Rider Waite card No 1, I The Magician
Magician
Astrological Correspondence: Mercury
Keywords: work, new beginnings, activity, overwork
Description: As the archetype of the masculine principle, the Magician represents someone who is able to achieve his goals through his creative abilities and his skills in using the tools available to him. The Magician symbolises the beginning of something when everything is possible. It can be a start of a new relationship, the birth of a new idea or creative project, or a financial strategy. The Magician is a confident person realising his full potential by taking positive action and focusing his attention and energies to the task at hand. This includes employing magic. .
Upright Associations: Mastery in the material world, creativity and originality, will power and self-confidence. Dexterity, sleight of hand, focus, skill at communication, quick-wittedness.
On the negative side the Magician represents egotism, treachery, and overconfidence, thereby misleading others into making wrong choices.
Reversed Associations: Failure, embarrassment, unreliable friends, deception, overconfidence, blocked creativity, feeling helpless, a time to avoid action. Frustration, suppressed energy, needing to step back.
Astrological Correspondence: Mercury
Keywords: work, new beginnings, activity, overwork
Description: As the archetype of the masculine principle, the Magician represents someone who is able to achieve his goals through his creative abilities and his skills in using the tools available to him. The Magician symbolises the beginning of something when everything is possible. It can be a start of a new relationship, the birth of a new idea or creative project, or a financial strategy. The Magician is a confident person realising his full potential by taking positive action and focusing his attention and energies to the task at hand. This includes employing magic. .
Upright Associations: Mastery in the material world, creativity and originality, will power and self-confidence. Dexterity, sleight of hand, focus, skill at communication, quick-wittedness.
On the negative side the Magician represents egotism, treachery, and overconfidence, thereby misleading others into making wrong choices.
Reversed Associations: Failure, embarrassment, unreliable friends, deception, overconfidence, blocked creativity, feeling helpless, a time to avoid action. Frustration, suppressed energy, needing to step back.
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