The Magician Archetype
Dream bigger and
transform the world.
The Magician in Individuals
Magicians have profound confidence in the unseen and the ability to persuade others with a new vision.
Highly self-aware, they tap into intuition and inspiration to power-up logic and reason. Magicians trust synchronicity, coincidence, ‘aha!’ moments, and things that flow. They work to uplift and transform—making the impossible seem easy.
The Magician in Organizations
Magician cultures tend to be curious and adaptable, open to reframing beliefs and changing procedures & policies.
 They may even become champions of major paradigm shifts in business, politics, and culture. Magician workplaces are masters of the experience. They can model and manifest change in ways that surprise, delight, and create win-wins.
When Magician slips into the shadow side – big expectations can leave employees scrambling to accomplish impossible tasks. Groups can avoid hard decisions and the grind of what works in favor of a transformative future.
Strengths
Confident. Persuasive. Visionary
Guiding Vision
To see the reality in what seems like fiction
Inspired by
Seeing ideas come into fruition
Organizations with High Magician
Disney, MAC Cosmetics, Polaroid, Apple, Dyson
Shadows
Overpromising, Impatient, Illusory
Favorite Phrase
Impossible is only a state of mind
Frustrated by
Old school thinking, Non-believers
Individuals with High Magician
Walt Disney, Tony Robbins, Nicola Tesla, Gandalf
ARE YOU A SAGE?
Are you inspired by thoughts, hypotheses, conundrums, unsolved equations or other intellectual challenges?
ARE YOU A RULER?
Do you know the best way to accomplish whatever is for the highest good of all? Are you willing to take on the responsibility?
ARE YOU A REVOLUTIONARY?
Do you tend to notice what’s not working and challenge the status quo? Are you unafraid to let go and move on?
ARE YOU A MAGICIAN?
Do you trust synchronicity, coincidence, Aha-moments and things that flow? Do you seem to make the impossible happen?
ARE YOU A LOVER?
Do you have a romantic view about the world that covers everything from ideas to individuals to experiences?
ARE YOU A JESTER?
Does your playful energy and sense of humor reduce the collective stress in the room? Do you show others how to let go and lighten up?
ARE YOU A HERO?
Do you bring a discipline, focus and can-do spirit that inspires others to be bigger, braver and stronger?
ARE YOU AN INNOCENT?
Are you grateful for the present moment? Do trust that things will always work out in the end?
ARE YOU AN EXPLORER?
Do you live life on your own terms? Are you inspired by the question ‘why not?’Â
ARE YOU A CREATOR?
Do you trust your imagination, your inner Muse and the creative process itself?
ARE YOU A CAREGIVER?
Do you give freely give without expecting anything in return? Is service your calling card?
ARE YOU AN EVERYPERSON?
Do you seek to create a sense of acceptance, belonging and justice? Do you believe ‘together we can overcome?’
