Talking Tarot with Stephanie

11/29/2025

Healing With the Fool’s Journey
Starts off with the power of the beginners mind.

Every spiritual journey begins where the Tarot begins and that’s with The Fool. He is the archetype of pure potential, innocence and shows the courage needed to step into a new reality with nothing but trust.

The Fool stands at the edge of a cliff and he’s gazing out into the unknown with only a white rose in hand and a breath of fresh air, youth, purity and the fearlessness of a soul not yet shaped by life’s disappointments. His little dog is wild but still loyal and reminds us that instinct and intuition will always guide us even when we don’t know the path.

Around him are the four kingdoms of existence, the mineral kingdom beneath his feet, the vegetable kingdom in his flower and wreath, the animal kingdom with the dog and feather and the human kingdom symbolized by the Fool himself

His feather and the pale yellow light surrounding him represent Air bringing truth, clarity, expansion and the breath of life itself. The white sun above radiates pure Source which illuminates the snow-capped mountains behind him indicating the challenges that await but also the spiritual heights he will climb.

Even his clothing tells a story, with the white undergarment symbolizing inner wisdom, the black outer coat representing ignorance with the red lining revealing passion and life force.
The symbols on the coat look like fruits or spirit wheels which are reminders of potential waiting to grow. And the satchel hanging from his staff holds his soul memories, it’s everything he’s learned before this incarnation and all the inner tools he carries but has not yet unpacked.

So what does all this teach us?

The Fool invites us to develop poise in the universe and to return to a sense of innocence and approach life with curiosity, trust and an open heart. He reminds us that each day is brand new and that fear only limits the miracles that want to occur.

But innocence doesn’t mean being gullible. The Fool also symbolizes inexperience… it’s the reason our spirit must enter the physical world in the first place. We incarnate to learn, to make mistakes and to grow through experience rather than theory.

The Fools ruling element is Air which represents movement, expansion and awakening, his ruling planet is Uranus which tells us everything we need to know about this energy… expect the unexpected, embrace change and dare to be different. Uranus co-rules Aquarius and the 11th house which is the realm of friendships, community, networks, dreams, destiny and the support systems that carry us forward.

So when the Fool appears we are being called into radiance, courage, originality and a willingness to take risks. The Fool asks us to trust our intuition and to leap even when we can’t see the landing,he’s asking us to believe in the unmanifested potential waiting to take form.

But like every archetype The Fool has shadows and at times, we can be impractical, aloof, oblivious or unaware of the impact we have on others… fearing the future, clinging to safety, resisting change or refusing to try new things. These moments aren’t failures they’re invitations into spiritual alchemy.

Working with The Fool means asking yourself where you are stuck, where you are afraid and why are you expressing this pattern, and what needs to shift within to move forward.

Awareness is the first step, honesty is the second and transformation is the third.

Take time to reflect on when in your life where you were called the fool. When did you show up as wide-eyed, innocent and imaginative like a child ready to learn. When did you act foolish, resist guidance or lack trust in the universe and how often do you express the Fool’s strengths in your life versus how often you may slip into its shadow?

Take note of these moments and start to separate the positive expressions from the negative that way you can start to recognize this archetype within your own life and the more you reconnect with the parallel version of you who lives as The Fool in another timeline, try and connect with that version of you that might be a comedian, a silent genius or a savant who sees the world differently… someone quirky, unconventional but also gifted with pure brilliance.

The Fool card is here to remind us that every journey begins with a leap, every healing begins with humility and every new timeline begins with trust. When we honor this archetype we start to allow ourselves to be led by spirit instead of fear.

And that is where transformation truly begins.

11/29/2025

Healing with the Fools Journey

The Magician shows us how to draw spirit down into form and this is where the journey truly begins.

The magician is ruled by the number 1 indicating the spark of creation and the beginning of all cycles, its initiation, leadership, authority, dynamic focus and the divine spark.

The Magician is that moment when the limitless potential of the Fool becomes conscious intention, the Magician is the celestial father, the alchemist and the one who knows how to take nothing and turn it into something its the science of transformation, not illusion and not superstition but actual creation.

On the card we can see that his right hand lifts a double-terminated wand toward the heavens, while his left hand channels that force downward into manifestation. There’s an infinity symbol above his head which represents the balanced union of polarities.
He wears a white robe symbolizing purity and wisdom while his red robe is symbolizing passion and will, the serpent belt shows the eternal cycle of alchemy. The Magician is in a garden which represents the subconscious mind… a space we must cultivate.
The red roses show desire while the white Lilies represent the knowledge.
And on his altar are all four magical tools.. the four elements. The Pentacle is the Earth element, the Chalice is Water element, the Sword is the Air element and the Wand represents the Fire element and together they all symbolize the full spectrum of human power.

The Magician teaches the formula of the Great Work.. to know, to dare and to keep silent bringing the discipline of focusing our mind, directing our will, mastering our energy and keeping our creation sacred until it’s strong enough to stand out in the world.

