Have you already read part 1 of this little story?
So let’s continue…
After the Fool learned about tradition and let go of what no longer served him, he arrived at a crossroads—the Lovers.
It’s not just about romantic love, no. It’s about choice.
The Lovers card is like that conversation between Alice and the Cat:
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” – asks Alice.
“That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.” – replies the Cat.
“I don’t much care where…” – answers Alice.
“Then it doesn’t matter which way you go.” – points out the Cat.
The Fool chose. But he stood still, staring at the ground.
Then came the Chariot with a deafening honk: “You’ve already decided! Now MOVE!”
Movement. Action. Hands on the wheel. Two sphinxes pulling in opposite directions—one black, one white. The Fool learned: control is not about forcing. It’s about balancing.
In the middle of the road, he found a lion. A huge beast, teeth bared. He froze. But a woman arrived, ran her hand through the beast’s mane… and the lion purred. It was Strength.
She taught: strength is not thunder. It’s not taming by brute force. It’s calm in the face of fear. It’s knowing that the monster is also afraid. Sometimes, all the lion needs is a gentle touch.
The weight of the journey began to press down. The Fool felt alone. Then he climbed a mountain and found the Hermit, an old man with a lantern.
The old man didn’t point the light at the road. He pointed it at the Fool’s chest.
“Go down,” he said. “Go inward. What you’re looking for isn’t out there. It’s in the darkness you’ve never illuminated.”
The Fool went down. He stayed there for a long time. Quiet. Reflecting on himself.
And it was at that moment, without him doing anything, without asking permission, without any warning, that life simply happens.
The Wheel of Fortune arrived. Gigantic. Going up, going down. A sphinx on top, a dog going down, a snake going up.
The universe said: “You stopped. You listened. Now I spin. Don’t complain about the direction. A wheel is a wheel.”
The Fool held on. Because sometimes we control nothing. We just hold tight and pray not to fall.
Continued in Part 3… now the chaos really begins.
- The RWS (Rider-Waite-Smith) tarô was used, created by Arthur Edward Waite in 1909 and illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith. It is popularly known for being the most widely used card deck for begginers.
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