Psychic Tarot
History of Tarot	The Lovers	Temperance
The Major Arcana	The Chariot	The Devil
The Fool	Strength	The Tower (of Babel)
The Magician	The Hermit	The Star
The High Priestess	The Wheel of Fortune	The Moon
The Empress	Justice	The Sun
The Emperor	The Hanged Man	Judgment
The Hierophant	Death	The World

The Magician

Mercury represents The Magician. A young figure in the robe of a magician, having the countenance of divine Apollo, with smile of confidence and shining eyes. Above his head is the mysterious sign of the Holy Spirit, the sign of life, like an endless cord, forming the figure 8 in a horizontal position (symbol for infinity). About his waist is a serpent-cincture, the serpent appearing to devour its own tail (ouroboros). This is familiar to most as a conventional symbol of eternity, but here it indicates more especially the eternity of attainment in the spirit. In the Magician's right hand is a wand raised towards heaven, while the left hand is pointing to the earth.

This dual sign is known in very high grades of the Instituted Mysteries; it shows the descent of grace, virtue and light, drawn from things above and derived to things below.

The suggestion throughout is therefore the possession and communication of the Powers and Gifts of the Spirit. On the table in front of the Magician are the symbols of the four Tarot suits, signifying the elements of natural life, which lie like counters before the adept, and he adapts them as he wills. Beneath are roses and lilies, the flos campi and lilium convallium1, changed into garden flowers, to show the culture of aspiration.