The Magician is the second card in the major arcana and represents the manifestation of something into being and the beginning stages of this. The Magician is represented by the number one as it’s the first step in the creation and manifestation process. The number one represents new beginnings, leadership, fresh starts and the development of something new.
The Magician is connected to the element of air and the zodiac signs Gemini and Virgo, as it’s associated with communication, research, problem-solving and gathering information. This card symbolizes that you’re taking the initiative to begin the manifestation process and that you’re performing all the necessary steps to get this going.
This card is also connected to the planet Mercury which represents communication, mental analysis, the exchange of information, problem-solving, travel, magic and trickster energy. Because of this, the Magician also represents a process of gathering information and problem-solving as well as illusion, trickery and magic.
The Magician Meaning
This card shows that you’re using all of your resources in order to manifest powerful change in your life. The image on the card shows someone standing at an altar which contains all the tools required to start the manifestation process including the pentacle, cup, sword and wand, which represents the four minor arcana suits in the tarot.
In the card, the Magician has one arm pointing up to the sky and the other pointing down to the ground symbolizing a view of “as above, so below”. This represents a belief that everything is connected and that what happens in the higher realms also happens in the lower realms. Therefore when the Magician comes up in a reading, it can show that you’re connecting to your higher-self, or to a higher power, in order to manifest a new beginning in your life.
This card can symbolize that something is being created in this situation and that you may need to go through a process of problem-solving, experimentation and research in order to make this happen. Alternatively, the Magician can also represent things like illusion, magic and manipulation as Magicians are masters of illusion and trickery. Always look to the cards around it for clarification or to get a deeper meaning.
Upright
The act of manifestation, initiating something into being, utilizing all of your tools to create something, magic, inner power, the launch of something new, potential.
Reversed
Manipulation, abuse of power, lacking the confidence to manifest something or to create change, trickery, not knowing how to take action, lack of resourcefulness
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