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	The Fool card has been integrated into various forms of art.		The Fool card has been integrated into various forms of art.

			* The hero in ''[[The Holy Mountain]]'' (1973) is a thief whose journey is compared with that of the Fool.
	* The lead character in the horror film ''The People Under the Stairs'' (1991) is called "Fool" as his nickname. It was derived from his sister's tarot reading for him.		* The lead character in the horror film ''The People Under the Stairs'' (1991) is called "Fool" as his nickname. It was derived from his sister's tarot reading for him.
	* The hero in ''[[The Holy Mountain]]'' (1973) is a thief whose journey is compared with that of the Fool.
	* The 2007 variant of the Marvel Comics character Foolkiller, Mike Trace, leaves a tarot card of the Fool at the scene of his murders.		* The 2007 variant of the Marvel Comics character Foolkiller, Mike Trace, leaves a tarot card of the Fool at the scene of his murders.
	* The 2009 musical project ''Teargarden by Kaleidyscope'' by The Smashing Pumpkins is a series of songs representing the Fool's journey through the tarot.		* The 2009 musical project ''Teargarden by Kaleidyscope'' by The Smashing Pumpkins is a series of songs representing the Fool's journey through the tarot.

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	* The hero in ''[[The Holy Mountain]]'' (1973) is a thief whose journey is compared with that of the Fool.		* The hero in ''[[The Holy Mountain]]'' (1973) is a thief whose journey is compared with that of the Fool.
	* The 2007 variant of the Marvel Comics character Foolkiller, Mike Trace, leaves a tarot card of the Fool at the scene of his murders.		* The 2007 variant of the Marvel Comics character Foolkiller, Mike Trace, leaves a tarot card of the Fool at the scene of his murders.
			* The 2009 musical project ''Teargarden by Kaleidyscope'' by The Smashing Pumpkins is a series of songs representing the Fool's journey through the tarot.

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	In reversed position, it means: negligence, absence, and carelessness.		In reversed position, it means: negligence, absence, and carelessness.

			==In popular culture==
			The Fool card has been integrated into various forms of art.

			* The lead character in the horror film ''The People Under the Stairs'' (1991) is called "Fool" as his nickname. It was derived from his sister's tarot reading for him.
			* The hero in ''[[The Holy Mountain]]'' (1973) is a thief whose journey is compared with that of the Fool.
			* The 2007 variant of the Marvel Comics character Foolkiller, Mike Trace, leaves a tarot card of the Fool at the scene of his murders.

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	It is associated with the [[qlippoth]] of [[Belial (qlippoth)\|Belial]] ("Worthless") on the [[Kabbalah\|Kabbalistic]] [[Tree of Death]].		It is associated with the [[qlippoth]] of [[Belial (qlippoth)\|Belial]] ("Worthless") on the [[Kabbalah\|Kabbalistic]] [[Tree of Death]].

			The Fool's elemental correspondence is [[Air (element)\|air]].

	==Depiction==		==Depiction==

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	[[File:00 The Fool.png\|500px\|thumb\|Depictions of The Fool from various Tarot decks]]		[[File:00 The Fool.png\|500px\|thumb\|Depictions of The Fool from various Tarot decks]]
	'''The Fool''' is an unnumbered card in the [[Major Arcana]] in most traditional [[Tarot]] decks. Some systems place the card, labeled "0" as either the first card or the last card in the trumps.		'''The Fool''' is an unnumbered card in the [[Major Arcana]] in most traditional [[Tarot]] decks. Some systems place the card, labeled "0" as either the first card, the last card, or the second-to-last card in the trumps.

			It is associated with the [[qlippoth]] of [[Belial (qlippoth)\|Belial]] ("Worthless") on the [[Kabbalah\|Kabbalistic]] [[Tree of Death]].

