Magician - Tyldwick

Magician

What I notice in the Magician card:

Puppet Theater

Quilt-like wall covering

Knife, cup, disk, wand/stick

Two drawers in simple table

The puppet theater shows the entertaining and manipulative side of the Magician. He "pulls strings" to get the figures to perform as he would like. It is easy to get lost in the show and forget that someone else is behind the scenes doing the controlling. I wonder if there is a connection between the artist mannequin in the Fool and the puppets here, as they both can be manipulated.

The wall covering resembles a quilt. According to my friend (and quilter extraordinaire) AJ, two of the patterns used in it are the "flying geese" and the "Ohio star." I don't know how to sew a quilt, but I've watched others do it and know it takes a lot of skill. You must envision a design, figure out how to make the patterns, cut out all the many pieces, sew them together, then add batting and a back. Some of the intricately pieced ones are the pinnacles of creativity and craftsmanship. So here is the positive side of the Magician - envisioning an idea and holding the focus long enough to physically make it real.

On the table lie a wand, a coin/disk, a knife and a cup. Each represents the gifts we are all given to help us in creating what we desire. The wand is our passion and ambition; the coin our bodies, this earth and our finances; the knife is our intellect that allows us to learn, think logically and communicate; and the cup is our ability to make emotional connections as well as the relationships that encourage and support us.

All the tools and the puppet box lie on a simple table with two drawers. Nothing fancy here, but I do wonder what tricks or surprises the Magician might be hiding inside those drawers.