The Fool - 0/XXII MBTI Personality Type
Personality
What personality type is The Fool - 0/XXII? The Fool - 0/XXII is an ENFP personality type in MBTI, 7w6 - sx/so - 749 in Enneagram, SCUAI in Big 5, IEE in Socionics.
The Fool is the symbol of true innocence, a perfect state of joy and freedom, the sure feeling to be one with the spirit of life, at any time. The Fool has the number 0, for someone ready to go in any direction, open to all possibilities. He belongs nowhere, has no past, but an infinite future. Every moment is a new beginning. In arabic letters the 0 has the shape of an egg, the symbol for the origin of life. The Fool is change, motion and the readiness to jump into life, with no cares ever. The Fool knows no difference between possibility and reality, the zero means a total lack of hope and fear, the Fool suspects and plans nothing. He reacts directly to the current situation, nothing is calculated, nothing is hidden. In most decks the Fool is shown with an animal, as a symbol of nature, the animal soul in perfect harmony with the spirit that just follows its instincts. The Fool is courage, optimism and the belief in life and himself. When times are hard, and we suffer the pressure of 'being reasonable' or denying our instincts, the Fool reminds us that our inner person knows best what to do. 'Always trust your instincts'... In its negative aspect, the card can say that its qualities are blocked or reversed. Irresponsibilty, mad projects, recklessness - the careless human who covers himself with some artifical madness, for distrusting his instincts and fearing standstill and silence. Drive: Changes, movement, the innocence of a child Light: The positive break up of structures and limitations, selfless idealism, endless fantasy, optimism, trust to instincts Shadow: The negative loss of structures, responsivelessness, useless daydreaming, infantility [Source: Raven's Tarot Site]
Biography
An extravagantly-dressed young man strays obliviously close to the edge of a cliff, with a white dog at his heels, which seems to be either warning him of the looming danger ahead, or eagerly accompanying him. His posture is open, and embraces all that life has to offer him, untainted by preconceptions and uncumbered by others' disapproval. He holds a white rose, a symbol of divine love, innocence, purity, and faith. The Trickster as often as an innocent protected by his own luck, a madman who speaks with the voice of gods, the village idiot who hides strange powers, a happy-go-lucky adventurer that is missing something deep inside of him, which is the growth and change that will result from the peril and challenges that reality will soon thrust upon him, or simply a Naïve Newcomer. The Fool is a symbol of the in-between, great untapped potential, of The Grotesque, of reliance on luck. This card represents the enthusiasm and openness that a person often has when embarking on a new pursuit. It all starts with a leap of faith and a journey of self-discovery, and a reminder to expect the unexpected. There's no need to manipulate a specific outcome, just breathe it all in and try to see the big picture and enjoy your journey. The dark side of the Fool is someone foolhardy, immature, and overenthusiastic, someone who takes huge risks without a plan, who jumps to conclusions and who lets their dreams and flights of fancy lead them astray, or into dangerous places (without a figurative parachute to break the fall in case anything goes wrong), someone who chooses to remain ignorant and stagnant to be blissful, or someone who is too jaded and closed-off to even bother to improve themselves and embark on new journeys. Historical sidenote: The Fool's role in the trick taking card games which gave rise to the modern Tarot deck was unique: The card always lost, but also was always a valid play, thus making the card both worthless at the tactical level and immensely valuable at the strategic level (you could avoid playing a card that could win a later round if you had already lost this round). Before the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, the Fool was traditionally unnumbered; Rider-Waite (and many decks that followed its lead) assigned it the number 0 (and thus, the sole Arabic numeral in the Major Arcana), although some decks assign it XXII instead.
