“The Magus Is upon us In all his eternal omniscience! His wand unites And harmonizes Elemental weapons In white light and darkness. Zero in on positive manifestation And joyfully energize creation. Craft synchronous success In the desire of your will. The power of the Sphinx, The Cynocephalus Ape Say ‘Go!’ and take with you The change that will make you!”
The card’s background is rain on a yellow field of colour. This is Air, wet and hot.
Let’s talk about the ‘things’ you see on this card.
The most prominent feature is the caduceus. The caduceus has on its wings a censer, a quill pen and a winged egg. It has a blue dove on its centre. The caduceus is the Wand of Mercury, a symbol of creative force and energy. The snakes that wrap around it are positive and negative currents. They form a lemniscate, the symbol of omniscience. The blue dove represents Spirit.
The disk, dagger, cup and censer are the four elemental weapons and the winged egg is the fifth element of Spirit. The wand of double power is energy and power and unites opposites under one will. The quill pen and scroll are instruments of communication and represent Thoth, the Egyptian god of writing, wisdom and magick.
The Cynocephalus Ape appears among the roses and lilies at the bottom of the card. He is a baboon and is sometimes thought to be a bit antagonistic in some circles and, in others, an intelligent companion. The roses symbolise desire and the lilies symbolise knowledge.
The glyphs at the bottom of the scroll are Mercury, Air and the Hebrew letter Beth (house). This card represents the path between Kether (Crown) and Binah (Understanding).
The verse speaks of the elements of this card including alluding to the Sphinx, the symbol of which the Magus wears as a sandal strap on his ankle. This card is all about creative force harnessed by will to create change.
Until tomorrow… Love, light and blessings!
Journey Through Tarot 