Last week we began our journey with the New Moon and The Fool. We discovered how The Fool symbolizes the Initiate and begins the process of individuation. For this week, we move to the next card in the Major Arcana, The Magician.
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| Rider-Waite Tarot |
The Magician card brings us to the act of conscious manifestation, and is associated with the planet Mercury, and the element of air. The Fool carries the number 0, The Magician is 1. The figure of The Magician stands tall, his/her right arm reaching towards the upper realms, while the left arm points to the lower world. Above his head is a sign of infinity, the lemniscate symbolizing his connection to divinity. This posture observes the Hermetic Principle of As Above, So Below, As Within, So Without, reminding us of the nature of creation and manifestation. Creativity begins in the imagination, and through our conscious Will eventually manifests into physical reality. This reminds me of the teaching in some Wiccan traditions, "To Know, To Dare, To Will, To Keep Silent." Here we see The Will (capital W) as it accepts the challenges and struggles that are an integral part of any creative endeavor. In front of The Magician are some tools of creativity and represent the 4 suits of the tarot: the chalice, pentacle, sword, and wand. Around The Magician's waist is an ouroborus possibly symbolizing re-creation, or cycles of return.
If the Fool represented the Initiate, The Magician represents the Initiated, as he is a skilled practitioner in the magickal arts. His simple but effective altar is outside, surrounded by colorful blooms of roses and lilies. He/she gazes confidently towards the viewer, aware of his power and intention. Some Tarot readers feel that this card represents the artist, the performer, the musician, the dancer. All actively mining through psychic reservoirs and manifesting their creation into reality.
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| Tarot of Transformation (Willow Arlenea & Jasmin Lee Cori) |
Through a lens of Psychosynthesis, or Transpersonal Psychology, we may view this card as a way of discovering who we are through active participation in our personal development. We are just beginning the process of creation, and feel confident that our journey of self discovery will be a fruitful one. We have come prepared for this journey, and have our tools laid in front of us. These tools are conduits between our consciousness and the physical realm which surrounds us. As Above, So Below, As Within, So Without, our thoughts, hopes, dreams manifest through our Will. This is a very active card and allows us to feel a sense of hope and forward movement in our evolution. If we look at the card on the right, we can get a sense of this propulsion of energy. The figure of The Magician stands as a dancer in the center of a vortex spiraling around, creating an outward manifestation of the Will. As the spiral is arguably, one of the building blocks of creation, it is another sign of the power of manifestation.
To me when this card shows up in a reading, it symbolizes hope and progress in a new endeavor. As active participants traveling down our individual paths, The Magician serves as a portal for us, a conduit of Will, Intention, and energetic evolution.
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