Happy Friday, everyone I want to thank everyone who has participated in this week's card challenge for The Fool. I'll be posting a new set of challenges on Monday for The Magician, but please feel free to continue to make new posts for the challenges of The Fool. The challenges are meant to be "evergreen", so there is no "missing a week". However, I will be planning some prizes for the "best of" future weeks, so keep an eye out for that. In the meantime, I thought it'd be fun to ask if anyone has any music videos that remind them of The Fool card. Mine is Sigur Ros's video for their song Glósóli, which has been one of my favorites since it debuted 20 (!) years ago. Besides the obvious imagery of the cliff, I like the idea of the Fool leading the procession of the other archetypal characters. Although I often tell people to imagine The Fool as the "actor" who is playing every character we see in every card, it's also interesting to imagine that the Fool is the leader of the parade, much like the Trionfi parades that influenced Tarot's creation. If you can think of any others that remind you of The Fool, please share them in a comment on this post!

A friend had moved here from Italy. We went for coffee one day, he had been here about 3 months. I had a deck with me so I did a bit of a free throw from the stack he chose, and we discussed what what showing up. I told him 'this will be the last card' and I threw the Ten of Cups. He said that he is homesick. A week before he was to return to Italy, we had coffee and did another free throw. The last card was the Ten of Cups. We both let out a bit of a scream. He was going home to be with his family. It was a wonderful moment, both of us in touch with the Universe. Very cool. 💙

You are invited to take a moment to introduce yourself so we can all get to know each other better. Please make a new post in the "Introductions" category. Here are some ideas: - Whereabouts are you from? - How did you first get into Tarot? - Draw a card to represent what it means that you've committed to deepening your Tarot journey. Take a photo, either of just the card or of yourself holding it up :)

Card Challenges are exercises designed to immerse you in the energies of each card. You can do any/all parts of the challenge. Please create a new post in the Card Challenges category to share your results. This week's card is The Fool The Writing Challenge 5 paragraphs on one of the following topics: 1. The biggest risk I ever took 2. What I would do with my life if I knew I couldn’t fail 3. The kind of failure I work hardest to avoid 4. What I love about dogs The Quest Go get your Tarot deck. Keep it with you as you go about your day. The next person you encounter, no matter who it is, offer them a reading. Don’t worry about whether you’re a good Tarot reader or not. Don’t worry about “knowing what the cards mean”. Just try any kind of reading and see what comes to mind when you look at each card. Remember that you and the querent are having fun and you can’t “get it wrong”. Tell us about how it goes. The Reading Pull the Fool card out of your deck and put it at the center. Draw four cards to place around the Fool as follows: 1. The Bundle - The energy you bring when you are at your most fearless 2. The Rose - What life is trying to give you if you could really “let go” 3. The Cliff - The source of fear that secretly contains a gift 4. The Ally - A source of joy that will comfort you in times of trouble Share a photo of your reading and your interpretation.

I remember the day That we brought you home, In a basket with a blanket And a plush leopard- print bone. We took you to camp And you walked at Dad's side, Your tiny running- hops As you kept with his stride. The time you were hungry And your supper was late, I laughed till I cried When you stole Dad's steak. The way you would 'moo' When you'd lay on my lap, 80 pounds on my body; A beautiful trap. My sweet chocolate Lab Such a good boy, Unlimited love Ultimate joy.