The Link Between Mercury and The Magician

Symbol for the planet mercury and The Magician tarot card
The Tarot is an ancient system of divination that you often encounter when consulting a
psychic. Psychics who work with Tarot cards not only draw on intuition, psychic ability
and ancient tradition, but also on correspondences, a term meaning that everything is
linked to something else including the relationship between the Tarot and astrology.
!n e"ample of this is the link between the planet Mercury and The Magician in Tarot. #n
astrology, Mercury is a very important planet in the natal chart. #t describes how a person
thinks and e"presses herself intellectually. Mercury rules the mind and the hands what
you think, you can do. Thus Mercury in a sign will show how that person thinks up ideas
and translates them into concrete form, such as writing or crafting. $ommunication is an
important part of the process of using your inborn skills. Mercurial people love to
communicate ideas and to travel about seeking new forms of e"pression. The Mercurial
person often moves about %uite a lot and uses her hands to e"press ideas in speech as
well as tasks. Mercurial is a term associated with restlessness, %uick thinking and talking
that ranges over a variety of sub&ects.
#n the Tarot, The Magician is the second card in the Ma&or !rcana, or picture cards. The
remaining cards, known as the Minor !rcana, pertain to the suites Pentacles, $ups,
'ands and Swords. The Ma&or !rcana are the cards that make the Tarot such a
powerful divination tool, since each has a specific purpose and meaning. The first card,
The (ool, is regarded as the universal significator. #t is everyman, everyone who sets out
on the &ourney of life. This card often depicts a ragged character with all his possessions
in a pack, about to step off a cliff. Life is an adventurous &ourney, where people often
have to take a leap of faith to discover their destiny.
The Magician card often shows a character in a marketplace, performing some sleight of
hand. The symbol of infinity )or lemniscate, represented as *+ is often included. The clue
to the link between Mercury and The Magician in the Tarot is the use of thought, hands
and communication in the Tarot card. The Magician is thinking, using his hands, and may
also be talking to others, perhaps the crowd that has gathered around him to watch his
performance.
The Magician a very Mercurial card in its e"pression and meaning. The (ool of the Tarot
is no longer taking a leap of faith, he is learning that you can take life into your own
hands, that you can think of ideas and e"press them and so communicate using your
own skills, as The Magician is doing. Thus, in the Tarot, the idea is born that we all have
talents we can use, and that these are infinite, as indicated by the infinity symbol.
'hen you are consulting a psychic, symbols are very important. #f you are concerned
with finding love, the psychic will be looking for certain symbols. The astrologer will look
for the placement of the love planet ,enus in your chart and see what transits by other
planets may hold in store for you. The Tarot reader will be looking for The Lovers, and for
$ups, both symbols of love in the Tarot. #n such readings, Mercury and The Magician will
also be important symbols to the psychic, because these symbols will say much about
your state of mind, how you communicate your needs and desires, and how well you are
using your natural skills to e"press yourself and your ideas and find success in many
areas of your life, not &ust finding love.
$onsulting a psychic is the best way to understand the power of Mercury and The
Magician in your life. -ou may be wasting your talents if your Mercury is not properly
e"pressed, and The Magician may point out to you the ways in which you can use your
skills in more effective ways. 'hen the psychic sees The Magician in a Tarot reading, it
is understood that the answers to your %uestions lie in your own hands.
'hen consulting a psychic, you will more often get the answer you need, rather than the
one you want. (or e"ample, if you ask your psychic about finding love, and the symbols
the psychic associates with this %uestion are absent or not strongly aspected, he or she
will know that there is a more urgent issue to deal with. #f Mercury or The Magician is the
dominant symbol, the psychic will know that the real %uestion has little to do with finding
love that will come when you learn to rely on your own talents to shape the life you
want. (inding love will not be the answer until you know yourself. .therwise it will be &ust
another illusion.
So listen carefully to your psychic when you don/t seem to be getting the answer you
want you will be getting the answer you need. Mercury in your natal chart may be
struggling to be heard, or The Magician struggling to be recogni0ed. -our psychic will tell
you where the real problem lies. .ne such problem is that natal planets often come
under attack by planetary transits. (or e"ample, natal Mercury may be receiving a hard
aspect from 1eptune, the planet of deception. -our psychic will be able to guide you in
distinguishing reality from fantasy. !ll planetary transits are, by nature, temporary, and
you will soon be back to yourself again, but in the meantime you may need psychic
guidance. The problem may be another planet, but you can/t know this without
consulting a psychic.
#n a Tarot reading, The Magician may turn up anywhere, for he is as mercurial as the
planet, but the inference will be the same. -our talents are the focus here, your skills and
abilities. #f difficult cards surround The Magician, then you are fighting to e"press your
talents, and need to focus on them. Let your psychic guide you to rediscovering the
greatest skill of all knowing yourself.