This is a great day to take the leap and do something different. It might seem crazy and you have no idea how it’s going to turn out, or maybe even how you got on this path in the first place, but here you are. It’s time to make your move and do so without fear.
The Fool card isn’t telling you to be an idiot, but rather to stop double thinking yourself all the time and worrying that every single thing is in order before you can make a move.
Life isn’t really that logical. There’s no way to prepare for all eventualities, no matter how smart you are. Do what you can and let the universe take care of the bigger story.
Take a look at this video of majestic cliffs, skies, landscapes, and the voice-over of British philosopher Alan Watts describing the concept of ‘nothingness’.
Though Watts isn’t talking about the Tarot at all, his description of nothingness could well be a description of the more philosophic ideas in the Tarot’s Fool.
As Watts describes it, the core of the entire universe is nothingness, a nothingness from which all things are derived.
In the same way, the center of the Tarot is the Fool, most often numbered zero.
The whole major arcana grow from it, from the very personal Magician to the final dance of the universal World.
Nothingness is at the core of us all, and at heart each one of us is a Fool.
This is a great day to take the leap and do something different. It might seem crazy and you have no idea how it’s going to turn out, or maybe even how you got on this path in the first place, but here you are. It’s time to make your move and do so without fear.
The Fool card isn’t telling you to be an idiot, but rather to stop double thinking yourself all the time and worrying that every single thing is in order before you can make a move.
Life isn’t really that logical. There’s no way to prepare for all eventualities, no matter how smart you are. Do what you can and let the universe take care of the bigger story.
This is a great day to take the leap and do something different. It might seem crazy and you have no idea how it’s going to turn out, or maybe even how you got on this path in the first place, but here you are. It’s time for you to make your move and do so without fear.
The Fool card isn’t telling you to be an idiot, but rather to stop double thinking yourself all the time and worrying that every single thing is in order before you can make a move. Life isn’t really that logical. There is no way to prepare for all eventualities, no matter how smart you are. Do what you can and let the universe take care of the bigger story.
This is a great day to take the leap and do something different. It might seem crazy and you have no idea how it’s going to turn out, or maybe even how you got on this path in the first place, but here you are. It’s time for you to make your move and do so without fear.
The Fool card isn’t telling you to be an idiot, but rather to stop double thinking yourself all the time and worrying that every single thing is in order before you can make a move. Life isn’t really that logical. There is no way to prepare for all eventualities, no matter how smart you are. Do what you can and let the universe take care of the bigger story.
This is a great day to take the leap and do something different. It might seem crazy and you have no idea how it’s going to turn out, or maybe even how you got on this path in the first place, but here you are. It’s time for you to make your move and do so without fear.
The Fool card isn’t telling you to be an idiot, but rather to stop double thinking yourself all the time and worrying that every single thing is in order before you can make a move. Life isn’t really that logical. There is no way to prepare for all eventualities, no matter how smart you are. Do what you can and let the universe take care of the bigger story.
This is a great day to take the leap and do something different. It might seem crazy and you have no idea how it’s going to turn out, or maybe even how you got on this path in the first place, but here you are. It’s time for you to make your move and do so without fear.
The Fool card isn’t telling you to be an idiot, but rather to stop double thinking yourself all the time and worrying that every single thing is in order before you can make a move. Life isn’t really that logical. There is no way to prepare for all eventualities, no matter how smart you are. Do what you can and let the universe take care of the bigger story.
Spiral Light of Venus is a mixed media performance art project inspired by the Tarot.
Through film, spoken word, music and movement, these Boston artists are using the Major Arcana to reflect various stages of a journey, rites of passage and influences from the natural world.
Presently they’re focusing on themes surrounding the Fool, Magician, Empress, Chariot, Death, the Tower, the Moon and the Star.
If you’re an artist and/or Tarot-loving Bostonian who’d like to take part in the project, this is your chance. Perform, submit artwork or just get involved.
All ages are welcome to audition and/or submit work for consideration. And no previous knowledge of Tarot is necessary.
If you have a story, poem, dance piece, short film, or painting that relates to one of the themes above, contact Margaret McGilvray.
She’s also looking for grafitti artists, sculptors, and performance artists to create live on-stage during the show.
It’s scheduled for March 2011. If you want to be part of it, act now!!
Here’s a couple of slideshows Margaret put together. The first is a collection of Fool cards. The second is full of Moons.
The first I got was the 5 of Swords. This is about conflict. Winning the battle, but losing the war.
Defeat is the key word on the Thoth Tarot’s version. A defeat that comes from forcing your way, leaving no options but yes or no.
3 of Swords
Next was the 3 of Swords. Sorrow. This is one of the most painful cards in the deck. It’s deep sadness, carried in the heart and too often in silence.
After that came #13, Death. What’s there to say here except that the Fool carries one scary satchel!
#13 - Death
The final card I drew was the 8 of Disks. There’s nothing overtly disturbing about this card. In fact it can sometimes be quite pleasant.
Given what else was in the bag, however, I can’t help but read it as tedium.
It’s the work you have to do but really don’t want to. A reminder that nothing good comes without some effort.
8 of Disks
Why would the Fool carry these things around? He’s such a lighthearted guy and has such a small bag. Why fill it with the hard stuff?
Maybe part of the answer lies in what’s in his other hand. It’s a white flower, symbol of purity, openness, unsullied ideals.
It’s the colour of the dog beside him, free, enthusiastic and running on instinct.
He holds the flower playfully with his fingers, touching it directly. These energies are how he expresses himself to the outside world.
The dark stuff is hidden in a bag at the end of a pole, slung over the side we don’t see. It’s in the deep recesses of his subconscious, not even connected directly to him.
What’s in the satchel balances out the flower, could be its shadow. Notice that the bag and the flower are both directly below the sun.
I was surprised by what the Fool carries around, but with some reflection it makes a lot of sense. The seed of all things is part of what he stands for.
Though innocence, openness and the ideal are at the forefront, conflict, pain and tedium are part of life as well.
On a more positive note, you could also think of the Fool’s satchel as a medicine bag. He’s carrying around a bit of the bad stuff in case he needs it as an antidote.
Either way, now that I’ve taken a peek inside, I’m thinking it’s probably best to just keep this satchel closed.
