00 The Fool

Upright position: 

Words:  Vulnerability, gullibility, inexperience, immaturity, naiveté, ideals, unrealistic ideals, innocence, potential, self discovery

Phrases:  A new chance.  A fresh start.  An opportunity.  A leap into the unknown.  The need for caution.  An open and highly imaginative mind.  The start of an adventure.  The beginning of a journey. Embarking on a new spiritual phase of life.  A new phase in life. Full of good intentions and innocence.

Advice:  The Fool represents both the beginning and the ending of each leg of our journey through life.  When the Fool (upright) appears in a client's spread, it signals he/she is ready to embark on a new phase of life, a new adventure and all that goes with it: the newness, the feelings of inexperience, starting at the bottom and working up, but also the excitement, curiosity, open mindedness, ready for anything attitude that goes along with it.

 Hanson-Roberts

Tarot Deck 

Dragon

Tarot of the Moon

Palladini

Reverse position:

Words:  Unwise, foolish, foolishness, careless, carelessness, excessive, excessiveness, intoxicated, intoxication,  irrational, irrationality, irresponsible, irresponsibility, rash, stupid, silly, silliness, nonsense, flippant, disrespectful.

Phrases:  Improper thinking leads to a foolish decision.  Disregard for reality.  Fools rush in.  Under the influence ( alcohol or drugs). Poor judgment.  Lack of perspective.  Playing with fire. Throwing caution to the wind.

Advice:  The Fool (reversed) still represents the beginning of a new phase of our journey through life.  It points out though that the client is not in the best frame of mind for the journey and that his/her attitude needs to change.  The words, "Think before you leap." come to mind.  The client should carefully consider the situation, be more cautious, less impulsive.