The Magician
The Magician is a very important card to me, and the card I pulled for November. Part of the reason I named the blog what I named it and why I use mage imagery in my online persona. To anybody who believes people have a card that represents them like a lot of the zodiac sites say, this is my card. Numbered 1, this Major Arcana depicts a dignified man holding or surrounded by the four suits of the cards: Cups, Pentacles, Swords and Wands which each represent the four elements of Water, Earth, Air and Fire respectively. One hand is held up while the other points downward depicting a connection to both the divine and the physical world. The figure 8 or infinity symbol is his connection to the eternal, raised above his head like a halo or the crown chakra. Some cards like the classic cards also depict him with a snake around his waist eating its own tail. A representation of Ouroboros, which also symbolizes the eternal. The tarot ...