Your Chosen Card – The Jester Upright Salem Deck
When upright, the Fool suggests a leap of faith and a desire to explore the unknown with a ‘beginners mind.’ The Fool has a basic trust that things will turn out well in the end, but he has not yet acquired the ability to navigate his way skillfully through the practical affairs of everyday life. He is starting out on a new and exciting journey in which he will encounter marvelous adventures and seek spiritual growth. When this card appears in a reading, it is important to keep your wits about you as you take risks and explore the unknown. At the same time, this card cautions you to avoid foolish idealism and not undertake mundane projects unless you are well prepared for handling any pragmatic aspects.
Keywords Upright: Opening up to new possibilities, idealism, a leap of faith, a fresh start, opportunities for growth, childlike wonder, trust, innocence, enthusiasm, curiosity, inexperience, initiation, an unexpected opening, embarking on an exciting journey, experimentation, freedom to explore, a spiritual quest, opening your mind to new learning, taking a risk, living in the now, not following the established rules of the game.
Key 0: The Fool (traditionally not numbered, but labeled 0 in some modern decks)
Myths/Archetypes: The Court Jester. Perceval. Puer aeternus. The Innocent. The Orphan. The Seeker. The Idealist. The Wanderer. The Novice. The Sorcerers Apprentice.
Astrology: The element Air (the planet Uranus in some modern decks)
Numerology: 4 (Emperor) ~ 1 + 3 (Death) ~ 2 + 2 (The Fool)
Hebrew letter: 35 Aleph (an ox head; a Hebrew word meaning strength, power, chief, leader; also, to learn, teach, guide; to team up and plow – the ox was used for plowing).
When The Jester is upright you can pretty much take it that life is going well but that’s when life takes us by surprise. If The Jester is unclear it may help to choose a card from the Major Arcana to provide more insight into what it is The Jester is trying to tell you. If you had a particular issue in mind, or want to seek clarification on something else, you can also choose again to get more guidance.
This chosen card is part of your upright card reading for The Jester using cards from the Salem Tarot Deck. You will find many more tarot pages that will be of great help if you need tarot card meanings. Use the search at the bottom of the page. We have some amazing tarot books for you to browse. Please see below.
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Complete Book of Tarot: When calculating the birth card, if the sum of the digits is greater than 22, you must reduce that number again until you obtain a number between 1 to 22. Each number corresponds to an associated tarot trump, with 22 representing the Fool because the sum of birth numbers cannot equal 0.
Portable Magic: middle of the triangle, and covers around half of the Fool. Concentrate on the purpose you wish to achieve, imagining it in your mind as a thing in the process of becoming real. See its achievement clearly in your thoughts as though it were being acted out on stage or in a film.
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Portable Magic: middle of the triangle, and covers around half of the Fool. Concentrate on the purpose you wish to achieve, imagining it in your mind as a thing in the process of becoming real. See its achievement clearly in your thoughts as though it were being acted out on stage or in a film.