The Fool is the first card I saw from the Cosmic Tribe Tarot and I immediately fell in love. I was first struck by the bright colors and overall sharpness of the images but most of all I think it was the total honesty that hooked me. This card could easily be called JOY.

This guy is living and moving joyously in the moment. He does not limit himself by past experience or expect any particular outcome. He is a young man who looks like someone we all know, uneven tan lines and all (lol!), frolicking happily in the air. He seems to be coming from an ancient stone once inhabited by people who took the time to inscribe it with a male/female spiral, a fertility symbol almost surely. He is moving over deep blue, calm (though not still) water that stretches from the place of origin to as far as the eye can see. He is moving towards a glowing green alligator with receptive open jaws, in which blooms a beautiful flower. In the book that comes with the deck it is described as an enlightened hand holding a fragrant flower, and to me it seems that it is quite possibly the enlightened hand of Death, which defines life, and holding Deaths sweet flower, as seen in the flag in the Rider Waite deck.

All around him is a clouded sky though directly above him the clouds make beautiful patterns in response to his passing. Besides the obvious 4 leafed formation above his head which makes me think of the quadrinity which will make an appearance many times in the 77 cards to come, I also see some formations which are more subtle, though they could just be wishful thinking. I see a divine arm and hand reaching out from whence he came, still providing the Fool with energy directly into his left hand. In front of him, over the green butterfly he is chasing, is a halo. The butterfly is like an angel, moving joyously forward through the Fools future path, teaching the Fool by example. The Fool learns, taking on the joy and the wings of his teacher. In front of the Fool I swear I can see a huge sweeping penis, though in spirit, not in body. Perhaps it is the Fool himself being fertile, forever creating his next moment. On the face of the Fool are designs in red and blue, the colors of Chesed and Geburah, Mercy and Strength, Love and Genius. A balance. Over his solar plexus the seat of the breath is the spiraling trinity.

Lastly is the dog. This dog looks to me like Eddie from Frasier. With wings. Frasier is all about money, tradition, education, stability, and here he is barking at the heels of the Fool.

Marie
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