willowfox
***This question was about an ex relationship, what would happen to it, so there is no third party in the equation and neither is there a Lovers card anywhere in the outcome, the Magician is absolutely alone.
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Magician as outcome
***This question was about an ex relationship, what would happen to it, so there is no third party in the equation and neither is there a Lovers card anywhere in the outcome, the Magician is absolutely alone.
Adriana
Thanks for your replies, I tend to interpret it in the direction that you can make the life you want, but in this case maybe alone
Lorkhan
I think Grizabella makes an interesting point here about seeing through the illusion.
Following the lead of Waite-Smith, many decks now portray the Magician as an imposing and impressive figure, possessed of immense but seemingly effortless willpower and occult wisdom. He is a master of his own destiny, able to bend the very elements of existence to his command.
In older decks, however, he is nothing but a mountebank, a trickster, scraping together a living a fairs by scamming the unwary with three cups and a ball.
I love how the Magician archetype encompasses both of these images. Sometimes real-life people are the same. Perhaps the ex in question was originally idolised as the all-powerful magician able to do no wrong, when in reality he was much closer to the vagabond hustler. The outcome is about recognising the 'true' face of the magician one way or the other.
Following the lead of Waite-Smith, many decks now portray the Magician as an imposing and impressive figure, possessed of immense but seemingly effortless willpower and occult wisdom. He is a master of his own destiny, able to bend the very elements of existence to his command.
In older decks, however, he is nothing but a mountebank, a trickster, scraping together a living a fairs by scamming the unwary with three cups and a ball.
I love how the Magician archetype encompasses both of these images. Sometimes real-life people are the same. Perhaps the ex in question was originally idolised as the all-powerful magician able to do no wrong, when in reality he was much closer to the vagabond hustler. The outcome is about recognising the 'true' face of the magician one way or the other.
Curious1
***The Magician is creating something new, and not heating up the "leftovers".
LOL!!! I like this interpretation...
morerain
So what would you make of this card when it falls in the outcome position for "how will their "relationship" develop", and it's about exes, or someone that used to see each other but aren't currently doing so.
Is it possible it is a nudge to the sitter that they have all they need to step away from the situation and find a new relationship.
Or could it refer to some kind of action being taken to reunite. Or that one/both will meet someone else soon.
The magician, in this case, refers to the tools or resources individuals have at their disposal to create a relationship of their dreams. A 'dream' relationship carries more than one connotation. It can represent a mere illusion or fantasy or something greater than someone could possibly hope or wish for... Different interpretations possible here. It is possible that the past relationship had a manipulative quality about it (Magicians do 'magic work', after all). It was based in illusion, deception, using the other for personal gain. As outcome, that means the fantasy is still 'playing' itself out. Or alternatively, (a quite different interpretation) the individuals in the relationship have the power (tools and resources) to give it a go, make the relationship work the second time around. They have power to make relationship what they want it to be as long as reality is successfully separated from fantasy. They each must give up illusions of what they felt the relationship should have been in the past.
Tricky to interpret. Need to look at other cards or do a clarifying spread.
