The Fool has no

The Fool, Hes - Derua Tarot
The Fool, Hes – Derua Tarot

underpants in the Hes deck like in the most ancient Marseilles decks …. For me it is important since this is one sign, that the Fool is not part of the society, or  any kind of hierarchy.  He is freedom, living without fears, not because he is  brave, but because he has nothing to lose…. He is not even aware of his “misery”, it is only misery from the point of view of those who are part of social hierarchy.   If the Hes-Fool had some awareness, he would feel sorry for those within the cage… but he is not able to reflect, he is just happy – living in the present.

Somehow I feel like putting here the image of the Visconti-Fool. It is a rather sad counterpart of the Marseille Fool. Same condition – different attitude.

The Fool - Visconti - Sforza Tarot cards
The Fool – Visconti – Sforza Tarot cards

About directionality….

The Fool  in the Hes deck walks in the other direction in contrast to many of the Marseille decks. Does he lose direction?:), or rather we are the ones who assume that the left-right-past-future-system is universally valid. Although it is based only on our writing system.

Nowadays I tend to use directionality very carefully. I incorporate into my interpretation only the relative directionality between the neighboring cards in a card-row.

Have a nice day.

Knight of Cups

Knight of Cups, Hes-Derua Tarot
Knight of Cups, Hes-Derua Tarot

One of my favourite cards in the Hes Tarot deck – a real Knight of Cups – just look at his face, but not only….  If you look at the picture closer you can see, that the reins form a heart in the Knight’s hand:).