The Magician

The Magician is the first card in the Major Arcana, numbered as card I. It features a magician in a top hat holding cards representing all four suits.

Keywords

 * Skill
 * Talent

Booklet Text
The Magician is all about skill and talent. As if by magic, he seemingly makes things happen out of thin air. Anything he wants seems to be right at his fingertips. The picture shows one card of each suit in his hand. He’s got all the power of all the suits at his beck and call, but the thing is, it comes from within. He’s not really magical. Just like all magicians in real life, it’s all just an illusion. But the skill and the talent, that’s real. With enough practice and with enough drive, anything is possible. The magician realizes this. There’s nothing mystical about it. It’s work and perseverance. All he does is visualize what he wants, then he figures out how to get it. The real power is in knowing that anything is possible. He believes in himself and his abilities, so there is no reason for failure.

Trivia

 * The likeness of the magician is deck creator Janden Hale.

Adjacent Cards

 * The Fool
 * High Priestess