The Magician is the major arcana that bears the number 1
The Magician in the tarot, when it comes out to law, represents in a synthetic way and among many other things, power, ability and concentration, action, ingenuity. The inverted magician indicates manipulation, poor planning, potential talents that do not surface, hidden emotions.
In Kabbalistic: It is the planet Mercury and the Hebrew letter Aleph Elements: It is the planet Mercury, winter, the Air element and the sign of Aries Numerology: It is the number 1
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The Magician (Reversed) : Keywords
unreasonable use of one’s powers; striving for empty goals; deceivers; ill-conceived projects; feigned experience, weakness; indecision; selfishness; actions at random; collapse of plans; delay; excessive self-confidence; ignoring your own talents; manipulation; suppression of sexuality. Feigned experience. Weakness. Inability to see things as they are. Selfish behavior. Actions at random. Collapse of plans. Impotence. Reluctance to take advantage of the opportunity. Inability to use what is at hand. Waste of energy or resources. Unrealistic goals. Making mistakes. Inability to learn from past mistakes. Excessive self-confidence. Lack of ease in doing business and communicating. Inability to use technology. Useless technology. Ignoring your own talents. Manipulation. Suppression of sexuality. Overconfidence. Lack of self-confidence or willpower. Reluctance to solve problems. The strength is running out. Nothing can be done right. Lack of knowledge is a dangerous thing. Unfulfilled plans, unattainable goals. Disorder and inconsistency.
The Magician (Reversed) :General meaning
When the magician shows himself in reverse, he signals manipulation, latent or dormant talents that are not developed, bad planning.
You deeply doubt your skills and knowledge, you have lost faith in yourself and your abilities. These doubts have no real support, they are caused by fear and can generate conflicts not only in you but in your relationship with others.
You can be confused, impatient, not putting your feet on the ground and allowing yourself to be seduced by the shortest and easiest paths, which do not require much effort.
The Magician (Reversed) : Love
The Inverted Magician may indicate that you are losing faith in your ability to find, attract and keep a new love, whether you are single or currently single. This attitude must end, in order for you to be successful.
In a committed relationship, the card may show a hesitation to talk about what it is that you really want and need. It is time to be brave and to communicate these things. It can indicate infidelities, important changes in the roles of the couple and even associated with other cards, a very manifest impossibility that the relationship can work.
The Magician (Reversed) : Career
The Reverse Magician can indicate a resistance to change that is needed when it comes to your work life. The truth is that nothing stays the same forever, change and novelty are a part of life.
Do not cling to the past, to old successes, you must not rest on your laurels. It also tells you to examine your attitudes well since you can become dishonest in order to achieve a goal.
If it is a partnership, there may be things unspoken, shady deals behind the scenes, fraud and hoaxes.
The Magician (Reversed) : Money
When the Inverted Magician appears, it can indicate feelings of helplessness and of being “trapped” when it comes to money. The truth of the matter is that you can make changes, and you can improve your luck in life, if you wanted to try.
Do not continue doing the same in order to obtain other, better and better results. It is time to reflect, cut costs and financially damaging behaviors, invest wisely and spend wisely, avoiding the superfluous.
Act wisely while focusing on your strengths and opportunities, as they will give you the change you need.
The Magician (Reversed) : Health
The Magician, even in reverse, has a positive message for improving health. Take good care of yourself, and seek medical advice if you need it.
Believe in the body’s ability to heal itself. You must pay special attention to stress and its impact mainly on the digestive system.
The Magician (Reversed) : Spirituality
When this card appears inverted, it indicates the need for new experiences and perspectives, which make you move a little from the spiritual comfort zone in which you were. You need a change, open your head, feel new airs.
Possibility of interacting with other cultures or ways of thinking that will be beneficial to everyone involved. This card indicates understanding, “putting yourself in the shoes” of the other, to understand what until recently, seemed impossible to accept or understand. Your spirituality opens up to different focuses.
The Magician : Symbolism
The Magician in the tarot represents Mercury, a planet that is linked to the intellect, the use of logic and the ability to develop things. This figure of the magician makes the connection between the two worlds, that of divinity or spirits and that of humans.
His right hand raises a staff, through which he channels and brings to the human world the knowledge, abilities and supreme power, passing it through his own body to his left hand pointing downwards.
The symbol of infinity and eternity shines on his head and a serpent that bites its tail on his waist is also a symbol of the same.
On his table appear all the suits of the tarot deck , representing the 4 elements and the world of emotion, the material, the intellect and the action are figurative of use.
His clothes are represented by a white robe, which brings us to the madman and his purity, but also a red cloak that indicates the wisdom of the world and experience, knowledge. This dual figuration is also seen in the many white and red flowers at its feet.
