The Fool starts his journey through the archetypes of the Major Arcana. It is the Zero card and is at the beginning and at the end of a cycle, for once we journey through each archetype and learn what we can at the level we are capable of we come to the end, wiser. Still at every ending is a beginning, and we are the Fool again. The Fool of "Tarot of the Pomegranate" juggles three balls of wisdom that he needs to learn in order to progress in his journey. The yellow ball is the Major Arcana, the land of archetypes and higher wisdom. The white ball is the Royal Arcana, the land of roles and hierarchies. The red ball is the Minor Arcana, the physical world and the lessons of the human condition. The Fool here has come from the other side, from the waters of the womb, as reflected in the boat in the background. He has entered the physical world via the red carpet, the umbilical chord that keeps him connected to the other side. The Fool is free to wander where he wills, unrolling the carpet before him as his destiny unfolds.

The original of this image is oil on canvas, 5.2 ft. x 3 ft.. 2008. Painting and text by An-Magrith Erlandsen.

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