From the Tarot of Pagan Cats, the Knave (Page) of Pentacles; from the oracle Cat Wisdom, "Cheekiness:"
On her wonderful blog
78 Notes to Self, Ginny Hunt describes the Page of Pentacles with a quote attributed to Will Rogers: "There are three kinds of men. The ones that learn by readin'. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." This knave might initially get a grasp of new things through books or a teacher, but to truly understand he's going to have to try it himself. I'm quite like this too; if I'm playing a new board game, the instructions may help but attempting to play will teach me much more. I'm guessing this fuzzy fellow is out testing different grass and flower fields during allergy season.
There is a lot of freedom to be found in being bold, in the excitement of experimentation. My daughter grew up surrounded by technology, but my mother was introduced to computers late in life. As she was watching my five-year-old maneuver through an educational game years ago, she commented how the young didn't worry about making messes or mistakes as they tried new things. "That's how I need to approach the computer, without a fear that I'm going to damage it somehow." Today she's quite at home with technology (she just bought herself a mini ipad). I guess that electric fence stuff runs in the family.
