On the subway one morning I looked up to see this art card staring me in the face. This was the same morning that I began the below exploration of the Strength card.
The Magician (or Bateleur) began his journey with a sharp and curious mind. He didn’t get very far however before he had an experience which changed his life.
Do you shudder when you get the tarot devil card? Have you ever just pulled it out of your tarot deck like Christie Yorke’s character in Wishing Garden? Tarot card 15 may be the most misunderstood card the whole tarot deck.
Almost every movie that features tarot cards shows an image of the tarot death card. It’s easy to see why. This card looks scary! But what exactly does the card mean?
The gray-haired Emperor has wisdom from life. He holds his staff in his left hand, showing his rule to be with intuition and will aligned. His staff is capped with a 9 pointed cross suggesting a mature faith which seeks to act in accordance with that which is greater.