The Fool       By Sandy Jones

The whole world is one big huge living symbol packed with meaning....if you become aware of this, you can find what you need right in front of you.

Life is like a living book that is telling us the Truth all the time... Gospel According To Thomas: "Know that what is before Your face, and what is hidden from You will be revealed to You. For nothing hidden will fail to be revealed." and this: "I am the Light that falls on all things. I am the All. From Me the All has gone out and to Me the All came back. Cleave a piece of wood, and I am there. Lift up a stone, and You will find Me there."

Symbols are very fascinating

You know the whole trip here in the world is all about and only about Self-Discovery.

Here is a little bit of information about The Mystical Inner Meaning The Tarot Card The Fool.

The Fool is always denigrated, put down and laughed at here in the ...but listen to this: Dare to Be The Fool.

A little 'study' I put together for you so that you will not be afraid to be the Fool which is also known as The Child, The Real Self, Self-Actualization, The Chirst Consciousness, Original Self

Zero Trump Card of the Tarot Deck The Fool (Too bad the pervading ‘materialistic-objective world view’ of today negates and even laughs at the incredible and wondrous sacred magic and mysticism of Life)

The Fool represents the Divine Self, the Real Identity, The Child Within, The Christ Consciousness, The Original Self - And this is, of course, the Divne Spark in every man, the Holy Essence of us.

If you look at the card you will see that The Fool is embarking on the journey of life, the journey of self-discovery, mastery and dominion..

He is innocent, and whimsical with feathers in his hair. He does not fit the 'societal detirmination of intellectual' so they call him a fool. But he has found the The Child Heart, Pollyanna, Son of God.

He is the sage in all of us that lives down deep inside. No need to appear intellectual, he is wisest of them of.

The Fool faces life and his journey unafraid, trusting. He is the living embodiment of what faith really is, which is the deep inner knowing that all will be well, that every experience is for the purpose of guiding us toward finding The True Self. That every event in our life is to used for finding the deeper meaning.

He balanced on the edege between spirit and matter. He eyes are turned to the heavens and he knows that he will be kept safe and whole along his travels.

The fool is the card denoting new beginnings, and optimism.

Interestingly, the Fool card is seen by some as the most worthless card, by others as the most valuable one.

He is the first and the last, the alpha and the omega. This means that being 'enlightened' is not the end...Finding the True Identity is not the end...this is just the beginning...the beginning of The New World Found, The discovery of The Child brings the Dawn of The New Day.

The Fool reminds us of the sacred and mystical things that we have forgotten.

The Fool knows he knows nothing, but knows he knows All. All and nothing is the Kabalistic Zero. The Fool Card is Zero. The all and nothing. Here we find the the initial and final balance....Here is that perfect place between Spirit and Matter…Like the place in middle of the X. Below the x is downward and the darkness of matter, above the x is spirit and Eternal Light. Here in the middle the opposites meet.... become one... come into balance, converge, and we see the Truth is both and All, all at once. The Zero Point of Quantum Physics perhaps?

The Fool is intricately linked with all 21 cards of the Major Arcana - The other Major Arcana cards represent all the parts of the Fool's whimsical journey of self-discovery, culminating with the Number 21 World Card. World card....Which tells that us that we are able now to come back into the world again, but this time knowing our purpose and reason and having divine insight into the purpose and reason for this worldly experience....fully Self-Realized. As Christ Light withn us all said we are to "be in the world, but not of it."

The Fool tells us to walk our own path, not follow the crowd, not join the herd. We have everything we need in our little backpack (our Heart).

He tells us to trust our own inner voice, our intuition and our inner knowing. He is here to tell us that we are all to embark on our life course with faith and a brave heart.

And although ‘non-duality/Advaita/' teaches quite the opposite, I found that Faith and Trust and yes, dare I say, Belief are key.

And to keep alive within you that undying Child's Heart that knows all will work out exactly as it should.

The Fool is the Child of Light within Everyman found.

The Fool, The Child of God, The Original Self is the one who has let go the outmoded beliefs and ideals and has the courage to pursue his own special Divine Path.

Much Love, Sandy

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