THE FOOL

THE story of the MAJOR ARCANA

So quiet at five am, so still at four. At six the city would start to move. The roosters crow and the sun peaks over the hills, the night begins to vanish. A symbolic story. Looking off to the bright blue sky unaware you are about to walk off a cliff. Verily, the wrong course can lead to the right one. So, what’s really wrong and what is really right? The law of polarity, the law of rhythm… everything flows in and out. Immutable principles. ”This is where your adventure begins, you fool.” God says lovingly. The lessons you will encounter lead to your expanded consciousness and unforeseen opportunities. Be bold. Have the curiosity to begin again. Your intuition is always by your side. The power of the universe is within you to create your own reality. You are a magician and way more powerful than you know right now. But remember you are a fool and a magician. The high priestess will come along next to remind us that we are dual natured, light and dark... the moon.  Diamonds dance on the surface but below is a portal. Make intuitive decisions, but don’t overthink. It’s too hard to hold onto the grandness of the world, but we are not forbidden from walking between the trees. Earth mother. The empress- abundance, expression, sensuality, love, Venus, nurturing, the Goddess of fertility, life. What is the highest duty of a man? The emperor protects… provides and enforces discipline. It’s your inner authority. A reminder you're allowed to take up space. Ask yourself, whose rules are you following and do they still work for you? Tradition isn’t always a trap though. But who is your hierophant? Who is your lover? Choose with your whole heart, with integrity. Even at the crossroads when the human soul is being pulled in two directions, because when the chariot arrives… it’s go time. This is not a mindless hustle, its aligned movement. You don’t have to have it all figured out, you’ve only got to commit to the journey. Helio’s ascension to heaven in a fiery chariot. Heaven without experiencing physical death. A cautionary tail. The human struggle for balance and control. What are the feelings necessary for survival or eventual destruction as a human? Strength? Fortitude? Courage? The woman who gracefully and calmly holds the jaws of a fully grown lion. Having calmness in both stability and immense struggle? The fool now transforms into the hermit. Retreating but not escaping. Not lost but looking for clarity as the wheel of fortune turns. Life is unpredictable, the cycles, destiny, karma… change seems inevitable, so why not just flow? Nothing is lost forever.  For every cause has its effect. That’s truth, fairness, the law. Justice. Let there be compassion and balance between logic and intuition. What got you here won't get you there. Ultimate surrender. Hit the breaks. Pause. Release. Let go. The hanged man voluntarily sees the world from a new perspective or involuntarily when the universe is forcing him to. It’s the end of a cycle, a transformation. Death on a beautiful white horse…a living skeleton. A five petal rose representing change. Purification that spares no one. There is beauty in death and stands as the most positive card you can pull from a deck. As you travel down the middle road between the subconscious and material world, have temperance. Not trying is still an energy force. Meet your shadow self. Meet the devil and the illusions that brings. Material desires, dependencies, addictions, depression, secrets, trapped in unhelpful habits, hindering your true potential. I stayed away so I wouldn’t hurt you. Isn't that love too? Mishits, bullets, misfires, the coldness… winter in August it feels like. What are you bound by? A solid tower structure built on a shaky foundation. One lightning strike will take it down. Sudden change. Sudden upheaval. Even in times of disaster, there is always divine intervention. Look to the star for hope and healing and bright periods after periods of turmoil. Have faith when the moon starts presenting your imagination projecting fears and illusions based on past experiences into your present. Is the fear misleading you or saving you this time?  Here we go again or here we go again? Not knowing when to call it a night. These deep emotions are making a reappearance because they want to be healed and let go of. On a full moon release and on a new moon plant seeds. He said I reminded him of the sun… never being able to truly hide. But the sun is the source of life. It bears abundance, success, radiance, joy, vitality, clarity. It's the best card in your deck. The cosmic leveling up. It's now time for the reckoning. Judgement, rebirth, absolution. The reflection and evaluation of our actions. Transcending the World. The last stop in the fool’s journey. End’s that are not actual ends because everything circles back again. Completion, fulfillment, integration. She is full. Nude, and joyful. She dances. She has no shame. Self actualization. All this leads one back to self. Back to God.