	==Depiction==		==Depiction==

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	In the earliest tarot decks, the Fool is usually depicted as a beggar or a vagabond. In the [[Visconti-Sforza Tarot]] deck, the Fool wears ragged clothes and stockings without shoes, and carries a stick on his back. He has what appear to be feathers in his hair. His unruly beard and feathers may relate to the tradition of the woodwose or wild man. The Tarot of Marseilles and related decks similarly depict a bearded person wearing what may be a jester's hat; he always carries a bundle of his belongings on a stick (called a bindle) slung over his back. He appears to be getting chased away by an animal, either a dog or a cat. The animal has torn his pants.		In the earliest tarot decks, the Fool is usually depicted as a beggar or a vagabond. In the [[Visconti-Sforza Tarot]] deck, the Fool wears ragged clothes and stockings without shoes, and carries a stick on his back. He has what appear to be feathers in his hair. His unruly beard and feathers may relate to the tradition of the woodwose or wild man. The Tarot of Marseilles and related decks similarly depict a bearded person wearing what may be a jester's hat; he always carries a bundle of his belongings on a stick (called a bindle) slung over his back. He appears to be getting chased away by an animal, either a dog or a cat. The animal has torn his pants.

	In the [[Rider–Waite Tarot]] deck and other esoteric decks made for cartomancy, the Fool is shown as a young man, walking unknowingly toward the brink of a precipice. In the Rider–Waite deck, he is also portrayed as having with him a small dog. The Fool holds a white rose (a symbol of freedom from baser desires) in one hand, and in the other a small bundle of possessions, representing untapped collective knowledge.		In the [[Rider–Waite Tarot]] deck and other esoteric decks made for [[cartomancy]], the Fool is shown as a young man, walking unknowingly toward the brink of a precipice. In the Rider–Waite deck, he is also portrayed as having with him a small dog. The Fool holds a white rose (a symbol of freedom from baser desires) in one hand, and in the other a small bundle of possessions, representing untapped collective knowledge.

	In French suited tarot decks that do not use the traditional emblematic images of Italian suited decks for the suit of trumps, the Fool is typically made up as a jester or bard, reminiscent of the Joker often included with the standard 52-card deck.		In French suited tarot decks that do not use the traditional emblematic images of Italian suited decks for the suit of trumps, the Fool is typically made up as a jester or bard, reminiscent of the Joker often included with the standard 52-card deck.

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'''The Fool''' is an unnumbered card in the [[Major Arcana]] in most traditional [[Tarot]] decks. Some systems place the card, labeled "0" as either the first card or the last card in the trumps.

==Depiction==
In the earliest tarot decks, the Fool is usually depicted as a beggar or a vagabond. In the [[Visconti-Sforza Tarot]] deck, the Fool wears ragged clothes and stockings without shoes, and carries a stick on his back. He has what appear to be feathers in his hair. His unruly beard and feathers may relate to the tradition of the woodwose or wild man. The Tarot of Marseilles and related decks similarly depict a bearded person wearing what may be a jester's hat; he always carries a bundle of his belongings on a stick (called a bindle) slung over his back. He appears to be getting chased away by an animal, either a dog or a cat. The animal has torn his pants.

In the [[Rider–Waite Tarot]] deck and other esoteric decks made for cartomancy, the Fool is shown as a young man, walking unknowingly toward the brink of a precipice. In the Rider–Waite deck, he is also portrayed as having with him a small dog. The Fool holds a white rose (a symbol of freedom from baser desires) in one hand, and in the other a small bundle of possessions, representing untapped collective knowledge.

In French suited tarot decks that do not use the traditional emblematic images of Italian suited decks for the suit of trumps, the Fool is typically made up as a jester or bard, reminiscent of the Joker often included with the standard 52-card deck.

==Alternate names==
The Fool is titled ''Le Mat'' in the [[Tarot of Marseilles]], and ''Il Matto'' in most Italian language tarot decks. These archaic words mean "the madman" or "the beggar", and may be related to the word for 'checkmate' in relation to the original use of tarot cards for gaming purposes.

In the [[Hieronymus Bosch Tarot]] by [[Travis McHenry]], this card is called The Wayfarer, and uses [[Hieronymus Bosch]]'s painting of the same name to provide a depiction nearly identical to that found in traditional Tarot decks.