The Magician is ruled by the planet Mercury the quick, brilliant and winged messenger of the gods. Mercury rules over the astrology signs Gemini and Virgo as well as the 3rd House of communication, intellect and the 6th House of healing, skill and mastery.
Mercury governs language, medicine, astrology, alchemy, geometry, science and interpretation, it is the translator of spirit into form.

When balanced this archetype gives us clarity, timing, conscious power, creative ability, discernment and confidence in our skills… When unbalanced it becomes
trickery, scattered energy, pessimism, dishonesty and manipulation

The Magician’s shadow forces us to remember that there is always more than meets the eye, and we must learn to master our energy before trying to direct it.

Any time you’ve taken an idea and turned it into a vision or spoke it aloud, or made a plan and brought it into reality that is Magician energy that was active in you. Any time you’ve stepped into a teaching, healing, entrepreneurial, scientific or communication-based role you’ve embodied this archetype.

But the message of this card is simple and powerful… You already have everything you need to succeed, your task now is to learn how to use your tools.

Your true magic awakens…. when you do.

11/21/2025

Justice on the Fools Journey

This is the turning point of the Hero’s Journey… the moment where the multidimensional self begins to awaken. We’re halfway through the descent and now approaching the ascent, and the next steps we take determine everything.

This is where we meet Justice … and then The Hanged Man flowing balance and sacrifice, equilibrium and surrender, cause and consequence. These two archetypes start the shift from unconscious survival into conscious creation.

Justice stands in the very center of the Major Arcana. She is the pivot point axis where all archetypal energies converge, exchange and re-align.

If the Wheel of Fortune is the gate or portal to ascension then Justice is the guardian standing at that gate deciding what is aligned, what is out of integrity and what must be brought back into balance before we rise.

The ancient alchemists taught that equilibrium is the basis of the Great Work and Justice is the moment where we learn this firsthand.
She asks us to grow up and to start taking responsibility for our lives and to understand that every effect has a cause… and that we are that cause…. not only through our actions but through our thoughts and our emotions as well as our intentions and our spiritual energy. She teaches us discernment in our decisions, our words, our motives and in the emotions we choose to follow.

Justice rules both human law and universal law so our task now is to align with the universal laws directly…not in theory but through experience.

Her number is 11 which is the first Master Number… the mystical mirror. Eleven reflects the self back to the Self and is the moment when our human consciousness sees its true reflection in the higher realm. 1 + 1 becomes 2 which is the first duality and the mirror that reveals what is real and what is illusion.

In the imagery of the card we see an androgynous figure that sits between two pillars of polarity and in one hand are the scales which represent balance and in the other hand she is holding the sword which represents discernment. One side weighs the mind while the other weighs emotion and desire and then Justice asks whether they are in alignment.

Her sword is double-edged so it can cut away illusions or it can concentrate truth… swinging like a pendulum until all extremes are exhausted and only the center remains. Her crown tells the story reminding us that true equilibrium is a spiritual state and not a behavioral one.

Her red and green robes blend Mars and Venus which are also the Emperor and Empress and action and receptivity, force and grace and when blended together they create the color gray which represents neutrality, wisdom and the middle pillar. Behind the figure is the purple veil and its the same veil seen in the High Priestess card… the veil of illusions, delusions and self-deception. So while Justice guards the threshold you still must be weighed and centered before you can pass.

Justice is your conscience and your inner law, she’s the quiet voice that knows what is true even when the ego doesn’t want to hear it. She clears karma… past and present by revealing where we are out of alignment and empowering us to correct it… but Justice is not punishment, she is purification.

In the ancient Egyptian mysteries the heart was weighed against the Feather of Ma’at and only when the heart was light or free of regret, distortion and attachment could the soul pass through the portal. This is the same energy with the Justice card… the lighter the heart the higher the ascent.

Justice corresponds to the astrology sign of Libra the desire for harmony, truth, balance, and right relationships. Libra represents both partnership and open enemies reminding us that every relationship reveals where we lean too far into one polarity. Justice awakens integrity, responsibility, objectivity and the courage to course-correct, but when out of balance she becomes judgmental, indecisive or caught in duality.

Justice shows up every time we have to rebalance our life between work and self, giving and receiving and thinking and feeling. She shows up every time we’ve had to be disciplined or discipline someone else with love and every time we’ve had to re-center after losing ourselves in extremes.

When you consciously use Justice energy you awaken a part of you that’s the negotiator or mediator… the judge or the keeper of truth and someone who weighs words with precision, you can become the soul who came to restore balance in chaotic spaces.

Justice invites us to integrate the physical and spiritual… aligning with universal law to start choosing truth over distortion. She is the moment where you remember you are a soul first… and once you know that the higher levels open.

To work with Justice is to lighten the heart, purify the mind, and bring your life back into equilibrium so you can pass through the gate of ascension and continue the journey upward.

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She waited.For someone to free her.For someone to say she was safe.For the fear to go away. Then she realized she had to save herself. The blindfold slipped.Light.The swords they were far apart, never touching her at all.