Printed from tarotall.com – keep this as a study reference for The Devil.
Major Arcana · XV
The Devil
bondage
materialism
the shadow self
materialism
the shadow self
Upright
A feeling of being chained by temptation, dependency, or an unhealthy attachment.
Reversed
Breaking free from a limiting pattern, or shaking off the chains.
Yes or no?
Upright
No
It is a caution card, and the deck is pointing straight at the catch.
No
It is a caution card, and the deck is pointing straight at the catch.
Reversed
Not yet
The Devil is a hard card: it is a caution card, and the deck is pointing straight at the catch. Reversed, it loses some of its grip – and since cards rarely land that way, that softening is the point: the worst of this is already on its way out. Still not a yes today.
Not yet
The Devil is a hard card: it is a caution card, and the deck is pointing straight at the catch. Reversed, it loses some of its grip – and since cards rarely land that way, that softening is the point: the worst of this is already on its way out. Still not a yes today.
Card Imagery
A horned figure looms over a chained man and woman, though the chains around their necks are loose enough to slip off.
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