A man’s life is what his thoughts make of it.
~Marcus Aurelius
The Magician is often associated with keywords like 'will' or 'volition,' meaning the power to choose or determine. Our life is shaped by our mind in that our thoughts create our experiences. What we focus on will paint the color and texture of our perspective of the world. It doesn't mean that meditating on an apple will cause one to appear, but doing so consistently might convince us to buy a bag then next time we're at the grocery store. We need to be aware of our thoughts, or we might end up like the Sibilla's Older Woman, staring forlornly out the window and wishing life were different. As Rick Hanson wrote, "Staying with a negative experience past the point that’s useful is like running laps in Hell: You dig the track a little deeper in your brain each time you go around it."
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