The Magician tarot card from the Simply Tarot deck

The Magician Tarot Card Meaning

The Encourager
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Willpower • Potential • Direction

A crossroads. An opportunity for constructive change and for you to establish a new, better reality for yourself. You have everything you need to succeed. Capitalise on your skills and creative talents.

When The Magician appears it is time for the Subject to make a decision about something big which could set them off in a new direction in life. The Subject has the capability to achieve whatever it is they choose and they should be guided by what they feel inside, not necessarily what is expected of them. This card advises they should do whatever their gut is telling them to.

This card comes up when it is time for the Subject to take some serious steps forward in life. If the Subject is not where they want or need to be and is doing nothing to resolve it, The Magician will appear. When he does, the Subject is forced to face a situation or a decision between their existing lives and a new direction.
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Love & Relationships

Desire becomes purposeful here. Someone is beginning to recognise the difference between waiting to be chosen and actively shaping the kind of love they want to experience. Attraction deepens when honesty, confidence and emotional intention move together.
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Material Life

Resources become more powerful when used deliberately rather than scattered through distraction or self-doubt. Someone is beginning to recognise how much can be built through focus, skill and belief in their own capability. Foundations strengthen when action replaces hesitation.
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Notes from the Artist

The Magician appears at a crossroads indicating that we have to decide what route or path to take now. There are no clear directions on the sign post, therefore we are required to make a choice with little information.

The Magician manipulates a sword, pentacle, wand and cup in the air using his own special energies. These objects represent a range of different skills, abilities, tools and resources that we all have - such as intellect, common sense, bravado, and charm - that we can use to maximise our success. The Magician encourages us to use our own special energies, innate abilities and to summon up those qualities that we are not even aware we have, as yet.

From the archive

The Original Artwork, Reimagined

Before The Magician became part of the Simply Tarot collection you see today, it was drawn and painted by hand for the original 2011 Tarot House Deck. The style has evolved, but the meaning and character of the card remain at its heart.

Original hand-painted The Magician tarot card by Patricia House from the 2011 Tarot House Deck
2011 Original 2011 artwork The Magician Hand-painted by Patricia House
A Magician manipulates four tokens in the air using his skills. He stands before an empty signpost at an important crossroads.
Today The Magician reimagined The current Simply Tarot artwork

The original first edition

Buy the Original 2011 Deck

The card shown above is part of the original 78-card Tarot House Deck. Every image was drawn and painted by Patricia House before the deck was professionally printed by Cartamundi in the UK. A limited number from the original print run are still available.

  • 78-card first-edition deck
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  • Short meanings leaflet
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