I love seeing different pictures too stillwalkn  
That's why I keep posting different pictures of every card...I guess the others like it too...(I'm happy you enjoy them   )

This is my favorite of the Majors and one that I focus on daily before beginning my day.  It tell me first and foremost that I'm responsible for my own life and fate.  

In this card, I see that the Magus may or may not have determined his True Will, but all of the elements to create his reality are within reach.  He only needs to maintain balance and grace.

I want to be more like the magician!

As a path, the fool now represents, to me, a person who’s like a teenager, who does not have worries, but – being an adult – start to concern about “serious” things. This is interesting because when I clue the fool with the magician, I realize I can clue cards to cards, composing a history, making sense with the group of cards – when they’re together. It’s fabulous!
The Magician alone represents something (the responsibility, the learning, the self application). When with another card, represents another thing…Wow! I never realized this with so much power like I’m realizing now!

Hugs,
Renata

1 - The Magician ~ Infinite, Powerful, Intelligent/Knowledge, In Control

In The Magician I see a 'go-between' of Heaven & Hell, right & wrong, the inner self the one we show to the world, the unconscious & the conscious thought.  The white wand he holds in his right hand and out stretched to the heavens indicates something of Devine nature to me.  Maybe The Magician is channeling Devine Light/favors/blessings from Heaven to those below, Earth or Hell, since his left hand is firmly pointing to, not drawing from.  The infinity symbol above his head indicates eternal life & dominion, which reinforces the Divinity conception.  His garment is white, symbol of all that is right.  He has a snake wrapped around his waist as a belt which is holding onto it's own tail~ I can't help but think it has to represent something- regeneration? Renewal? Or the old pictorial of Satan as a snake? To know good, we must recognize evil? The outer robe is red, a color of royalty, high position, passion, sex.  I don't think the latter two can be applied here though.  There are white and red flowers above & below The Magician~ taken with the other items of the same colors, I believe the concept that The Magician is a card representing a higher power, a very strong card, is being hammered home.  The Magician has representatives (magical items?) from all 4 suits on the table before him~ maybe indicating that he can draw on power from all, but also possibly indicating that he can always trump them, intensify them, redirect them, or maybe flat out disable them altogether by lowering his right arm.  The Magician also wears a white band around his forehead~ possibly signifying pure, righteous thoughts.  I can see only good in this card.  I don't think his card being in the 1 position just happened by chance either.