The Fool

I started studying Tarot cards about 3 years ago. Oh here we go, right? The phenomena in the Tarot cards that has exploded in the past few years. Another front runner? Maybe, but I was drawn to them nonetheless. They have been a major factor in my healing journey these last few years. It’s understandable to think that telling the future with a stack of playing cards is slightly deranged. If it’s hard to wrap your brain around the spiritual magic of the Tarot cards, let me give you a psychological spin on them. Healing with Tarot cards, backed by science.

You have two psychological thought processes when it comes to your thinking mind. There are your conscious thoughts - those that you are aware of. The obsessive thinking that plays in you head when you are trying to sleep, and the facts you store away to help you in your day to day activities, (your career, taking care of your kids, repairing furniture, making dinner, etc)

Then there is your subconscious mind - the parts of your thinking that you are not fully aware of, yet it still has influence on you and your actions. How you treat people, how you absorb information, and the narratives you create of yourself and other people.

So what does that have to do with Tarot? Great question! Each card in the Tarot deck has a significant meaning that can be interpreted in different ways based on your subconscious. Breaking down the first thought that pops into your mind, utilizing the specific meaning of a Tarot card, can unlock pathways to healing you didn't know were possible. (Tarot cards should not be an alternative to professional therapy, instead used as a tool to help guide you along your healing journey.) With the help of Tarot, I have unlocked parts of myself that I consciously was not open to accepting.

My favorite part of the traditional Tarot deck is the story told within the Major Arcana Cards, also known as The Fool's Journey. The idea of the Fool’s Journey is the process an individual experiences in their life or during their spiritual journey. A journey I have been traveling for years.

The Fool's Journey can be told throughout our whole lifetime, or it could relate to each individual healing or learning cycle we go through. As we make our way through another year, I can’t help but feel the overwhelming pull toward new beginnings. Have you ever felt like something big is going to happen, or something significant is going to take place in your life, but you can’t quite decipher it? That’s The Fool of the Tarot. The unenlightened traveler, heading out to the unknown.

If The Fool is pulling you in, that could be your sub-concious mind telling you it's time to let go of something not serving you. Maybe it's time to walk away from a relationship that isn't working or quit that job that has been sucking at your soul. Maybe, it's time for something new. New adventures, new people, new mistakes, or even new depths.

As a Fool of many journeys traveled, I’m vigilant in what is up ahead, but just as eager. I am determined to reach a higher point in the ascension process of my life. This year, goals will be achieved, ceilings will be shattered, and chains will be broken. I may be a Fool to believe that this is the year I am finally liberated from anything and everything holding me back, but that is the thrill of this journey. This year I take accountability for where my life has been and I take control over where my life is going. This year is the year I learn to thrive.

The Fool and I invite you to join this journey with us. We encourage you to make your life a priority, and dare you to finally start taking your goals seriously. We urge you to take the steps toward the most important journey of your life. This is the beginning of the story about how you created the life you have always dreamed of.

The Magician & The High Priestess