I recognise the symbols for water and earth here (the chalice on the table and the tabletop's pentacle design), but where's air (traditionally swords) and fire (staves)?

Bongani said:
I recognise the symbols for water and earth here (the chalice on the table and the tabletop's pentacle design), but where's air (traditionally swords) and fire (staves)?

humm i remembered of the Baphomet because of hand positions and also by the fact that he have a goat face and the pentagram on the table it is near your waist ... am I correct?

FrankenStein said:
humm i remembered of the Baphomet because of hand positions and also by the fact that he have a goat face and the pentagram on the table it is near your waist ... am I correct?

No, the pentagram is a representation of the element of Earth. I'm asking where Air (swords) and Fire (staves) are.

The Devil is an entirely different arcanum (XV).

The Magician. The first of the numbered Arcana and alternately known as the Juggler or Il Bagatello/Il Bagatto, it is the lowest of the trumps in most tarot games, but at the same time worth a large amount of points. It often depicts a magus, street magician (from which its name in the Tarot of Marseille, La Bateleur (fr:"The Charlatan") is derived) or similar "magical" humanoid. In most cartomancy-focused decks, the Magician carries the representations of all four elements - the staves which kindle fire, the chalices which hold water, the swords which make the air sing, and the pentacles which come from the earth. In the R-W deck and all decks based on it, the Magician points to both sky and earth - "As above, so below." A lemniscate appears over his head.

In cartomancy, a Magician in the upright position represents a teacher or someone who brings out the latent ability in a person. A reverse Magician represents a con man, charlatan, or bad influence - essentially, someone who's only interested in using the querent for his own personal gain.