Two of Wands
I agreed with Silverlotus the other day to open a thread to study the Magician card in the ‘Old Path’ deck.
Card I : The Magician
I think The Magician Card is an interesting one in any deck. The very name suggests intrigue, mystery and untold power. Sometimes decks (usually modern ones) depict a Wizard or Witch of great supernatural power, sometimes they are depicted more as head of a magical or spiritual order, who is otherwise human and no different from us (as suggested by traditional Rider Waite interpretations), and, finally, early 14th – 16th Century decks tended to show him as simply one up from The Fool: a jester with a better polished act incorporating juggling and basic magic tricks. Other cards of this time sometimes depicted him as a man of skill: carpenter, shoe maker, etc.
The ‘Old Path’ Magician is certainly depicted as someone who calls upon great magical powers that suggest a mastery and understanding of the ways of the world.
I shall follow this shortly with a description of the card.
Card I : The Magician
I think The Magician Card is an interesting one in any deck. The very name suggests intrigue, mystery and untold power. Sometimes decks (usually modern ones) depict a Wizard or Witch of great supernatural power, sometimes they are depicted more as head of a magical or spiritual order, who is otherwise human and no different from us (as suggested by traditional Rider Waite interpretations), and, finally, early 14th – 16th Century decks tended to show him as simply one up from The Fool: a jester with a better polished act incorporating juggling and basic magic tricks. Other cards of this time sometimes depicted him as a man of skill: carpenter, shoe maker, etc.
The ‘Old Path’ Magician is certainly depicted as someone who calls upon great magical powers that suggest a mastery and understanding of the ways of the world.
I shall follow this shortly with a description of the card.