The Magician

Major Arcana Major Arcana

Correspondences

Hebrew Letter: Beth
Path: 12 (Kether-Binah)
Planet: Mercury
Thoth Title: The Magus

Meanings

Rider-Waite-Smith

Reversed

Keywords: Deceit. Quackery. Swindling

Upright

Keywords: Skill. Dexterity. Diplomacy | Waite: Skill, diplomacy, address, subtlety; sickness, pain, loss, disaster, snares of enemies; self-confidence, will; the Querent, if male.

Skill. Dexterity. Diplomacy. Reversed: Deceit. Quackery. Swindling.

Thoth / Crowley-Harris

Upright

Keywords: Moon; access to intuitive powers, healing, independence, inner equilibrium, increased self-confidence

You have at your disposal brilliant capabilities which you should share with other people. One important task is to find or create the proper surroundings for your activities.

Number 1: Unity

Seed, beginning, undifferentiated will. The root of the element in its purest form.

Narrative position: initiation