Category: 01 Magician
Magician
Notes on The Magician
I read him as learning that he can master the physical universe. Meeting someone who is in the process of making change. Willfully transforming baser materials into better ones, as with the transformation into gold he holds in his left hand. He is the successful resolution of the Eriksonian crisis of Industry vs Inferiority.
The Magician
Control of natural forces. First time our journeyer sees the ability to control the world around him, even if he hasn’t yet. I’m thinking Erickson’s industry vs inferiority stage