Learning the Tarot Cards: I - The Magician

The Major Arcana Deck:  The Magician

Number (I):            Creation (start, seed)

                                      Oneness (singularity, individuality)

                                      Positive action (I am)

                                       

Arcana:                    Major deck (signals cycle in life and represents a key time)

 

Element:                  Air

 

Planet:                     Mercury (Intellect)

 

Card Meaning:     Will (determination, control)

                                    Possessing the tools

Key Symbols:

Red Cape (desire, discretion)

Cup (water, emotion, love, abundance)

Pentacle (earth, material aspects, money)

Sword (air, intellect, mind, energy)

Wand (direction, intensity, purification

Rod/Stick (spiritual unity, energy, creativity, talent, work, nature of all things)

Lily (purity of motivation)

Red Rose (passion)

Trees (life itself - the evolution of experience and awareness)

Castle (something of value is within, spiritual power, watchfulness, security)

Horizontal Fig 8 (cosmic symbol of eternal life)

Colours:

 

Red (fire, passion, acquisition-desire of any kind)

White (purity, truth, sincerity, virtue of all kinds, highest spirituality)

Yellow (air, mental-intellect, imagination-creativity, skill, balance)

Green (nature, renewal, vitality, harmony, fertility)

Affirmation:  I possess great skill-I can fulfill my desire

“It is my will so it will be”!

 

The Magician often appears in a reading when we need to be committed to acting on our ideas and inspirations, to trust, we have the skill and resources to be successful and to achieve many of our goals - to take action…positive results are indicated (self-confidence is required and applying a can-do attitude)