Sulis
In the background of the card is a source of light, shown as a dark space against the white background of the card with orange and yellow coloured beams emanating from it.
In the foreground sits a leopard or cheetah, he sits with his body facing left but his head is turned so that he is looking towards the right (the future). On his chest is a lemniscate, an infinity symbol that looks like the Arabic number 8 turned on it's side.
In front of the leopard are the suit symbols; an upright sword, balanced on it's hilt, a pentacle that the leopard rests his front feet on, a goblet or cup and a stick or wand.
The number of The Magician is 1.
Some thoughts on the number 1:
One - The Aces - and there they all are on the card
A burst of energy - and there it is in the flash or source of light.
Power, controlled and focused.
Potential.
The seed.
The beginning but also the end, a part of something but the number 1 also represents the whole (so the seed that is the beginning but also has the potential to be the end, the whole thing).
The ego.
The self.
Some thoughts on The Magician
The Magician represents the masculine principle, he is active, focused, conscious. In many ways he is the opposite to the High Priestess who represents the dark, inner feminine.
The Magician is a doer and a communicator, he makes things happen. He channels energy and makes it into something else. Sometimes he's a trickster, especially in older decks where he is represented by a street performer doing slight of hand tricks.
In decks based on the Rider- Waite-Smith Tarot he is a ceremonial magus, channelling divine energy and using the representation of the 4 elements (the Aces) to make that energy into what he wants it to be.
In readings he tells you to take action, to go for it and he assures you that you have everything you need to make whatever venture you are starting a success - he (you) literally have all the Aces right there, what you do with them is up to you.
In some decks he is said to represent Mercury, messenger of the Gods and so also someone who channels energy in the form or words and communication. So this guy is a great communicator, often a manipulator who can make people believe him even when he's not being entirely truthful (the slight of hand tricks in older decks)..
He can be selfish, putting his own interests first (his number is 1 so he is number 1 in his own mind).
Some thoughts about this Magician
In the Wild Unknown deck The Magician is a leopard, cheetah or panther. These cats hunt alone and hide their prey, often eating it when other animals wouldn't bother because it's not fresh - this shows that he looks after himself and isn't prone to sharing.
When hunting a leopard can be very fast but only in short bursts, he's also completely focused on the kill - I think these are definitely Magician qualities.
He looks to the future but is also aware of the past.
His lemniscate says that his power is infinite and since he is the beginning but also the end of the number sequence, I think this fits very well too.
The power comes from the flash of light behind him, not from him himself, he just uses that.
If anyone has any more thoughts on this card I'd love to hear them.
I've attached an image of the card.
In the foreground sits a leopard or cheetah, he sits with his body facing left but his head is turned so that he is looking towards the right (the future). On his chest is a lemniscate, an infinity symbol that looks like the Arabic number 8 turned on it's side.
In front of the leopard are the suit symbols; an upright sword, balanced on it's hilt, a pentacle that the leopard rests his front feet on, a goblet or cup and a stick or wand.
The number of The Magician is 1.
Some thoughts on the number 1:
One - The Aces - and there they all are on the card
A burst of energy - and there it is in the flash or source of light.
Power, controlled and focused.
Potential.
The seed.
The beginning but also the end, a part of something but the number 1 also represents the whole (so the seed that is the beginning but also has the potential to be the end, the whole thing).
The ego.
The self.
Some thoughts on The Magician
The Magician represents the masculine principle, he is active, focused, conscious. In many ways he is the opposite to the High Priestess who represents the dark, inner feminine.
The Magician is a doer and a communicator, he makes things happen. He channels energy and makes it into something else. Sometimes he's a trickster, especially in older decks where he is represented by a street performer doing slight of hand tricks.
In decks based on the Rider- Waite-Smith Tarot he is a ceremonial magus, channelling divine energy and using the representation of the 4 elements (the Aces) to make that energy into what he wants it to be.
In readings he tells you to take action, to go for it and he assures you that you have everything you need to make whatever venture you are starting a success - he (you) literally have all the Aces right there, what you do with them is up to you.
In some decks he is said to represent Mercury, messenger of the Gods and so also someone who channels energy in the form or words and communication. So this guy is a great communicator, often a manipulator who can make people believe him even when he's not being entirely truthful (the slight of hand tricks in older decks)..
He can be selfish, putting his own interests first (his number is 1 so he is number 1 in his own mind).
Some thoughts about this Magician
In the Wild Unknown deck The Magician is a leopard, cheetah or panther. These cats hunt alone and hide their prey, often eating it when other animals wouldn't bother because it's not fresh - this shows that he looks after himself and isn't prone to sharing.
When hunting a leopard can be very fast but only in short bursts, he's also completely focused on the kill - I think these are definitely Magician qualities.
He looks to the future but is also aware of the past.
His lemniscate says that his power is infinite and since he is the beginning but also the end of the number sequence, I think this fits very well too.
The power comes from the flash of light behind him, not from him himself, he just uses that.
If anyone has any more thoughts on this card I'd love to hear them.
I've attached an image of the card.