The Fool is the first card in the Major Arcana. It is the number 0 in a deck. The Fool represents the start of a journey, innocence and naivety. He has unlimited potential, is a clean slate. It is the journey he is about to undertake that will shape who he is.
Notes On The Major Arcana
Many people think of the Tarot as a book containing wisdom, and if we think in the same way then we can say the Major Arcana is the first book of the Tarot.
An Introduction to Tarot
Tarot can be daunting when you first get started with it. I know I was daunted, not coming from a background where it was usual or normal to read the cards, but they are quite simple when you get down to it.
Juno Roberts 