The Fool is traditionally correlated to Element of Spirit. In Tantra this Principle is called Paramashiva, Brahman, or, as in other traditions, simply Void or Space. It is also what is being referred to when the Tantrika refers to "the Heart." It is Shiva and Shakti, his wife, in perfect union. The black bag that, strangely, has an eyeball, represents the pure "I" consciousness, the eternal Witness. It contains the potential for all that ever did, does, or will exist, yet nothing exists in that space. In order to actually know or experience anything at all, it must manifest itself. To do this, it becomes the Fool, who by necessity accepts the limitation of all the various roles in the universe. This, in turn, means that he he is destined to forget his true nature as Spirit. Of course, this is why he is called the Fool. He becomes like the lion who was raised by donkeys and mistook himself for a beast of burden as well, never suspecting that he was really the king of
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