Fantasy World Tarot: The Magician

The "Magician" card is the first card in the Tarot deck, the first after the Fool. This card, widely known as " The Magician ," is linked to the first number: it is from here that all successful actions begin.
It's a beginning on the material plane, and in fact, the card on the left can indicate the theme of the "Magician" even without asking questions. When this card appears in the spread, another card will need to be drawn.
As an Arcanum, it symbolically represents cunning, material intelligence, but without experience in the material world. This mysterious figure is a sort of "sorcerer's apprentice" who needs to gain experience in the sensory world.
The Magician has many other meanings, all linked to the main branch of interpretation described above. In fact, this card can be interpreted as a reference to learning, self-esteem, willpower, talent, invention, and the ability to persuade.
This card is linked to a very interesting hermetic concept that is expressed several times in many traditions: “as in heaven, so on earth” in the Catholic one, “That which is below is like that which is above” in the Emerald Tablet .
The Magician card invites us to begin, to try new things, to mature and perfect experiences, to be both solid and creative.
These interpretations are correct if The Magician comes out upright, but if the card is reversed in the spread, it will be necessary to draw on other, darker characteristics: anxiety, loss, mental illness, hesitation, magician, swindler.

The Wizard of the Fantasy World Tarot

Traditionally the Magician is represented as a magician or an alchemist intent on transforming matter through symbols that are present on the work table.
In the deck Fantasy World Tarot This important figure is represented by Warlock, a sorcerer probably taken from the imagery of Dungeons & Dragons by artist Vera Petruk.
His brightly colored suit (mainly magenta and green) reveals the face of a man with a beard and long hair, not yet old (as one might imagine).
Perhaps with this detail the artist wants to symbolize the unfinished aspect of the arcane, the magician's lack of experience, his learning path not yet complete.
With his right hand he proudly holds a sword, while with his left hand he holds what appears to be a coin from which a tall flame of a mysterious shape springs forth.
Behind him is an immense, deep purple starfield, with yellow stars, and a brilliant sun enclosing the moon. The flame emanating from the coin seems to graze this magnificent sun-moon star.
Beneath the wizard's left hand, a small village appears, with barely visible roofs, domes, and bell towers. The landscape surrounding the wizard is hilly, lush with greenery, suggesting other small villages nestled among the hills.
This card, in addition to the number 1, expressed in Roman numerals, also features the sign of Aries. Indeed, this card is linked to this zodiac sign, with which it shares many traits.