The Way of the Fool

[Andrea Innes-Michailov]

Leonard,
I have a Jungian tarot book at home which deals only with the major Arcana.
I will see what I can find on The Fool and get back to you on Monday.  I do
remember that the Moon card is part of the journey, actually it is the
returning part of the Journey at the end, and it said something about not
being able to get out of the magical forest without first facing deep seated
fears.  There was a lot of imagery about remaining in Hades, turning into
salt pillars, etc if one looks back and does not face fears...

You also ask about developing spiritual body.  What comes to mind is chakra
work, meditation (communing with the cosmos), breathing work...
I bet our Findhorn person could offer some insight...


Andrea

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage [mailto:GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU]On
> Behalf Of lmorris
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 1:03 AM
> To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
> Subject: Re: The Way of the Fool
>
>
>         I have been struggling for sometime with why a
> pilgrimage, it's meaning
> and so forth. Has any one really looked at a set of Tarot cards noticed
> the Fool card of the Major Arcana? Here you have a fellow (fool)
> starting out on a journey. I like to think of him as as independent
> traveler on a path of initiation, or on a pilgrimage.
>         Could have the genesis of a pilgrimage been more on the
> line of self
> initiation rather than a religion? What I would call a path or Way of
> the developing Ego.
>         I'm working on the Image of the Fool with his bag slung one his
> shoulder on a stick and the modern day pilgrim and his backpack.
>         I think when one takes on this journey or pilgrimage one
> is actually
> whether you admit it or not,  you are taking on an initiation of a
> spiritual growth. After the journey it will be how to develop ones
> spiritual body after the initiation is over. does any one know where I
> could find the manual?
>
> leonard
>