problem.
Even curiosity may be helpful in this context- meaning if you have a hunch about something go ahead and explore what you think it is.. you will be NOT be noisy you may stumble on a solution to your problem;

Physical Attributes:

The Fool - when it describes a person it will be someone open-minded, innocent, eager to learn, young or just a bit childish.

In Finance/Business:

In a business reading the fool will represent a risky enterprise. It will be a good time for financial speculation. If you have a good feeling about an investment go head and take that risk! Of course you should try to still be calculated on all your financial moves, but do take a little MORE risk then you usually would.
Unless the Fool is in reversed position-In that position it will mean that some business losses will occur/ some bad investments have been made.

Reversal
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When the Fool is reversed all things are falling apart- "bad choices" have been made;

Meditation/ Exercise
- The Fool= The Beggar=The Traveler
You will need to ask yourself the following questions:
  1. When was the last time you played, did something fun yet silly?
  2. How ready are you to experiment new things?