I bought a new deck today. It's beautiful. I am going to post pics of it here, with explanations for each card, as soon as I can get the scanner to work that is. I was in a store today, shopping for gifts for Clearwitch and her BF Asmadeus to take to them. It's an occult store, and I saw this deck which seemed to shout out to me. It's a Celtic Dragon deck, and the original pictures were painted in watercolors, so it's very appealing to me visually. I haven't even seen my tarot deck in at least two years, so I decided to spend the $30, and indulge myself. So there is an hour drive from the city to my house, and I was holding the cards and shuffling them on the highway for about half and hour, just getting the feel of them again. Well, I asked the deck to find me, because I couldn't remember which card signified me. I flipped the top card after shuffling a bit more and my jaw dropped.

It was The Magician.

Here is the explanation for the magician in this deck. Again, it is a Celtic Dragon deck, so it differs from others a bit.

The Fool has progressed far enough to see results from magical studies and endeavors, thus becoming a practicing alchemical Magician. As the Magician stands before her alter, her concentration and actions have attracted many astral Dragons to aid and guide. The Dragon topped wand in her left hand symbolises the connection with the subconcious and superconcious minds, a vital and necessary ingredient to successful magic. Twining, green, Celtic embroidery on the robe reveals the awareness that the spiritual and the physical must be balanced for progress along the path, and that all things in the physical and astral planes are intertwined. Psychic ablities are beginning to flourish, as seen in the half formed images of Dragons in the incense smoke. Using the Dragon topped wand, the magician is focusing her attention on Dragon energy and knowledge in order to comprehend the ancient wisdom in the book.

Divination meaning of The Magician: You are discovering how to use the laws of magic, faith and will power to get what you need and desire. Study and practice in a new career or spiritual path that attracts you. Your thoughts and energies flow in harmony to accomplish what needs to be done. This is an excellent time to gain self-control.