This happy go lucky archetype is spontaneous and full of hope. The fool embodies youth, creativity, is uninhibited and knows no bounds. The fool is smiling and the face paint reflects a tendency toward theatre and drama. Life is, after all, a play, and the fool loves to play.The diamond shaped makeup this character is wearing highlights big, bright, vibrant eyes that are wide open to a wealth of possibility.

        This joyful jester has a clean slate and shows us just how important it is to keep room for fun and games and welcome new experience. The fool encourages us to remain flexible in our thinking and apply this in moments of crucial decision making.

        The journey of the fool is a long and wondrous one, fraught with peril but rich in reward. From beginning to end it takes us back to where we started. From infant to elder the fool reminds us that we start life in a vulnerable state and end it with equal frailty.

Reversed: Ignorance is bliss, easily tricked or mislead, taking too much risk, lacking discipline and wisdom, impulsivity, inability to learn from mistakes and grow.