now, you have a great super point there! He is holding something in hand towards the heavens or Heaven (in spiritual sense). if we take the spiriutal sense for its meaning, as you suggest, that it will pour its hevenly contents into the cup (our spiritual path). I mean, afterall The Cups are the spiritual suit of the deck. If you notice the wand is open ended and not just one point on one end but on both that it will indeed funnel through the wand like water and fill our cup! lavirgo wrote:when i think of the fool and dog, how they weren't looking where they were going because their eyes were focused on something up in the air, i see this magican as symbolic. He holds something in one hand high above his head beneath it is a cup, is this what the fool and dog were focused on... an emotional fulfilment?
the magicans other hand is pointing down as if saying you got to go that way or there are things that need to be done b4 being able to grasp what is in the air/ out of reach at the moment.
because of the thing, the figure 8 above magicans head balance and strength is the only way to harness any opportunities coming.
also, thinking about him point down. he is for sure pointing toward the ground but if again we accept the spiritual part of this motion then we can say that he is pointing down at hell.
another great point you make. unlike The Fool and his dog The Magician isn't looking up or down he is looking right at you! The card, is with a doubt, symbloic. but who is he?
welcome lavirgo this is the first i remember see your name and thanks for some great new ideals! :smt020