Tarot and the Bible: blog One
The Magician & Genesis 1:1-3
“Creation Begins with Word and Will”
Opening Reflection
In the beginning, there was only the void—formless, dark, unknown. Yet even in that emptiness, a breath stirred. A presence hovered. And then, a single command shattered the silence: “Let there be light.”
There’s something profoundly magical about the power of the spoken word. It’s not just sound—it’s intention made real. When we speak with clarity, when we align our thoughts with our heart, we create. This is divine magic. This is The Magician in his truest form—not a trickster, not a manipulator, but a conduit of transformation.
Scripture Focus: Genesis 1:1-3 (KJV)
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”
Tarot Card Connection: The Magician (Major Arcana I)
The Magician stands between worlds—one hand pointed toward the heavens, the other toward the earth. On his altar lies every suit of the tarot: pentacle, cup, sword, and wand. He lacks nothing. He has everything he needs to begin.
In the context of Genesis, God is the original Magician—speaking form into formlessness, calling light from the abyss. The Magician represents that same divine impulse within us: the power to speak, act, and co-create with Spirit.
Upright Meaning: Manifestation, power, focus, divine will, resourcefulness
Reversed Meaning: Misalignment, manipulation, scattered energy, unspoken potential
Deeper Dive: Word + Will = Creation
The Magician reminds us that manifestation begins not with action, but with alignment. In Genesis, God does not “do” in the traditional sense—He speaks. That word is enough because it flows from divine intention and perfect clarity.
How often do we forget the power of our own voice? How often do we speak fear, doubt, or limitation into existence instead of life and light? When we pull The Magician, we are being invited to remember who we are and what we carry. We are, after all, made in the image of a Creator.
But we must be conscious of our tools. Like the Magician, everything we need is already within reach—our voice, our talents, our intuition, our body. The question becomes: are we using these tools to create light, or are we speaking into the void without purpose?
Journal Prompts
What am I currently speaking into existence—through my thoughts, my words, my energy?
Where in my life am I being called to say “Let there be light”?
What tools do I already possess that I’m not fully utilizing?
Pull a card: What intention should I speak into the world this week?
Closing Blessing
May your words be sacred.
May your will be rooted in truth.
May you remember the divine within you—
The hand that points to heaven
And the feet grounded in the earth.
May you speak light
Into the places that have long waited for it.