Editing The Magician (tarot card) (section)

===Rider–Waite===
The Magician is depicted with one hand pointing upwards towards the sky and the other pointing down to the earth, interpreted widely as an "[[as above, so below]]" reference to the spiritual and physical realms. On the table before him are a wand, a pentacle, a sword, and a cup, representing the four suits of the [[Minor Arcana]].<ref name="Esselmont" /> Such symbols signify the [[classical elements]] of fire, earth, air, and water, "which lie like counters before the adept, and he adapts them as he wills".{{sfnp|Waite|1979}} The Magician's right hand, pointed upwards, holds a double-ended white wand; the ends are interpreted much like the hand gestures, in that they represent the Magician's status as conduit between the spiritual and the physical. His robe is similarly also white, a symbol of purity yet also of inexperience, while his red [[Mantle (clothing)|mantle]] is understood through the lens of red's wildly polarised colour symbolism—both a representative of willpower and passion, and one of egotism, rage, and revenge.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} In front of the Magician is a garden of [[Rose of Sharon]] and [[lily of the valley]]{{NoteTag|These are described by Waite as ''flos campi'' and ''lilium convallium'', in an apparent allusion to the biblical [[Song of Songs]].{{sfnp|Waite|1979}}}} demonstrating the "culture of aspiration", or the Magician's ability to cultivate and fulfill potential.{{sfnp|Waite|1979}}

The Magician is associated with the planet [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]], and hence the signs of [[Gemini (astrology)|Gemini]] and [[Virgo (astrology)|Virgo]] in astrology.{{sfnp|McCann|1999}}