Unit 6: Tarot - The Magician
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The Magician
- Be creative and
stay open -- your possibilities are endless.
General Meaning
Traditionally, The Magician is one who can demonstrate
hands-on magic -- as in healing, transformative rituals, alchemical
transmutations, charging of talismans, and the like. A modern Magician is any
person who completes the circuit between heaven and Earth; one who seeks to
bring forth the divine gold within her or himself.
At the birth of Tarot, even a gifted healer who was not
an ordained clergyman was considered to be in league with The Devil! For
obvious reasons, the line between fooling the eye with sleight of hand and
charging the world with magical will, was not clearly differentiated in the
early Tarot cards.
Waite's image of The Magician as the solitary ritualist
communing with the spirits of the elements -- with its formal arrangement of
symbols -- is a token of the freedom we have in modern times to declare our
spiritual politics without fear of reprisal. The older cards were never so
explicit about what The Magician was doing. It's best to keep your imagination
open with this card. Visualize yourself manifesting something unique, guided by
evolutionary forces that emerge spontaneously from within your soul.
In the Advice Position
Trust your inspiration. You are smarter than you think.
The card in the Advice position suggests a course of
action which will harmonize what you want with what is currently possible.
Have faith in your innate creativity. The Magician
advises you give your questioning nature and free-associating mind plenty of
room to explore the subject at hand. Behave just as if you were an open-minded
and curious scientist. Through this process, you may bring freshness and
clarity into the situation that is both stimulating and catalytic.
You do not have to understand it all intellectually.
Besides, intuition is your ace in the hole. Respond in a spontaneous manner to
what is right in front of you. There is no reason to hold yourself back. Your
natural urges are exactly what is needed, and, your ingenuous timing and
elegant style will help smooth over any awkwardness.
Gems/Crystals
Quartz is the most common stone on the
planet. It is a component of a huge variety of rock types, and comes in an
extensive range of colors and varieties such as agate and jasper. Many colors
of quartz or formations have their own names, such as amethyst for purple
quartz.
Citrine is a joyful stone with bright energy
which lights up many aspects of lives of those who work with it. It has
energies of good fortune and good luck, though these may appear in unexpected
ways.
The metaphysical
properties of Fire Opal are
related to loyalty and trust. Because of the interplay of colors and light,
Fire Opal is considered a stone of magical powers. This crystal helps improve
sight, protects from contagious diseases, and eases the pain that originates
from grief and sorrow.
Agate's most noticeable propertiesoverall
are balancing yin/yang energy, courage, protection, healing, and calming.
Historically it was placed in water for cooking or drinking to dispel sickness.
TheMetaphysical and Healing Properties Lore of any specific type of agate
depend to some extent on the color of the agate, but all agates have certain
things in common.
Tiger's Eye is a stone of protection that is
also very stabilizing and grounding. It enhances integrity, willpower,
self-confidence, practicality and correct use of power. It is a
stone that enhances good luck, and brings prosperity, often in the form of
money. Tiger's eye is also a very protective stone which is especially
protective during travel. It can also help one see clearly without illusion.
Tiger's eye brings a special boost to the solar plexus chakra and to one's personal power.
Garnet is a stone of regeneration and
energizing. Garnet can boost the energy of an entire system and
revitalize it. It is said to be stabilizing in that it can bring order to chaos
whether internal or external.
What I want The Magician Tarot to
tell
The Magician
shows a concentrated mind, and a strong spiritual connection. You may be making
a lot of decisions recently or soon, this card paired with others can help you
with your decision making.
When
reversed, this card suggests manipulation, greed, and deceit. Stop it.
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