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In esoteric decks, [[occultist]]s, starting with Oswald Wirth, turned ''Le Bateleur'' from a mountebank into a magus. The curves of the magician's hat brim in the Marseilles image are similar to the esoteric deck's mathematical sign of infinity. Similarly, other symbols were added. The essentials are that the magician has set up a temporary table outdoors, to display items that represent the suits of the [[Minor Arcana]]: Cups, Coins, Swords (as knives). The fourth, the baton (Clubs) he holds in his hand. The baton was later changed to represent a literal magician's wand. | In esoteric decks, [[occultist]]s, starting with Oswald Wirth, turned ''Le Bateleur'' from a mountebank into a magus. The curves of the magician's hat brim in the Marseilles image are similar to the esoteric deck's mathematical sign of infinity. Similarly, other symbols were added. The essentials are that the magician has set up a temporary table outdoors, to display items that represent the suits of the [[Minor Arcana]]: Cups, Coins, Swords (as knives). The fourth, the baton (Clubs) he holds in his hand. The baton was later changed to represent a literal magician's wand. | ||
The illustration of the Tarot card "The Magician" from the Rider–Waite | The illustration of the Tarot card "The Magician" from the [[Rider–Waite Tarot]] deck was developed by [[A. E. Waite]] for the [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]] in 1910. Waite's magician features the infinity symbol over his head, and an ouroboros belt, both symbolizing eternity. The figure stands among a garden of flowers, to imply the manifestation and cultivation of desires. | ||
==Alternate names== | ==Alternate names== | ||