Arcana Hour

Arcana Hour: The Fool - Prologue

Curiosity (from Latin curiosus "careful, diligent, curious," akin to cura "care") is a quality related to inquisitive thinking such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident by observation in human and many animal species. The term can also be used to denote the behavior itself being caused by the emotion of curiosity. As this emotion represents a thirst for knowledge, curiosity is a major driving force behind scientific research and other disciplines of human study. (Via Wikipedia)

In many esoteric systems of interpretation, the Fool is usually interpreted as the protagonist of a story, and the Major Arcana is the path the Fool takes through the great mysteries of life and the main human archetypes. This path is known traditionally in Tarot as the Fool's Journey, and is frequently used to introduce the meaning of Major Arcana cards.

Story:

Layla:

From that day onward, my whole life got more mysterious and complicated.

I took a bath after trying on my uniform, even all that rest and relaxation on the bathtub, I can't shake my head off of that card. From what I know, it was known as a Tarot Card, it belongs in the Major Division, The Fool. I got off the bathtub and scrubbed my whole body to dry off. After so, I went to my room once more and opened my laptop, I typed in, "Tarot Cards The Fool". I searched the Wikipedia about some information about it, as well as its meaning. It states:

"The Fool or The Jester is one of the 78 cards in a Tarot deck; one of the 22 Trump cards that make up the Major Arcana. The Fool is unnumbered; sometimes represented as 0 (the first) or XXI (the second to last) or XXII (the last) Major Arcana in decks. It is used in-divination as well as in game playing. The Fool is the spirit in search of experience. He represents the mystical cleverness bereft of reason within us, the childlike ability to tune into the inner workings of the world. The sun shining behind him represents the divine nature of the Fool's wisdom and exuberance, holy madness or 'crazy wisdom'. In other words, someone who is capable of finding experiences through challenges, taking the right path, even the wrong would be a good choice, in resultant to experience. (Via Wikipedia)"

"Experience...?" I questioned myself as I titled my head. I sighed from what I saw, and dressed up for bed. I put my pajamas on and took the card once more, holding it with both hands. After a few seconds, I sighed and put down the card beside my laptop. I took the bath towel, tilted my head, and dried my hair with the towel. After so, I put my towel aside and jumped off to bed. I haven't turned off the lamp yet, though. I was still thinking about the card itself. Was something bound to happen?

 The next day...

I woke up, full of energy, well I still managed to sleep and got the card off of my mind that night. I jumped off from bed, went to the bathroom, took my clothes of as I filled the bathtub with the water running perfectly. Resting my whole body in the bathtub I started to wonder what will my school be like? I asked myself the clichéd questions of a teenage girl. 'Will I be able to fit in?', 'Can I make many friends', 'will I find the right guy for me?’ Those words were running around my head as the minutes passed by. After I got myself cleaned, I got out of the bathtub, rolled myself over a bath towel and went to my room. I dried myself off, wore everything needed for the academy. I got my uniform on, my shoes and socks, as well as my bag full of my needs for the day.

I went down, and saw mom's perfect breakfast as always. "Looks good..." I said, nodding, while my left hand was on the handle of the stairs, going down from the stepping. I put away my bag on the sofa, beside my brother's and sat beside him on the dining table with mom and dad.