EmberTAROT & I-CHING
The Devil Tarot card
Tarot card meaning

The Devil

Ravage, violence, vehemence, extraordinary efforts, force, fatality; that which is predestined but is not for this reason evil.

Major Arcana

Upright

Ravage, violence, vehemence, extraordinary efforts, force, fatality; that which is predestined but is not for this reason evil.

Reversed

Evil fatality, weakness, pettiness, blindness.

Reflection

Light
Appreciating the luxuries that life has to offer Being comfortable in your own skin Enjoying your sexuality Splurging on an expensive personal item Embracing the fact that everyone has a darker side Dealing with unhealthy impulses in healthy ways

Shadow
Putting excessive emphasis on appearances Always wanting more Valuing possessions more than people or relationships Allowing base instincts to govern your life Being selfish Attributing your own dark impulses to outside forces or other people

Symbolism

The design is an accommodation, mean or harmony, between several motives mentioned in the first part. The Horned Goat of Mendes, with wings like those of a bat, is standing on an altar. At the pit of the stomach there is the sign of Mercury. The right hand is upraised and extended, being the reverse of that benediction which is given by the Hierophant in the fifth card. In the left hand there is a great flaming torch, inverted towards the earth. A reversed pentagram is on the forehead. There is a ring in front of the altar, from which two chains are carried to the necks of two figures, male and female. These are analogous with those of the fifth card, as if Adam and Eve after the Fall. Hereof is the chain and fatality of the material life.

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