Sorry, I just couldn't help it...
I know everyone is sick of these quizzes, but I just couldn't help it with this one. I find Tarot weird and kind of cool. So, I had to take this quiz. It seems to be dead on in many ways!
You are the Fool card. The Fool fearlessly begins
the journey into the unknown. To do this, he
does not regard the world he knows as firm and
fixed. He has a seemingly reckless disregard
for obstacles. In the Ryder-Waite deck, he is
seen stepping off a cliff with his gaze on the
sky, and a rainbow is there to catch him. In
order to explore and expand, one must disregard
convention and conformity. Those in the throes
of convention look at the unconventional,
non-conformist personality and think What a
fool. They lack the point of view to understand
The Fool's actions. But The Fool has roots in
tradition as one who is closest to the spirit
world. In many tribal cultures, those born with
strange and unusual character traits were held
in awe. Shamans were people who could see
visions and go on journeys that we now label
hallucinations and schizophrenia. Those with
physical differences had experience and
knowledge that the average person could not
understand. The Fool is God. The number of the
card is zero, which when drawn is a perfect
circle. This circle represents both emptiness
and infinity. The Fool is not shackled by
mountains and valleys or by his physical body.
He does not accept the appearance of cliff and
air as being distinct or real. Image from: Mary
DeLave http://www.marydelave.com/
Which Tarot Card Are You?
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posted by C. Dale @ 11:12 AM
7 comments
7 Comments:
Well I'm the Empress and pic that quiz uses is a pregnant woman with a painted face -- so I'm not putting that up on my blog cause I've already done it and that's so 2004.
The Fool is actually a very good card.
Yoo-hoo. Go Fools! I think it is a great card. I'm also fond of the Page of Cups.
A friend of mine reads Tarot cards, she sent me this info about The Fool:
The Fool is the card of infinite possibilities. The bag on the staff indicates that he has all he need to do or be anything he wants, he has only to stop and unpack. He is on his way to a brand new beginning. But the card carries a little bark of warning as well. Stop daydreaming and fantasising and watch your step, lest you fall and end up looking the fool.
In the Tarot, cards like The Magician or The Hermit can often stand for the Querent or for someone in the Querent's life. The Fool, however, almost always stands for the Querent alone, no one else. In standing for the Querent, the Fool represents a time of newness, a time when life has been "re-started" as it were. The person feels that they are back at Zero, whether that be in romantic affairs, or career, at their job or intellectual persuits. Far from being sad or frustrating, the Querent feels remarkably free, light hearted and refreshed, as if being given a second chance. They feel young and energized.
In addition, they likely have no idea where they're going or what they're going to do. But that doesn't matter. For the Fool, the most important thing is to just go out and enjoy the world. To see what there is to see and delight in all of it.
Unfortunately, in this childlike state the person is likely to be overly optimistic or naive. A Fool can be a Fool. This is the card likely to turn up when a Querent is thinking of investing his money in a new, "sure fire" business. Or when the Querent is sure that it's "love this time!" Like the Fool, they're so busy daydreaming of what might be that they're ignoring what is. They're about to fall right off a cliff. Time for them to listen to that watchful little dog, which might be a concerned friend, a wise tarot reader, or just their instincts.
As a card, the Fool ultimately stands for a new start. When it turns up the Querent might be about to make a move, not just to a new home, but new job, new life. There's more than just change, renewal, and a brand new beginning in the Fool, there's also movement, a fresh, exciting new time.
I'm a Fool, you're a Fool. Love that card.
Gina
This quiz is a bit strange and I have doubts as to whether it is true to the essence of Tarot.
CS Dale is said to be the Fool. Actually, in the Tarot, the Fool is the one card in the Major Arcana that cannot be your "Soul Card" nor your "Personality Card".
Your Soul Card represents your calling in this lifetime. Your Personality Card represents the way others perceive you.
The determination of your Soul Card and Personality Card relies on certain methods of calculation based on your date of birth.
The Fool, being card number zero in the Major Arcana, is the one card that can be no one's Soul Card or Personality Card. The method of calculation will never yield the number "0".
Patty:
The Tarot cards are multi-faceted. You cannot really understand one card unless you see it in the context of the other cards. For example, your friend tells you that:
"The bag on the staff indicates that he has all he need to do or be anything he wants, he has only to stop and unpack."
Actually, the Fool is ignorant of what his bag contains. Since he does not even know what his bag contains, its contents are useless to him.
In the Tarot, the Fool (card no. zero) is on a journey (the journey of life). He will walk through life and meet major events and themes (all represented by the other Cards of the Major Arcana).
And it is only when he meets the next card - the Magus (card no. 1) - that he will learn what his bag contains. By his magic, the Magus will reveal the contents of the Fool's bag (these are the 4 objects typically shown in depictions of the Magus).
Gilbert, None of these quizzes are entirely serious or methodologically sound. I think they are just entertainment.
--CDY
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