The Fool As Feelings

The Fool As Feelings

So when the Fool comes up in a feelings reading I see a pattern. It means that the person your asking about has a short of young crushy type feeling towards you, they are a bit guarded, carefree and not quite ready to step forward. This card always seems to signify the very beginning of something, that very early stage when feelings are real but everything is still light and not serious, and it shows up a lot if the connection has a youthful energy. I have focused on love below but if you read the final part of my article below, then this covers platonic relationships.

The Fool: His feelings towards you

When I pull this card it means he does not want to look foolish, there is guardedness, not that he does not feel but that he is not ready to put his feelings on the table and risk being wrong. He wants it maybe fun, situationship type vibe. He wants to be silly. At the moment, that's the way he feels about you, this is a great time and he doesn't wish to make it more complicated. What I find in readings is that his inner teenager is very much around when this card comes out in spreads. In terms of how he feels inside when he looks at you, you make him feel free around you, he is never boxed in or pressured. 

What does her feelings for you mean when drawing the fool card?

If you are asking about a women, she is free when the Fool appears for her feelings. To me this card for her feelings is very open. This is an usual fear that she has in the background. I always find if she appears in a spread as feelings it means she's not looking for serious conversations right now. At this stage love seems fun to her, and she wants to keep it that way. But she is not yet pinned down. Don’t worry as I do not think this is rejection this is about making sure she does not get too wrapped up in the love.

The Fool: Ex Boyfriend / Ex Husband / Ex Girlfriend / Ex Wife has feelings for you.

So when the Fool comes up for an ex I tell my clients to think about how they actually see this person. But sometimes that card says something honest - that this ex thinks you are care-free or naive. It isn't always flattering, and that is what I do as a reader is to just give this time.

And the flip side: if you are the one pulling the Fool while thinking about an ex, it could be that you've opened yourself up since the breakup. In that you have entered another chapter. And so you make “time” for yourself. But it may also be a bit of a warning. The Fool is stuck in a dream - sometimes that dream is this ex wanting to come back. I have seen clients who hold onto this hope even after it is no longer serving them. If that sounds correct, be honest with yourself about it.

The Fool: How someone sees you

If this is not about love, they see you as the Fool, they see somebody who's willing to change. In my readings this is a very positive impression, they think you are open, you are willing to try something new, you are not serious about life. They like that, you are like air to them. If you asked about how a parent sees you then it could be that they still think you need to grow up. When this card comes up for how someone looks at the start of a connection, that's a good sign. You can see possibility in them. 

The fool reversed for feelings

The way someone feels when the reversed card is pulled is something I am asked as people tend to freak out. As feelings the upright Fool is carefree, open, and living in the moment but when I see the reversed Fool something gets stuck. This person is not walking off the cliff in wonder but standing at the edge looking down. When the reversed Fool shows up for feelings it almost always points to one of three things. The first is fear. They have feelings but they fear where those feelings might lead. They are asking themselves "what the fuck am I getting into?" and that question is louder than the feelings themselves. The timing is off, they have things to work through, or some past hurt is sitting on top of whatever they feel for you. Especially with exes I see this a lot. That warm feeling is there, but so is the old pain, they kind of cancel each other out. The reversed Fool could also mean this person is simply not ready to face their feelings. What I tell people who pull this card is when it is reversed, that does not mean the feelings are gone. This means something is stopping them moving.

My conclusion: The Fool as feelings:

I love the Fool in a feeling reading because almost always means something is starting. The card has a freshness you can not fake. The person you are asking about (love or not love) feels light around you, open, a bit carefree. Also a little impulsive. This card is about the journey because the fool is the first card in the deck, so there is lot’s more to come.