THE FOOL

"0"

THE FOOL--RULED BY URANUS

KEYWORDS: Choice, travel, independence, freedom

Spirital meaning: Your journey through life can begin and end at any point, and begin again.

Zero, the number of the Fool, has no ending and no beginning. It is said The Fool can be placed in any position in the deck and still be in the correct position, for, as it has no ending and no beginning, the zero encompasses all numbers.

This card represents man's path as he starts through life, which is why it can be placed anywhere. Throughout each lifetime you may complete the path which you are on and start over again many times. For this reason, some decks place The Fool as the last card, some as the first card. By the same reasoning, you can place this card in the middle of the deck, for there are times in our lives when we will end our travel on one path and take another direction in life.

Uranus, the planet which rules The Fool, is the planet of changes. It is an unstable planet and where you find Uranus you will find change, usually sudden and disruptive. It well represents the path of man, who moves through life in an erratic manner, with many stops, starts and abrupt changes.

As you look at the card you see a young man strolling toward the precipice, blissfully unaware of his impending danger. The interpretation here is that there is a choice to be made. You can either look where you are going, or you can fall down from the mountain top. It is your choice. However, bear in mind that even if you were to fall down the mountain, it would not necessarily be "bad", or the end. It would only mean that you would be starting on you path again, and in many cases, this new start could be for the better.

The Fool also represents the traveller as he begins his journey on his path. He is the vagabond of olden days, who came and went as he wished. In this aspect the card can be interpreted as freedom, or it could be interpreted as flight.

(updated 2006, All rights reserved.)