Meditation on the Fool

Meditation practice as a daily multivitamin at the ARTECHOUSE in DC

When I first started to read Tarot I came across the term “pathworking” . It means to place yourself inside of the card to explore its textures, feelings, sounds and depths. As an avid meditator and life long lover of fiction I thought this would be easy. “Put myself inside of a Tarot card? Don’t mind if I do!” It was not in fact. Easy. It was hard. While I could do this for a minute or so, I found myself distracted with my eyes open and my monkey mind chattering. What about closing my eyes? Then I would lose the scene, this was before I found my 3rd eye to be quite open and I felt compelled to study the picture in front of me. I looked around for meditations to help with this, but did not find many and felt disappointed. Then I woke up one day and asked “What if I made my own?” Here is the first, of hopefully, 78. Stay tuned….

Welcome to entering the Fool. The Fool is here to support us in a new endeavor that asks us to trust ourselves and our intuition. Let’s begin.

Find a quiet space sitting up in a comfortable seat. If this is not available to you, lay down and settle in. Place your hands gently on your lap, arm rest or beside you.

Close your eyes or if you prefer, lower your gaze, keeping it soft with your eyes open ever so slightly. Now with your eyes closed or lowered, take a deep breath in through your nose…hold...and let it all out of your mouth.

Again, take a breath in through your nose…hold…exhale from your mouth. 

Last time, breath in…hold…release

We meet the Fool where we are and as we are. A new day is beginning. Look off in the distance. There is a soft haze of reds and pinks beginning to fill the sky. You shift your gaze and look up. You see the darkness of night is fading. All that remains of the night’s velvet cloak, is the lone morning star. Light is entering the day. You take a deep breath, the air is filled with a crisp freshness of the first day of spring. There is a chill in the air, you feel the briskness against your face. The air is fresh. 

You shift your gaze back down in front of you and a large meadow starts to come into view. 

What colors do you see? Are there any animals nearby? What sounds do you hear? The sun emerges on the edge of the horizon where a new adventure awaits you. Deep inside your chest your heart fills with the anticipation of a new journey ahead, one you meet with great passion and joy. This feeling begins to move throughout your body. There is no need to push it through, just relax the muscles in your face, part your lips and soften your jaw, drop your shoulders away from your ears, allow this energy to flow freely. 

It starts at the top of your head, at the crown. What type of sensation can you detect here? Does it have a temperature? Is there pressure? Is it light, tingling, buzzing? Does it have a color? Feel the sensation of this energy, one of joy and excitement, travel down from the top of your head, past your cheeks, through your throat, now down to your shoulders and through your chest and back. Allow this energy to flow down through your belly with ease, and down your legs, and all the way to your toes.  

Take a look down at your feet. Notice them. Are you barefoot? Wearing shoes? How does the earth feel beneath your feet?  

You notice the meadow is filled with small drops of morning dew, the earth is clean, fresh. The timing feels just right for you to take these first steps.

With the energy of adventure and eagerness for what awaits you, you lift your foot and take a step forward out into the open meadow. The next foot follows as you begin to cross the wide expanse. Here you are free, unrestricted by the boundaries of your subconscious mind. The meadow stretches forward, and all the way to your left and to your right, as well as behind you, and as far as the eye can see. You can not detect its end, it is boundless. Here all things are possible. You stretch out your arms wide and embrace the unknown. Feel the expansion in your chest as you reach out. Take a deep breath. You trust in your intuition and it is strong.  It does not frighten you. Your deep inner knowing fills you and your heart sings out! You lift both arms to the sky, stretching up, and feeling the limitless expanse and peace that comes from this infinite moment. There is no beginning and no end as it all exists at once, in a constant flow, all of the possibilities are right here, right now. Allow this energy to wash over you, like a soft rain that waters the seed of your limitless potential. Feel this. All things are possible and you know what is best for you in this very moment. See this, touch this and take it in.

This knowing is always available to you. You can always return here at any time. The meadow welcomes you. Take one more moment to take all of this in. Let us take one final breath in together and allow a gentle release. When you are ready, you may open your eyes. Your new day awaits.