One card that keeps coming up in my tarot readings is The Devil. Now, I know it looks scary and I think this card is one of the main reasons there’s a misconception that all tarot readers work with the devil.
Going into that is a whole other post, including information about witch trials, false information spread about witches, prejudice against gypsies who used divination tools for fortune telling, and the general ways tarot card readers, mystics, and psychics have been ostracized and pushed to the fringes of society where their talents have existed with a mixture of novelty and reverence. (That being said, there are tarot readers who practice black magic, but I am not one of them, and this post is not about black magic.)
This is about The Devil card, which uses the devil as a metaphor to represent something in your life. It relates to anything that makes you feel trapped or stuck—a miserable job, an unhappy relationship, an addiction, a destructive pattern, unhealthy attachments, the list goes on. For each person this represents something different, and it can vary depending on the point you’re at in your life.
The Devil card in the Radiant Rider-Waite-Smith deck
A classic depiction of this card is from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, which most contemporary decks are based off of. The devil pictured is based on depictions of the deity Baphomet, and shows a man and a woman chained to a base and the man’s tail is on fire.
Now it’s worth mentioning that since goats have gained an association with Baphomet and the devil, this card also represents the astrological sign of Capricorn, which is depicted as the goat. With that Earth energy, it compounds on the meaning of being stuck or rigid with hooves planted firmly in the earth.
The Devil card in The Wild Unknown tarot deck
When I pull a card in multiple readings like I have recently, it’s usually an indication that we’re each being guided to work on the theme of that card. This card is a reminder that toxicity, addictions, and manipulative situations come in many forms.
Do you know what toxic energies need to be cleared from your life? This card is part of the Major Arcana, which broaches major themes in our lives—therefore this may not be a situation that can be fixed overnight.
Releasing the Devil Tarot Reading
With this theme coming up at the moment, I’m offering a Releasing the Devil Tarot Reading, which addresses the following:
What The Devil represents in your life
Why it’s coming up now
Why you need to let it go
How you can start to release it
This reading can be done on Zoom, over the phone, or sent to you in a detailed email. It costs $90, which can be prepaid to @Kajora-Lovely on Venmo. To book your reading, email kajoralovely@gmail.com.
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