The magician of Tarot
The magician is the first card of the tarot, he is the young initiate, the illusionist who dominates the totality of the arcana, he is the primordial cause that he raises, the one who can help us and at the same time divertirse.es the beginning intelligence and skill.
The Magician's Letter and Its Meaning
A youthful figure in the robe of a magician, having the countenance of the divine Apollo, with smile of confidence and shining eyes. Above his head is the mysterious sign of the Holy Spirit, the sign of life, like an endless cord, forming the figure 8 in a horizontal position [infinity symbol]. About his waist is a serpent-cincture, the serpent appearing to devour its own tail. This is familiar to most as a conventional symbol of eternity, but here it indicates more especially the eternity of attainment in the spirit. In the Magician's right hand is a wand raised towards heaven, while the left hand is pointing to the earth. This dual sign is known in very high grades of the Instituted Mysteries; it shews the descent of grace, virtue, and light, drawn from things above and derived to things below. The suggestion throughout is therefore the possession and communication of the Powers and Gifts of the Spirit. On the table in front of the Magician are the symbols of the four Tarot suits, signifying the elements of natural life, which lie like counters before the adept, and he adapts them as he wills. Beneath are roses and lilies, the flos campi and lilium convallium, changed into garden flowers, to shew the culture of aspiration. This card signifies the divine motive in man, reflecting God, the will in the liberation of its union with that which is above. It is also the u nity of individual being on all planes and in a very high sense it is thought, in the fixation thereof. With further reference to what I have called the sign of life and its connexion with the number 8, it may be remembered that Christian Gnosticism speaks of rebirth in Christ as a change 'unto the Ogdoad. The mystic number is termed Jerusalem above, the Land flowing with Milk and Honey, the Holy Spirit and the Land of the Lord. According to Martinism, 8 is the number of Christ.
He signifies the journey outward, the state of the first emanation, the graces and passivity of the spirit. His wallet is inscribed with dim signs, to shew that many subconcious memories are stored up in the soul.
Definition of the card the magician
Indicates the beginning of initiatives, the consultant is willing to face the obstacles that may arise to achieve a purpose. He counts on his skill, eloquence skill, and diplomacy for this.
Inverted magician's letter
When the magician's card is inverted the magician is a charlatan, a faker, an imposter, an illusionist. Indicates indesitions and a misguided action that must be reorganized