The Magician
The Magician signifies progress and the early stages of understanding one’s own power. He is associated with Nature's master craftsmen—the spider—and with wings that represent an elevated intellect, indicating skill, resourcefulness, and the capacity to handle many tasks. He is flexible and industrious, able to experiment and apply concentration and willpower to gain experience and influence. Yet his shadow side can be dishonest and manipulative, leading to latent talents, poor planning, deceit, and greed, so ethical use of his abilities is essential.
Keywords
Poem:
To create or to destroy? To build a tool or make a toy? To master one or taste them all? To bend and yield or to stand tall? To covet and keep or share and be merry? My questions are burdens that I alone must carry.
Meaning:
The Magician is a card of progress. He is just beginning to understand himself and his power. He is fused with Nature's master craftsmen: the spider. He is also gifted with wings, representing an elevated intellect. With his eight appendages, he is flexible and industrious, able to take on many things at once. His shadow self, however, is a dishonest, manipulative soul. In this form, his talents may be latent and his planning poor.
Upright keywords:
skill, gaining experience, action, experimentation, power, resourcefulness, concentration, intelligence, logic, influence, willpower, academic success
Reversed keywords:
manipulation, latent talents, pettiness, poor planning, deceit, hoarding knowledge, greed, mental confusion, a con artist, false flattery
Visual Description
A green-skinned, red-haired androgynous figure sits prominently in the center with translucent wings and a circular halo-like design behind the head. The figure holds a goblet raised toward the face while a large golden pentacle rests at the figure's lap with a sword laid across it; a tall staff stands to the right edge and a crystal shard is visible to the left. Roses and lilies appear around the lower foreground, and the card shows the Roman numeral I at the top and the title 'The Magician' at the bottom.
Children of Litha tarot
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