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The Sacred Clown
Paperback
General FictionHistorical Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 8 2026
Pages: 254
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.53 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
78 Cards. Countless Paths. One Soul's Passage.
When the Fool steps through the palace doors and turns his back on the King's court, he enters a world where truth is discovered through encounter rather than drawn on a map. Carrying a knapsack full of forgotten memories, a single white rose, and a loyal canine companion at his heels, he wanders into the vast expanse of the Tarot.
Unlike traditional interpretations of the Major Arcana, the Fool's path here is no straight ascent up a numbered ladder. Guided card-by-card through a randomized sequence, his narrative unfolds along one single passage out of 1.45 × 10 3 possible journeys.
Along the road, he meets timeless archetypes trapped in their own human dramas:
The High Priestess in her cavern, reflecting truth into a moonlight form human minds can bear.
The Hermit on his lonely mountain pass, holding a lantern that reveals as much as it conceals.
The Devil, projecting commonplace shadows upon the wall for prisoners chained by spectacle.
The Magician, weaving the thread between above and below into endless loops of reflection.
Equal parts mythic fable, philosophical allegory, and story-driven Tarot exploration, The Sacred Clown is not an instruction manual-it is an invitation to walk among the symbols and discover an order of your own.
Step off the precipice and wander into the deck.
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