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| The Fool from the Barbara Walker Tarot |
The first Major Arcana card we encounter in the Tarot deck is numbered 0 and named 'The Fool'. In the image to the right, you see pretty standard iconography for this card.
The fool is dressed in a jester's motley and carries a satchel on their shoulder and a flower in their hand. They are approaching a chasm with a small dog at their heels and a butterfly before them. The sack they are carrying is usually said to contain all of the suits of the Minor Arcana - the pentacle, wand, sword, and chalice. The fool is not watching where they are going. It is unclear if they are following the butterfly as many interpret it. Or if the dog at their heels are trying to warn them of danger or goad them onward.
In an upright orientation, the Fool speaks of beginnings. It is a card of optimism and hope. In the reversed orientation, the Fool is a warning for the querent to be cautious and carefully consider the situation before leaping in feet first.
In the story of the Fool's Journey, the Fool card introduces the intrepid soul full of potential and adventuresome spirit. The Fool's Journey is the story played out through the Major Arcana that is full of archetypal themes and is considered to be a manifestation of the Hero's Journey or the Soul's Journey through Life.
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