The Fool

The Fool is trump 0: the wanderer stepping off a cliff with a bag on a stick and a dog at his heels. He is pure beginning, innocence, and the leap of faith before any plan. The Golden Dawn gives him to Air and the letter Aleph.

Uses

• New beginnings
• Trust and spontaneity
• Adventure

Trump

0

Attribution

Air

Hebrew letter

Aleph א (ox)

Path

11th, Kether to Chokmah

Upright

New beginnings, innocence, spontaneity, a leap of faith

Reversed

Recklessness, hesitation, naivety, fear of the unknown

Key symbols

The cliff edge, the small dog, the white rose, the bundle on a stick, the sun behind

Working with it

Before something new, hold the Fool, take a deep breath, and say 'I don't know how this ends.' Then take the first step anyway.