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The Fool (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 16 hours ago by Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/curatedtumblr@sh.itjust.works

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[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 14 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

symbolizes new beginnings, boundless potential, innocence, and taking a leap of faith into the unknown

I'm going to interpret handing someone a fool tarot as handing them a memory wipe, like it says 'pretend we're meeting for the first time. Abracadabra!'

A little bit like Dr Who's psychic paper

[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 7 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

There's a video game mechanic in there somewhere..

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago

Yeah actually I've only started to learn what tarot cards are because of Balatro, which, for the most part, manages to match up their symbolic meaning with their function.

The Fool for instance lets you re-generate the last power card you played - new beginnings, innocence.

The High Priestess summons astrology cards - fortune telling, hidden knowledge, foresight.

The Tower turns cards into 'stone cards' which makes more sense once you have the context of the gameplay. It's a fall from grace, basically, and loss of potential.

[–] Klear@quokk.au 2 points 12 hours ago

I used it as a self-imposed game mechanic on a LARP once. Had a tarot deck to draw from before some important decisions. This directly lead to my character's suicide near the end.