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The Magician represents earthly power drawn from spiritual sources. As the first card of the deck after the unnumbered card of the Fool, he is the human soul endowed with a physical body and everything it needs to create a heaven on earth. He Magician wields a magic wands, showing that he has the power to transform. On his table, lie the tools of his trade, the four elements: earth, air, fire and water.
What does the Magician say to you? Remember that although he is an archetype his is you; you are the magician in your own life. Everything the Magician can do, you can do too. You have the power to transform your own reality.
You’re the Magician in your business. You develop and grow your business. You transform your ideas into products and money. The best way to get to know the Magician is via meditation. Take an inner journey, and get to know the Magician as he lives in you.
Here’s a small meditation to get you started. Think of a problem that you’re facing, right at the moment. The problem may be a large one, or it may be a relatively small one. Perhaps one of your best workers has just quit, or you need a new supplier, or you’re having a cash flow problem. Whatever your needs, the Magician can help.
Take the Magician out of the deck. Put it on the desk in front of you. Now, with the deck face up, select two to three cards which depict your problem. They can be from any part of the deck: major arcana, minor arcana, or the court cards. For a cash flow problem, you could select the 5 and 6 of Pentacles, for example. Place the cards you’ve chosen in a line under the Magician.
Just look at the layout for a few moments. Now close your eyes, and breathe deeply and slowly. Imagine your grounding cord running deep into the earth. Relax your body, starting at your feet, and working right up to the muscles in your scalp. Relax all your muscles, letting all the tension in them drain away into the earth, through your grounding cord. You’re feeling lighter, less tense, and much more relaxed.
Open your eyes and look at the cards again. Just look at them in a relaxed manner. Turn off your inner dialogue by replacing it with an affirmation. Say silently, or aloud: I am the Magician; I have the power to transform.
Repeat your affirmation—you can create your own, or use the one above, at least ten times.
Now select three more cards. Choose cards which show the situation as you would like it to be. For example, for the cash flow situation, you might choose the Ace of Pentacles, the Ace of Cups, and the 10 of Pentacles. Choose the cards which you think best represent your situation when the problem is completely resolved. Place these cards underneath the line of ‘problem’ cards.
Look at the spread you’ve created. Remember that you are the Magician, you have the power to transform the situation. Close your eyes and imagine how you will feel when the problem is resolved. Will you be relieved? Will you be happy? How will you feel? Feel those emotions now, and give thanks that the situation has resolved itself so well.
You can replace the cards in the deck, or you can leave the cards out so that you can look at them occasionally.
Go about your normal activities. You will find that the situation will transform itself, exactly as you imagined that it would. However, the resolution will rarely occur in a way that you could predict. The way the resolution occurs is usually unexpected.
