The Magician Archetype: A Psychological Deep Dive

The neuroscience and depth psychology behind the Magician (power, perception, and will) written for psych-tarot nerds

The Magician is the one who knows how to make things happen. The one who turns thought into reality, idea into action, potential into something real. If The Fool is the spark, The Magician is the one who knows how to wield it.

But here’s the trick: The Magician is only as powerful as his awareness of himself.

You ever meet someone who talks a big game but can’t back it up? That’s a reversed Magician. And then there’s the other kind, the one who knows what they’re doing, the person who walks into a room and you just feel it. They’re not over-explaining, they’re not trying to convince you. They just are. That’s The Magician fully in their power.

The reason for that difference? The brain.

Let’s take a deep dive, shall we?….