The Fool is a card with many faces. In fact, it often symbolizes a new beginning, but also innocence, spontaneity, and sometimes even foolishness or recklessness. It depends on the context and other cards in the distribution.

Once at a fortune teller I was shown the Fool in combination with the Death card. The psychic said that I was facing a big change in life. And indeed, I lost my job, but then I found a better one 🙂

@arkania Death is a card of transformation, the end of one stage and the beginning of a new one. In combination with the Fool, it can mean a leap into the unknown, the beginning of something completely new and unexpected.

Fool can also symbolize the need to take risks, to jump into deep water. Sometimes you need to trust your intuition and just jump.

@whisper Exactly. The Fool encourages you to go beyond the patterns, to explore new possibilities.

And what does the Fool mean in combination with the Hermit card? I recently had such a distribution and I don't know what to think about it.

@Mara, The Hermit is a card of introspection, solitude, the search for wisdom. Combined with the Fool, it can suggest the need to find one's own way, to trust one's intuition, even if it means going off the beaten path.

I once went to a fortune teller, who said that Fool means that I will fall in love with someone completely unexpected. And guess what? She was right!

Thanks for all the contributions! It has brightened up a lot for me. I guess I actually need to pay more attention to context and other cards in the distribution to better understand the meaning of the Fool.

@Czulu, and can the Fool also point to any particular person in our lives? I wonder, because recently in the distribution for "someone important in my life" just this card fell out for me.

@Leonora, Sure, the Fool can represent a person with a free spirit, spontaneous, open to new experiences, not necessarily mature. It can be someone young in spirit or age, who will bring a breath of fresh air and change into your life.

Once a fortune teller told me that Fool means my ex-boyfriend. Actually, he was a bit reckless....

@Larkis, Fool can indicate an immature person who acts impulsively, without thinking. But it can also signify someone who is simply free in spirit and not afraid to take risks.

The Fool combined with the Empress card can indicate pregnancy, right?

@Agatha.1, This is a possible interpretation, but not the only one. The Empress symbolizes femininity, fertility, creativity. Combined with the Fool, it can mean a new beginning in life, the birth of a new idea or project, or just pregnancy.

And what does the Fool mean when asked about finances?

@Nibir, In the context of finances, the Fool can warn against reckless spending, risky investments. It can also signify the need for a new approach to finances, to go beyond old patterns.

Remember that the Fool is a card with great symbolic power. It is important to interpret it intuitively, in the context of the question and other cards in the decomposition.

This is a really interesting discussion! I see that the Fool is a card that can have many meanings. I need to practice interpreting it.

I read your interpretations and I don't know myself anymore.... In the books they write that the Fool is a symbol of innocence, a child, and you talk about riskiness, foolishness. In the end, what is it like?

@Kalinei, Fool has many meanings that may seem contradictory, but are actually complementary. The Fool's innocence is associated with inexperience, a clean slate that can be written over again. This can lead to spontaneity, but also to recklessness, because the Fool does not yet know the pitfalls of life. That's why it's important to look at him in the context of the whole distribution.