Keywords for The Magician Card
- Empowered innovativeness
- Self-confidence, the will, skill
- Your talents, passions, and personal power
As The Fool begins his adventure through the tarot deck, The Magician is the first card he meets. This is why The Magician is numbered 1 (one), even though it’s not the first card of the deck.
The Magician is in his garden, creating something magical. He is working with the four suits of the tarot (the cup, pentacle, sword, and wand) to draw creative energy from above, channeling it through himself to bring it into being in the physical world.
This is an active, outwardly-focused card. It is paired with The High Priestess card, which is The Magician’s receptive and inwardly-focused magical counterpart.
The Magician is also known as “The Alchemist,” the creator who makes something out of nothing. This card is about expressing your unique talents and turning them into something tangible in the world.
Although it seems a bit woo-woo, this is a very practical card. The Magician guides you to create an environment, triggers, and routines to regularly and consistently bring yourself to a state of creative flow where you can make your own magic.
Keywords for The Magician Reversed
- You’re not ready – don’t take this risk
- Scattered energy or resources, squandering your talents
- Mental disease, disgrace
Patterns and Correspondences of The Magician Card
- Major Arcana = the basic lessons of life and personal growth
- Number 1 = beginnings, creating something new
- Zodiac sign = Aries, the start of the zodiac
- Planet = Mercury, for cunning creativity
– Sakshi Raizada Kapoor
