CARD 1: THE MAGICIAN (picture soon)

The Picture:
This card shows a youthful man posed with one arm up to the heavens and one arm down to earth, a symbol of mercury at each palm. His head is surrounded by a halo of infinity as he looks down at a table with the tools of magic before him (cup, pentacle, dagger, and wand) the world is divided almost in half showing earth and heavens.


The Meaning:
The man in the card shows himself as a divine messenger between the heavens and earth. In mythology he is represented as Mercury, or Hermes. He is the representation of us as communicators, of bringing our will of the spirit to the physical plane. The black and white background represents the yin and yang of our will and the physical world and that proper balance and technique is needed to control both equally for perfect communication. The halo represents that this communication between both is always present in our lives, whether we know how to control it properly or not.
The items showed on the table show us the means as which to bring things about in the physical. Each item on the table is a representation of our basic elements in the physical plane; Cup = water, Pentacle = Earth, Dagger = Air, and Wand = Fire (this is a basic overview, there’s much more to these items then that.). I feel that these items can be represented by ALL means of our taught communicative skills (the tools of an artist, a cook, cyclist, musician, even a carpenter.) anything that helps brings a thought of your will to the physical. The reason I don’t show anything specific (like frying pans) is because you should always be open to new ways express yourself. You never know what opportunity life will bring. I felt the traditional elemental tools blanketed this idea.


In a Reading:
This card tells you that you may have some new opportunities and decisions ahead so this is a good time to, take all your intuitiveness, focus in on your initiative, make a decision and follow through to achieve those goals and dreams. Apply those innate talents to make things happen.