Arkarma
The 22 major arcana
Marseille Tarot · Arcana I
The Magician
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The Magician, arcana I of the Marseille Tarot, illustrated in gold on a night background
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The Magician
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Upright meaning. Flip for the other reading.

Marseille Tarot · Arcana I
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The Magician

Yes or no answerYesits answer when you ask a question ElementAirits family of energy AstrologyMercuryits celestial correspondence

✦ The symbol of the card · Upright ✦

Standing at his table, the Magician handles wand, cup, coin and sword: every tool of the possible. He embodies beginnings, skill and the power to turn an idea into a concrete act.

You hold every card you need to create. This is the moment to act, right now.

✦ What it says about your life ✦

In love
The chance to make the first move: your confidence draws people in. Dare to say what you feel without waiting for the perfect moment.
At work
The right moment to launch an idea: you hold every tool you need. Your initiative opens doors.
Money
An opportunity to seize: you have what it takes to turn an idea into something real and profitable. Act rather than waiting for ideal conditions.
Health & energy
Beautiful vital energy to channel into something concrete: put this drive to work in a project or in physical activity.

Take action: the universe answers those who dare.

Draw your card of the day See the 10 spreads

✦ In the sky ✦

In the astrological tradition, The Magician answers to the planet Mercury. It colours the way Mercury acts in your chart.

✦ The mirror hours it governs ✦

01:01The power to act01:10The fresh momentum

✦ Frequently asked about The Magician ✦

The Magician: yes or no?
In a yes or no reading, The Magician answers "Yes" upright. Reversed, its answer flips to "No". Ask your question clearly before you draw to sharpen its reply.
What does The Magician reversed mean?
Hesitation, sleeping talents, a lack of confidence. You keep postponing what you could be creating. Stop waiting for the perfect moment: it does not exist.
Is The Magician a good card?
No card is good or bad in itself. The Magician lights up one facet of your question: its meaning depends on its place in the spread and the cards around it.
In which spreads can you meet The Magician?
The Magician can turn up in every Arkarma spread: card of the day, yes or no, love reading or Celtic cross. Draw a card to see whether it comes to you.