CARD 0: THE FOOL

Card 0: The Fool
NOTE: First off I should state this about the fool .This is not the first card of the deck as it is most commonly placed. It is the embodiment of your approach to all things of the heart. The fool is a reminder of how to approach the tarot itself, it needs to be the representation of your outward perspective as a whole. This card represents the nature that you should be reading the cards at zero with a natural Zen-like spirit of "no-nothing". This card should be you; mind, body and soul.

The Picture:
On this card is depicted a child atop a wild wolf as the wolf guides him along a cliff he is stopped in mid stride as the boy looks at the highest point of a fully blossomed rose.

The Meaning:
The child represents our basic mind; using logic it can say go and stop but is unable to gain any real ground without our raw nature (our primal urges, basic motor skills, and our body) of the wolf. Our minds (child) carried by our raw nature (wolf) guide us (working together in some degree) ahead through the ups and downs of life (the cliffs) but our minds have now stopped us to focus on the potential of our soul, the rose. (Note: at this stage we do not fully comprehend the cycle of the rose, the hard work that it takes to blossom nor the decline of it back to seed. we can only see what we want to obtain.) The outward drive has now become an inward one and we now see the urge to heighten our inner beauty even though we might not be sure how to obtain it.

In a Reading:
In a reading this card will a notice that opportunity is just around the corner for you if you don’t let your "adult self" get in the way too much. Approach life with an openness and innocence as to experience it to the fullest right now. Its okay to just stop, put your worries aside, bring yourself back to center, opening up and looking around to find the awe and amazement in the world around you.