The Magician!
My Keywords for the card are
Make things happen/action/conscious awareness
Before I give my interpretation I'd like to look at the symbolism of this card and what it tells us about the way we would interpret it.
The Magician has above his head the sign of the mystical lemniscate - which looks like a number 8 on its side. This is also the mathmatical symbol for infinity and therefore connects our Magician to timelessness. You will notice around his waist is a belt that is an ouroboros - snake swallowing its tail and is an emblem of wholeness or infinity and reinforces the message of the lemniscate. He stands amoung red roses and white lillies which can represent opposite energies - masculine/feminine. The Red Roses may well be a symbol of desire while the White Lillies could stand for truth. On his table are four magical tools these have come to represent the 4 elements in the pip cards. Robert M. Place in The Tarot, History, Symbolism & Divination tells us
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| The Magician's relationship with these symbols aligns him with the fifth element, the Spirit. |
The Magician stands holding his wand pointing to the heavens and his left hand pointing to the earth symbolising "As above so below". Which could be interpreted to mean that our spiritual side should be manifested in our reality.
So what is the Magician all about...... he appears to be the one who points the way to enable us to transform the possibilities in life into a reality. He indicates to us by the tools on his table that we have what we need at our finger tips to create the outcome we may desire. He is the one who shows you the potential for new beginnings and that you can tap into your creative and intuitive skills and he indicates willpower and the initiative to succeed.
His No. is 1 and therefore represents potential and opportunity, what he says to you is
'you have the power to create' and so he shows you the direction in which further development can take place and he expands his energies on his visions and ideals to which he is committed.
Karen Hamaker Zondag in The Way of the Tarot says of the Magician
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| The Magician is the urge to give our lives directed activity. Energetic action, target setting and self realization for the sake of gaining insight into reality. |
This is a card about being aware of the power in your life and this can also been seen from the position of his hands - one receives the power whilst the other directs it.
Negatively this card may well suggest you are lacking self-confidence or that you are not quite grounded enough. It could mean the misuse of power and one who may manipulate others to his own ends. It could also indicate deception and/or trickery - of yourself or others - watch out for that Con Artist!
Mainly though his message is about recognising that you have what it take to make things happen in your life!
Here's to magic
Bella
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