Esoteric Significance
Some frequent keywords are:
- Action — Consciousness — Concentration — Personal power
- Practicality — Energy — Creativity — Movement
- Precision — Conviction — Manipulation — Self confidence
- Being objective — Focusing — Determination — Initiative
In the Magician's right hand is a wand raised towards heaven, the sky or the element æther, while his left hand is pointing to the earth. This iconographic gesture has multiple meanings, but is endemic to the Mysteries, symbolizing divine immanence, the ability of the magician to bridge the gap between heaven and earth. On the table in front of the Magician the symbols of the four Tarot suits signify the Classical elements of earth, air, fire and water. Beneath are roses and lilies, the flos campi and lilium convallium, changed into garden flowers, to show the culture of aspiration.
Read more about this topic: The Magician (Tarot Card)
Famous quotes containing the words esoteric and/or significance:
“It is an esoteric doctrine of society that a little wickedness is good to make muscle; as if conscience were not good for hands and legs.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“The hysterical find too much significance in things. The depressed find too little.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)