magus Magus pl magi high priest in ancient Persia A curious technique used by the Persian magi is worth recounting . magician, sorcerer Thus they may be said to be a link between the shaman and the magus of medieval times . Most depictions of the card shows the Magus having mastery over the four elements , which is an attribute of Spirit . Indeed , when these skilled practitioners in magic are mentioned in early texts in Latin of an Irish provenance , they are referred to as magi. one of the three wise men in the New Testament It lies behind the story we read in Matthew about the magi coming from the east with their gifts . The same argument could be applied to an object moving with the stars , however , if the journey of the magi took some months . master or expert in a given field Finnish multi-instrumentalist and all-round musical magus Marko Nyberg leads the charge . Scientists have been increasingly professionalised within universities , research institutes and industrial enterprises , the magi have been replaced by managers of research .