The Fool's Journey
Uranus
The Fool (0)
starting off on a new journey feeling excited, inspired and free. However, he
has no experience yet, so he’s unaware of the fact that he could be about to
walk off the edge of a cliff! He’s naive when it comes to this new pursuit, but
his energy is high and he’s full of good intentions.
He feels like he has a new opportunity and
he’s hopeful about his ability to create anything he wants. He steps into a new
mindset of being
The Magician (1)
of his own life, using everything he has available to him (a cup, pentacle,
sword, and wand) to create his dream reality. He believes in magic and knows
that by co-creating with the Universe, anything is possible.
Through this exploration of his metaphysical
ability, he meets
The High Priestess (2) who shows up in our journey when we start to discover
the physical and spiritual world on a deeper level. She is the gatekeeper of
our intuition, and she welcomes The Fool into a world of esoteric knowledge and
Divine wisdom. She teaches him that not everything which is real can be seen.
As he starts to question his path, his
mother shows up as
The Empress (3).
She represents our connection with Mother Earth and embodies
everything to do with our own fertility, nurturing ability and abundance. His
father then appears as
The Emperor (4)
who sets rules and regulations to ensure that his path is safe and stable. He
reminds The Fool of the importance of traditions and structures which can stand
the test of time and help to keep him grounded while he navigates this new
level of spiritual awakening.
The Fool looks for teachers who have gone
before him to learn about spirituality in a more structured way, which is when
he encounters
The Hierophant (5). He starts being influenced by external cultures,
societies and religions; and he is shaped by the teachers that he’s now
learning from. After so long alone, he craves someone to go on this journey
with and starts looking for a partnership. He discovers all of the joy that can
come from a union as
The Lovers (6),
which is where he learns how to cooperate and find balance between his own
masculine and feminine energies.
With everything The Fool has learned so far,
he now understands how to be successful using willpower and discipline. He
rides
The Chariot (7)
towards his goals and knows that he can achieve anything he wants with enough
ambition and drive. He now possesses inner
Strength (8)
through the courage that he has developed over time on his journey. Through this strength he learns to tame the unfettered ambition
that he had on The Chariot, knowing that sometimes battles are long; he grows
more mature and starts to value self-control.
Having learned so much already, The Fool
seeks solitude in order to go within and reflect on everything he has seen so
far. He becomes
The Hermit (9)
and retreats to try and understand the meaning of why the world works this way.
From his time away in isolation as The Hermit, he sees that everything connects
and is divinely planned by the Universe. He realizes
that the
Wheel of Fortune (10) means things will happen exactly when they’re meant
to and that we’re all subject to fate. This can be good or bad
depending on which way the Wheel turns. However, he also knows that the
Universe will bring balance to every action and that there will always be
Justice (11). He learns to act with integrity because his
actions will always have consequences. Justice brings balance into situations
and resolution to legal matters; there is always the divine retribution of
karma.
With this support system around him, he
feels like he can surrender and pause. As
The Hanged Man (12), he is safe to explore the world from
different points of view because he knows that the Universe is always there to
catch him. At this important stage, he experiences an ego
Death (13)
where the person that he thought he was falls away. His slate is wiped clean
and he enters a whole new phase of his existence where new, more aligned
opportunities have space to enter. After everything has been washed away, there
is silence and peace. With
Temperance (14), he learns to be patient and to find balance without
constantly needing to pursue new things. There is not always a need for immediate action.
Following this pause, he tries to start
moving forward again only to realize that he’s still shackled to his
past – emotionally, physically or financially. This is limiting his expansion,
so
The Devil (15) forces him to look at where he’s holding himself back
and resisting letting go of what no longer serves him.
The Tower (16) assists The Fool by shaking him
loose from these attachments, using external forces out of his control. This
feels terrifying – like the rug is being pulled out from under him – but it’s
in his best interest! It’s a favor from the Universe to help set him free.
The light that illuminates this for him
is
The Star (17) which provides hope and a sense of renewal; this is
the light at the end of the tunnel. The Fool feels inspired to start shining as
his true self. However, its opposite –
The Moon (18) – represents any fears and
subconscious programming that may prevent him from enjoying this new state of
bliss. Light casts a shadow and the shadow, in this case, is the old anxiety and fears which may rise to the surface when attempting
to shine brightly as The Star.
Once he has worked through this old fear
energy, his light expands and he becomes
The Sun (19). He is completely renewed and in touch with his
original soul’s purpose. He has nothing to hide from the world and he is not
hiding anything from himself. He’s in total alignment and illuminating the path
forward for others as a result. As his old ego-self is now
completely shed, he can see his purpose clearly and knows what he is meant to
be doing on Earth. Like a final
Judgement (20), there’s no room for illusions or false identities.
At last, he is rising up and answering his soul’s calling.
This is the end of the road for The Fool. He
has mastered
The World (21) and completed his journey. So many lessons have been
learned and this chapter is closing once and for all. This is an amazing chance
to celebrate all of his victories and everything that he’s accomplished, but
like any cycle which closes fully – a whole new one begins and a new journey
starts!
Source:
https://lizroberta.com/2020/10/28/how-tarot-cards-work-the-fools-journey-story-of-the-major-arcana/
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