Major arcana
The Bateleur
The Bateleur marks a concrete beginning: nothing is built yet, but the tools are there. It is less about owning what you have than about using what is available.
The Bateleur marks a concrete beginning: nothing is built yet, but the tools are there. It is less about owning what you have than about using what is available.
The Bateleur stands behind a table where the cup, the coin and the sword are laid out, and he raises the wand above them. Nothing is missing from the set, and no piece is in use yet.
You turn an intention into an experiment: the tools are modest but present, and the attempt produces. Starting clumsily works better than tidying the table away.
Novelty multiplies possibilities without seeing one through. Neither ideas nor skill replace a delivered result: by dint of preparing, the hand stays up in the air.
Symbolism TdM. The Bateleur. The Bateleur takes up the figure of the fairground mountebank, who draws the crowd before he sells: card I opens the deck.
Set one simple point in motion, without waiting for perfect conditions. Take what you have to hand: the first gesture counts more than its success.
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