I’ve been going through a difficult time recently, so I felt nervous about reading my tarot cards. With all the painful experiences weighing on me and the heavy energy I was carrying, I expected to draw some challenging cards. But I really needed guidance. So I took a deep breath, set my intention, and to my surprise, I pulled the Magician Tarot Card.

This card brought me such reassurance. I know my worries and troubles won’t simply melt away, but the Magician made me realise that the issues I’m facing don’t define my life. My task is to live a joyful and inspired life even amid challenges. The Magician tarot card reminds me I have the power to do exactly that.

Of course, if you pulled the Magician today, the meaning might be different because your life and circumstances are unique. (And naturally, the other cards you draw will also affect the interpretation.) That’s what I love about the Tarot. While the cards have specific meanings, they also offer infinite interpretations depending on the querent, their personality, and their life circumstances. So, as you read this post, I encourage you to ask not what the Magician means in general, but what the Magician means for you, right now.

The Magician Tarot Card Meaning

The overarching message from the Magician tarot card is that you’re ready to manifest something new in your life. The Magician connects spiritual energy with the manifest world. He points to the sky with one hand and to the earth with the other, drawing down energy from the spirit world to be made manifest in the material realm.

What’s more, when you draw this card, it reveals that you already have everything you need for this transformation. On the table before the Magician, you see the symbols of the cup, the sword, the pentacle, and the wand. The cup represents intuition and emotions; the sword, thoughts, intellect, and communication; the pentacle represents the material world; and the wand, willpower, creativity, and action. When we bring all these energies together in alignment with our purpose, we can manifest anything we choose.

Often, when we fail to manifest our goals, dreams, desires, or the kind of life we want to live, it is because our intention is muddled and our energies are not aligned. The magician asks us to decide what we truly want and then align our whole being towards it. 

Of course, this isn’t always easy. Sometimes we are not sure what we really want. Sometimes our true desires lie buried beneath layers of limiting beliefs and the expectations of others. But the magician reminds us that we have the power within us to create a life that is perfect for us.

As well as being unclear about our intentions, we can also experience blocks that prevent energy from flowing freely through us and aligning with our intention. For example, as I navigate this difficult time, I’m afraid to feel some of my emotions. I’m blocking feelings of grief and loss because I fear they’ll overwhelm me.

But in resisting these difficult emotions, I numb myself and become less able to align my emotional energy with what I want to create. When we hold on to certain emotions, rather than feeling and releasing them, we create a block that won’t let emotional energy flow through us. This means that clearing blocks and negative beliefs is an important part of manifesting our desires. Shadow work can be very helpful here.

Therefore when we want to create something—whether it’s health, wealth, love, or simply a feeling of relaxation or contentment—we need to align all these energies. We must think about what we want to achieve, feel the emotions associated with our desire, bring together the resources we have in the material world, and then take actions aligned with all these factors.

So if you draw the Magician tarot card in your next tarot reading, be reassured that you’re ready to manifest something new in your life. All you need to do is align your energies and actions and make some magic!

That’s my interpretation of the Magician tarot card. What’s yours?