Wand with Magician and Jester

by Lise Winne

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$2,400

Dimensions

14.000 x 18.000 x 1.500 inches

Title

Wand with Magician and Jester

Artist

Lise Winne

Medium

Painting - Painting

Description

A magician with a striped vest in the form of a rabbit is standing in a night scape with a fool (or jester). There is a magic glowing wand between them and two doves flying over head. Stars dot the sky and there are hills with trees in the background.

This is a fantasy art piece, but it also draws heavily on Tarot symbolism.

The Magician in tarot symbolism is someone with skill who can manifest change in a "magical way". He has the ability to transform, to pull together resources, skills, and tools. He is close to the creative source, and has the ingenuity to make dreams come true, the power to attract an audience, the power to display knowledge and thought (sometimes esoteric). He has integrity and is a leader of sorts ... Since this magician is a type of rabbit, he will also have some of the symbolism of the rabbit (i.e. a survivor, even if previously vulnerable to prey). The magician is signified by the number one. One is the trail-blazer, the originator, the creator.

The jester in tarot symbolism is someone who is a word-smith, who speaks in riddles or non-sequiturs to keep from being beheaded by a king or queen. He (or she -- this one is a "she") can get away with being very, very wise (a kind of canary in the coal mine), of speaking his mind because he is not seen as a threat because he is deemed as "foolish" after all. People who want perspectives they can take or leave often prefer the fool or jester. The jester can take "wild thought and verbal leaps" into the unknown because he is aware that the audience is tentative and dismissively fearful at best. The jester is also signified by the number zero. The reason he is zero, is because he is not part of the intrigues at court; he is not a political figure; he does not represent any kind of an agenda because he is not a player "in the game". He is not "connected". He is just this wise messenger, this poet, who people choose to listen to or not to listen to, depending on their mindset. Thus he often also represents the unconscious.

The jester can be an inspiration to the Magician.

People who start out as jesters can also end up as magicians.

In this piece, the jester tries to make a grab for the wand first.

The wand signifies manifesting and channeling magic or energy, the power to change, transform, protect or do good, the tool of a champion or authority.

Other symbolism in the piece:
* doves: peace, sacrifice, messenger
* trees: connection to our true identity, wisdom
* stars: inspiration, intuition, dreams

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Interested in the original?

The original is for sale. However, it looks a little different from the print in that it has a border design in blue. If you want to see what the original looks like, look on my blog (about half-way through the post): http://lisewinne.blogspot.com/2017/09/new-art-and-art-show-with-doves-and.html

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* Exclusively Drawings and Paintings

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October 11th, 2017

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