Major Arcana

Court Cards

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It is a Rider-Waite style Fool. A person in a jester type outfit that is very colourful. To me it looks like a girl with blonde hair. She has a wreath of flowers in her hair. It looks like roses but I guess it could be a laurel wreath. She is playing a flute. She has a backpack on with colourful streamers trailing from it. There is a small white dog dancing. She stands at a cliff and there is lots of blue sky and green mouintains with snowy peaks. There is a stream down in a distant valley. Butterflies flutter around her also.

I just realized while writing this that the backpack signifies a journey. The whole scene has a carefree feel to it with joy and lightheartedness.

LWB: Thoughtlessness, folly, lightheartedness, innocence. Purity of heart. Lack of discipline. One seeking fulfillment and experience. Freedom, lack of restraint. Reverse: Carelessness, vanity, indecision, apathy, poor judgement. Lack of control.

On a personal note. I am not a fan of the Rider-Waite deck. I dont know why really. I love Robin Wood's deck though. It is pretty and has a better feel for me while being similar to RW .It is a very good deck for beginners. I am very glad that I got it. There is a softness about it that I like. In this card I like the butterflies and the backpack. The butterflies give a feeling of joy and carefree abandon. The backpack suggests a journey- the whole importance of the Fool card in connection with the Major arcana and probably for the people in readings as well.

I would like to remind everyone that I am a beginner. I really like this card. I dont always like the Fool in some decks. This one is nice.

June
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