The Fools Journey

Last night I decided to do a tarot reading on myself and I was amazed by what the cards had revealed. The three cards that stood out the most to me was the tower, the fool and the star. My life over these past few months has mimiked the teachings of the tower card in the traditional tarot deck. It symbolizes the emotions that we go through when it feels like our world is falling apart. It is about the destruction of what no longer serves us and having to start all over again. It is a necessary thing that we must all go through, but it can still be a painful process. It seems that chapter of my life has now passed and something new and wonderful is on the horizon.

Recently I have embarked on a project collaboration with two other woman, both with their own unique talents in healing, wellness and spiritual growth. We hope to maintain a space for workshops and social gatherings at our new home in the Sunset area of Vancouver, B.C. This new project has been coming together very well, without having to force anything to happen. It seems that I am finally flowing with the universe and am now able to build a new life after the destruction of my old one. It seems that I am now able to do everything that I had been wanting to do for a long time, but had originally seemed impossible. This process hasn't been entirely easy, however. It took a lot of courage in trusting my intuition and going with my heart. I had to take a literal leap of faith and trust that everything would work out. It is also eerily similar to the teachings of the fool card.

One of the most powerful cards of tarot is most arguably the fool card. The traditional tarot deck is made up 78 cards, with 56 cards in the minor arcana and 22 cards in the major arcana. The minor arcana has been a part of the tarot from the very beginning and is similar to the 52 playing cards that we use today. The major arcana integrated 21 phases of human consciousness into the tarot as well as the fool card. The path of the major arcana starts and ends with the fool card. This card is the only one with no number and could fit in any area of the tarot deck. It is the fool that must start the journey and gain an understanding of the teachings of all 21 major arcana archetypes. The fool is on the journey towards enlightenment, similar to each of us in our lives as we strive for happiness and fulfillment.

In order to fully embrace the strength of the fool card we must believe in ourselves and trust our intuition. If you look on the card you will see the fool is stepping off the edge of a cliff with confidence as he trusts that he will land in the infinite sea of possibilities and manifestation. Others may look at him and think he is a fool, but this is the only way to move from one phase of human conciousness to another in the great cycle of life. It is about all or nothing, looking forward with a sense of adventure, freedom, and innocence. The fool takes you to where you need to learn and evolve. It is about pure spirit and the strength that comes from taking a leap of faith.

That leap of faith has taken me to the star card. Ironiclly enough, the star card is the one that directly follows the tower card (tower is #16 and star is #17). The star card represents a great healing and the ability to get in touch with your higher wisdom and inner talent. This card teaches us how to begin flowing with the natural flow of the universe, tap in to our higher purpose, and be able to do all the things that we love doing. It really marks a beautiful time in onces life after all of the distruction of the tower card. This really does seem to mark the beginning of a new chapter in my life and I think that these cards do tell an amazing and uplifting story.

If you resonate with this blog you may find the following videos to be very interesting. They help explain this cycle more in depth.

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