We hope you enjoyed our interpretations of‘ The Fool’ in our last Edition and that it helped you or perhaps there was something in there that you had not thought about before. It is really interesting seeing and reading others perspectives. It doesn’ t matter at what stage you are as a Tarot Reader, you will always see something different or your Guides will help you interpret it differently.
So, you have met‘ The Fool’ at the start of his journey naively going on his merry way- now meet‘ The Magician’.
When the Magician card appears in
STELLA a spread it brings to mind the
beginn ing of a new phase / chapter in your life. This is a period where you are able to power ahead and manifest all of the things that you dream of. You have all of the necessary tools at your disposal to make a real go of success and you will be doing so under the watchful eyes of the Gods, who will assist in many ways. It is a time when it is necessary to use your intellect, and take note of everything that is going on around you that could possibly interrupt your flow toward achievement.
The Magician card is usually represented by a man in a white gown with a red jacket over the top. The white gown represents the purity of the situation, a new situation that is yet to be explored and the red gown shows that the person in question has experience & knowledge to back them up. He is much wiser than the previous card of the Fool, who rushes ahead blindly toward his objective. The Magician stands at a table which contains all of the suits of the tarot deck( earth, air, fire and water) which shows that he is equipped fully to reach his goal, if he uses all of the resources available to him, body, mind, heart and soul. He is standing holding a staff that is pointed up toward the sky with a symbol of eternity above his head and his other hand pointing down towards the Earth. This shows that he is able to channel the energy from the vast universe to manifest his desires upon the Earth plane.
There is of course a warning with the Magician. He stands in a bed of flowers, but intertwined with the pretty flowers are thorny roses, which whilst beautiful hold danger. This is a reminder that it is easy to become overconfident when things are going your way so easily. It is a reminder that you should be careful that you do not become arrogant and big headed in your success. It is also a reminder that with over confidence it is easy to be swayed along a path that will lead to your destruction. It is important to keep your intellect intact at all times and to know fully what is the outcome that you desire, so as not to be mislead and swayed from your path by somebody underhanded and manipulative. It is always important to keep our wits about us and to keep ourselves grounded in any venture that we undertake. It is possible to achieve great heights, as long as our feet remain firmly on the ground and our head remains out of the clouds.
One more reminder of the Magician is that when we are using our skills to our best advantage, and we come to a standstill, it is important to stop and reassess that we are actually using all of the skills that we possess in order to achieve the best outcome. Do not focus entirely on the most obvious, but dig deeper within ourselves for all the knowledge that may be useful in the current situation.
I have read many stories based
JO about the Major Arcana and it is interesting how people interpret. You see you could have‘ The Fool’ as the main character who visit’ s each Major Arcana or of course‘ The Fool’ could morph into any of these Major Arcana. I like to think that it is‘ The Fool’ s’ journey and he is visiting the Magician for advice on how to move forward on his journey. When I pull this card I always have the immortal words of Sir Winston Churchill in my head: '
'. Of course this was about winning World War 2 but if you look at it the Magician always has tools around him so he can magically complete what he
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