==Divinatory meaning==
In [[divination]], this card usually indicates folly, mania, extravagance, and new beginnings.

In reversed position, it means: negligence, absence, and carelessness.

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!style="background:#d7d6ff;text-align:center;"; colspan="3"|[[Tarot]] Topics''
|-
|style="background:#d7d6ff";text-align:center|'''[[Major Arcana]]'''
|colspan="2"|[[The Fool]] • [[The Magician]] • [[The High Priestess]] • [[The Empress]] • [[The Emperor]] • [[The Hierophant]] • [[The Lovers]] • [[The Chariot]] • [[Strength]] • [[The Hermit]] • [[Wheel of Fortune]] • [[Justice]] • [[The Hanged Man]] • [[Death]] • [[Temperance]] • [[The Devil (Tarot) |The Devil]] • [[The Tower]] • [[The Star]] • [[The Moon]] • [[The Sun]] • [[Judgement]] • [[The World]]
|-
|rowspan="4" style="background:#d7d6ff";text-align:center|'''[[Minor Arcana]]'''
|[[Pentacles (Tarot)|Pentacles]]
|style=text-align:left|[[Ace of Pentacles|Ace]] • [[Two of Pentacles|Two]] • [[Three of Pentacles|Three]] • [[Four of Pentacles|Four]] • [[Five of Pentacles|Five]] • [[Six of Pentacles|Six]] • [[Seven of Pentacles|Seven]] • [[Eight of Pentacles|Eight]] • [[Nine of Pentacles|Nine]] • [[Ten of Pentacles|Ten]] • [[Page of Pentacles|Page]] • [[Knight of Pentacles|Knight]] • [[Queen of Pentacles|Queen]] • [[King of Pentacles|King]]
|-
|[[Wands (Tarot)|Wands]]
|style=text-align:left|[[Ace of Wands|Ace]] • [[Two of Wands|Two]] • [[Three of Wands|Three]] • [[Four of Wands|Four]] • [[Five of Wands|Five]] • [[Six of Wands|Six]] • [[Seven of Wands|Seven]] • [[Eight of Wands|Eight]] • [[Nine of Wands|Nine]] • [[Ten of Wands|Ten]] • [[Page of Wands|Page]] • [[Knight of Wands|Knight]] • [[Queen of Wands|Queen]] • [[King of Wands|King]]
|-
|[[Cups (Tarot)|Cups]]
|style=text-align:left|[[Ace of Cups|Ace]] • [[Two of Cups|Two]] • [[Three of Cups|Three]] • [[Four of Cups|Four]] • [[Five of Cups|Five]] • [[Six of Cups|Six]] • [[Seven of Cups|Seven]] • [[Eight of Cups|Eight]] • [[Nine of Cups|Nine]] • [[Ten of Cups|Ten]] • [[Page of Cups|Page]] • [[Knight of Cups|Knight]] • [[Queen of Cups|Queen]] • [[King of Cups|King]]
|-
|[[Swords (Tarot)|Swords]]
|style=text-align:left|[[Ace of Swords|Ace]] • [[Two of Swords|Two]] • [[Three of Swords|Three]] • [[Four of Swords|Four]] • [[Five of Swords|Five]] • [[Six of Swords|Six]] • [[Seven of Swords|Seven]] • [[Eight of Swords|Eight]] • [[Nine of Swords|Nine]] • [[Ten of Swords|Ten]] • [[Page of Swords|Page]] • [[Knight of Swords|Knight]] • [[Queen of Swords|Queen]] • [[King of Swords|King]]
|-
|style="background:#d7d6ff"|'''Decks'''
|colspan="2" style=text-align:left|[[Visconti-Sforza Tarot]] • [[Tarot of Marseilles]] • [[Rider-Waite Tarot]] • [[Thoth Tarot]] • [[Occult Tarot]] • [[Angel Tarot]] • [[Vlad Dracula Tarot]] • [[Hieronymus Bosch Tarot]]
|}

[[Category:Major Arcana]]
[[Category:Tarot Cards]]