new beginnings, freedom, adventure
The Fool Tarot Card Meaning
What The Fool means upright and reversed, with readings for love, money and career.
The picture and its symbols
The Fool shows a young traveler stepping off a cliff edge with eyes on the sky. It is number 0 of the Major Arcana, the part of the Fool's journey about meeting the outer world and establishing who you are. Readers look past the cliff to the small bundle on the traveler's shoulder: the less you carry, the more lightly you can set out.
Upright meaning
new beginnings, freedom, adventure. It is time to step outside the familiar and start fresh. Follow curiosity rather than calculation and an unexpected opening appears.
- Love
- An exciting new connection begins, or a relationship gets a lighter, livelier feel. Enjoy the present instead of measuring the future.
- Money
- A new income source or investment tempts you, but experience may be thin. Starting with a small amount is the wiser move.
- Career
- A good current for trying something for the first time: a new job, a venture, a new project.
- Yes or no
- Yes
- Advice
- A Major Arcana card points to a larger current that effort alone does not control. Put your energy into aligning with it rather than resisting.
Reversed meaning
recklessness, poor preparation, hesitation. You are either jumping in unprepared or too afraid to take the first step. Begin with a realistic plan.
- Love
- A casual attitude may be making the other person uneasy, or someone is dodging responsibility.
- Money
- Watch for impulse buys and spur-of-the-moment investments. Review your spending record first.
- Career
- Put off quitting without a plan or any other hasty decision for now.
- Yes or no
- No
- Advice
- A reversed Major Arcana card signals that you are pushing against a larger current. Before forcing things, ask what you need to let go of.
Timing
Because this is a Major Arcana card, do not hurry the timing: wait for things to ripen. Readers usually think in terms of a season.
The question this card asks
If failing were fine, what would you try right now?
Draw the cards yourself
For entertainment and self-reflection only. Do not use a reading to make health, legal or financial decisions.