The Psychology of The Magician

The Magician is the most mysterious and fascinating of all archetypes. He is a person who has gained access to esoteric or occult (hidden) knowledge, bringing the spiritual to the material. Thus, he is an initiate of secret and hidden knowledge of all kinds. As the Emerald Tablet teaches us, “As above, so below, and as below, so above, to accomplish the marvels of the One work.” The Magician is often the mentor or guide to his people, and even to the king. Psychologically, the Magician is the archetype of transformation, transforming old realities into new ones. He is the archetype of self-realisation par excellence. The Magician aids us in our lifelong task of attaining a higher level of consciousness, and of recognising that higher power which is greater than ourselves.👑 Become a Patron⁠⁠Access exclusive material and deeper studies⁠⁠—Support the work☕⁠⁠ Buy a coffee⁠⁠💸 ⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠👕 ⁠⁠Official Merch⁠⁠—For deeper study📜 ⁠⁠Full transcript⁠⁠📚 ⁠⁠Personal library⁠⁠💡 ⁠⁠eBooks⁠⁠🎨 ⁠⁠Artwork archive⁠⁠Stay connected📨 ⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠✍️ ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠—Elsewhere🐦 ⁠⁠X⁠⁠📷 ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠📘 ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠━━━━━━━━━━━━━📚 Recommended Reading▶ Awakening the Heroes Within - Carol S. Pearsonhttps://amzn.to/42BjTlU▶ Jung and Tarot: and Archetypal Journey - Sallie Nicholshttps://amzn.to/4bwO5md▶ King, Warrior, Magician, Lover - Robert Moore and Douglas Gillettehttps://amzn.to/42CEarc▶ Merlin and the Grail - Robert de Boronhttps://amzn.to/48esf44▶ Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy - Mircea Eliadehttps://amzn.to/49dHprD▶ The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation - Hans Dieter Betz (Editor)https://amzn.to/42BLKCs▶ Three Books of Occult Philosophy - Agrippahttps://amzn.to/3UF2B5A▶ Twelve Keys - Basil Valentinehttps://amzn.to/49zZEHp▶ The Egyptian Book of the Deadhttps://amzn.to/3SX5SL9🎧 Prefer Audiobooks? Get a 30-day Audible Plus FREE trial: ▶ https://amzn.to/332zPzNAs an Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━⌛ Timestamps(0:00) Introduction(2:22) Merlin(5:10) Hermes Trismegistus(6:17) Magic: The Shadow of Religion(7:32) Sympathetic Magic(8:30) Magic in Ancient Times(10:53) Grimoires and King Solomon(12:10) Necronomicon(13:00) The Archetype of the Sorcerer’s Apprentice (15:10) Renaissance Magic(18:13) Low Magic and High Magic(18:34) White Magic and Black Magic(20:11) Archetypal Images of the Magician(23:45) The Archetype of the Miracle(25:12) Magician: The Archetype of Transformation(29:29) Mana Personality(30:20) The Shadow Magician(31:50) The Magician and The Trickster(33:36) The Magician in Tarot(35:30) The Magician in Jung’s Red Book(37:18) The Integration of the Magician Archetype