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stay foolish - Isabel Unraveled

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*Pre-essay Note*: I recently rebranded my substack from Mind Mine to Isabel Unraveled. You can now find my writing by typing in read.isabelunraveled.com into your browser. I’ll be writing more about this soon. For now, if it looks a little different or takes you to a new link—that’s why! All the old links should still work, though. A new era is upon us… Now for my essay: I like to pull a Tarot card from time to time as a way to reconnect with the archetypal energies and reflect on what feels most alive in me. I recently pulled the Fool card for the first time—and the description struck me. I suppose I was expecting a series of warnings and cautions about being foolish, about all the trouble you could get in by letting yourself be a fool. But I found something different entirely: a thoughtful reflection on the benefits of folly. The profound gains you can collect by being essentially naïve and not expecting yourself to know what you’re doing before you start. “If a man were to persist i

I like to pull a Tarot card from time to time as a way to reconnect with the archetypal energies and reflect on what feels most alive in me. I recently pulled the Fool card for the first time—and the description struck me. I suppose I was expecting a series of warnings and cautions about being foolish, about all the trouble you could get in by letting yourself be a fool. But I found something different entirely: a thoughtful reflection on the benefits of folly. The profound gains you can collect by being essentially naïve and not expecting yourself to know what you’re doing before you start.…

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