The Magician

Major Arcana, 1 — from The 1909 London Deck.

Upright

capability, focus, having what you need

You already have the pieces. The Magician has everything laid out on the table in front of him, and the only question is whether he will actually use it or keep admiring the arrangement. This is a card about acting on what you know.

In a yes or no reading, The Magician upright answers yes.

Reversed

bluff, scattered effort, talent going nowhere

Something here is more presentation than substance — possibly someone else's, possibly your own. Ability that is never pointed at anything stays a party trick. Be honest about what is real.

In a yes or no reading, The Magician reversed answers no.

What this card does in a reading here

A reading draws one card and answers the question you asked with it. The Magician can come up either way up — reversals are on in this deck, because the 1909 original was drawn with them in mind — and the two readings above are the starting point, not the answer. The answer depends on what you asked.

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