Summary: Symbolism of the Tarot by P. D. Ouspensky Card 0. The Fool. And I saw another man. Tired and lame he dragged himself along the dusty road, across the deserted plain under the scorching rays of the sun. He glanced sidelong with foolish, staring eyes, a half smile, half leer on his face; he knew not where he went, but was absorbed in his chimerical dreams which ran constantly in the same circle. His fool's cap was put on wrong side front, his garments were torn in the back; a wild lynx with glowing eyes sprang upon him from behind a rock and buried her teeth in his flesh. He stumbled, nearly fell, but continued to drag himself along, all the time holding on his shoulder a bag containing useless things, which he, in his stupidity, carried wherever he went. Before him a crevice crossed the road and a deep precipice awaited the foolish wanderer. Then a huge crocodile with open mouth crawled out of the precipice. And I heard the voice say:mdash; "Look! This is the same man." I felt my head whirl. "What has he in the bag?" I inquired, not knowing why I asked. And after a long silence the voice replied "The four magic symbols, the sceptre, the cup, the sword and the pentacle. The fool always carries them although he has long since forgotten what they mean Nevertheless they belong to him, even though he does not know their use. The symbols have not lost their power, they retain it in themselves. Read by Leisa ReFalo Leisa ReFalo combines her background in software engineering with a deep and abiding interest in all things Tarot. She is the author of two Tarot decks: the Tarot of Color (an attribution deck that shows the depth of correspondences), and the Kaleidoscope Tarot (an abstract deck where a card is represented by a single color and symbol), and behind the programing for: English Qabalah Calculators Birth Card Calculator Tarot of Color Readings Leisa is a professional Tarot reader, and co-founder of the Portland Tarot Society. Her work can be seen at: www.tarotconnection.net, www.tarotjourney.net, www.tarotofcolor.com, and www.portlandtarot.org. Download or Listen to the Card
