The Magician is the first re-colored image from the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot Deck. The sketch is from the 1909 published Tarot deck and I followed much of the same color scheme. My intention is to add a new image about once a week. You are welcome to save this image and do what you please. All I ask is that you give credit and provide a link to my blog. Comments are welcome.
The World, The Universe, or Time. We see again the four living creatures of the Apocalypse. They are grouped around a garland as if a chain of flowers intended to symbolize all sensible things. Within the garland is a woman figure dancing with a wand in her hand. It is an image of the swirl of the sensitive life, of joy attained in the body, and the soul’s intoxication in the earthly paradise. This garland has been connected to the Absolute and the realization of great work, others it is the reward of a life that has been spent well.
You are coming to the end of a project in which will give you pride in its accomplishment. Successful conclusion of a trip, project, etc.
Upright: Assured success, accomplishment, pleasure, voyage, route, flight, change of place.
Reversed: Didn’t learn all the lessons. Stagnation, permanence.
The Last Judgment depicts an angel sounding his trumpet and the dead arise, hence the gray tint. Most prominent is that of the triad, father, mother, and child. The figures are resurrected still in their natural body for their last judgment. This resurrection being part of the eternal life, also mentioned in fourteenth Tarot card, Temperance.
Death is the end and the resurrection the start of something new, so signifies this Tarot card. This could be a change in position, a promotion, of home location but is more of a planned or expected change. You have an opportunity to look back on this and make judgment. Was it bad, favorable, did you learn anything, should you repeat it?
Upright: Change of position, renewal, outcome.
Reversed: Weakness, pusillanimity, simplicity; also deliberation, decision, sentence.
The Sun shines, with prominent rays, onto a naked child riding a white horse as he displays a red banner. The child is happy in a simple sense as typical of young children. He bears the seal of Nature and of Art, in innocence, signifying the restored world. The red banner is the unraveling of destiny. The card signifies the journey from the manifest light of this world, sun of earth, to the light of the world to come, typified by the heart of a child. The sun’s light is direct ans is that of consciousness in the spirit, in contrast to The Moon’s reflected light. The four sunflowers represent the 4 Qabalistic worlds and the 4 kingdoms of nature.
This Tarot card represents a childlike sense of simplicity and/or innocence in the sense of wisdom. It could be quite literal with the birth of a child or simply the presence of fun and happiness in a youthful nature. Success is on the way. The sun shines on your life providing warmth and enlightenment.
Upright: Material happiness, fortunate marriage, contentment, rebirth. Success, happiness, fun.
Reversed: The same in a lesser sense.
The Moon is increasing on the right side of the observer, the side of Mercy. The Moon has 32 rays, 16 major and 16 minor. The path up the center is the path into the unknown. The dog and wolf symbolize the fears of the natural mind (illusions) when in the presence of moonlight or that of reflected light. Also the animal nature of humans as represented by the dog, the wolf, and the creatures coming out of the depths. Waite points out as a rule this will sink back into the depths. The face of The Moon appears calm and tranquil as it gazes upon the unrest below, spreading its influence to the earth through the lunar dew, tears of Isis. Be still, let a calm come to the animal nature and perhaps the fears from the abyss will remain in the abyss.
This Tarot card represents the life of your imagination (apart from life of the Spirit) in the form of illusions, phobias and fears. These are strong emotions, dreams, of confusion. If you can channel this imagination (energy) it may beneficial in your other pursuits of art, business, etc.
Upright: Hidden enemies, danger, calumny, darkness, terror, deception, occult forces, error, illusions, fears.
Reversed: Instability, period of uncertainty. Inconstancy, silence, lesser degrees of deception and error.