Here is a quote from the KJB Version of the Bible...
Rev.1
(1) The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
(2) Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
(3) Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
The Magician may seem like a strange title for someone who holds real power, because the word "magician" tends to conjure up pictures of illusionists or escape artists, whose power involves sleight of hand and misdirection. The Magician, however, is similar to the stage illusionist in some ways. He is confident in his skills and his ability to produce the effects that are required. His real power comes from sources above him. He is powerless without these sources, just as an illusionist depends on people "behind the scenes." Both magician and Magician, however, are as important to their powers are as "higher powers" are to him. Without a conduit, "higher power" is impotent and useless.
With "higher power" the Magician holds influence over online content - theory and practice, logic and emotion and action. Almost every modern depiction of the Magician includes a symbol of infinity to denote his limitless power; the snake eating its tail represents a figure-eight. which is the number of works, with a configuration that continuously intertwines forever. This limitless power comes from sources outside his body yet it remains under his control. And as long as the Magician remembers that this power is his to influence, he will provide "higher power" with a message. Even if he loses all of his worldly power and skill he can never truly be called powerless. For his Will is a power, which cannot be subdued. Also, it cannot be deminished.
Another universal association with the Magician is the red-and-white color scheme. This theme recurs throughout the Tarot and it is symbolic that it starts with the number one card and not the zero of the Fool card. While the Fool was the potential for positive and negative, the Magician is the union of positive and negative. He creates and he preserves; he destroys and he redeems. His true power is that he not only knowing what he must do, but also it is what "higher power" must do it, and when these powers will focus on "thy will be done." Then they do it, without reservation, in complete coordination. The Magician reminds us that a wish alone changes nothing; but a decision changes everything. A desire to create is nothing without an ability to create.
When the Magician appears he shows that you are ready to become a conduit for "higher power." The forces of creation and destruction are now at your command. Finally you have the wisdom and confidence to use power constructively. Now is the time to act! You know what is it you want to accomplish; so take action. Since the powers of transformation are at your command, change desires into objectives, thoughts into actions and goals into achievements. If you have recently met with failure, you can change failure into success, as easily as the Magician changes fire into water. The only limits you have are those you impose on yourself.
Outward manifestations of our power are as numerous as they are varied; but the most common effect of the Magician is total confidence. The realization that the world is under our control inspires this confidence. Go out into the world, set your goals, and strike with unrivaled "higher power." Then, watch as everything falls into place under reasonable control. Ultimately, the message of the Magician is a simple, despite his limitless grasp of infinitely: Our lives are not under control. Our lives are not what we want for our children. Our lives can last longer, if we take other lives immediately. "Git her done!"
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I love his esoteric title - The Magus of Power
1. His intelligence - Transparent Intelligence (which is way way too complicated to get into here, just take my word for it 
; the path, The Crown of Understanding. Esoteric Function: Life & Death (but doesn't cause either to happen)
Concentration and Self-Conscious Awareness is the function of this card, deriving from Binah 3 and Kether 1 - The Magician is Path 12, which lies between those two serepha; Mercury, a correspondence of this card (whose number is 8, symbolized by the leminscape over The Magician's head) . The Magician/Mercury/Hermes is representative of the Mental aspects.
2. He doesn't destroy - maybe transform - but he is not there yet to be able to destroy and rebuild yet (if you follow the Tarot Tableau, he is the 1st card in the 1st line - Physical Process - stages of what every healthy adult goes through and attains, culminating in Key 7 The Chariot, which is Concentrated Will, and The Chariot doesn't destroy either.
3. Whereas The Fool (0=1) stood looking out and away on a cliff top, The Magician (1=2) is enclosed in a garden (the Subconscious), which is meaning of the Hebrew Letter attributed to this card, Beth or House. The Fool has his tools in his wallet, The Magician has his out in front of him to use. The Garden and Flowers hint at the letter Beth in its shape.
4. The Lilies mean Human Knowledge/Willpower; the Roses, Human Desire/Passion (this is true throughout the rest of the Tarot). Together they mean Male Power of Creation
5. Only card in the Tarot to show all the symbols of the Minor Arcana
6. This card can be summed up as Making Your NEW Idea a Reality
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Hopefully I didn't muddy the waters
