The Devil

Tarot de Marseille · XV · Earth

Essence: Desire, passion, magnetism and sexual attraction, ties (money, vices, the material), unbridled ambition, chosen dependency

Traditional reading: Evil, evocations, the material world, selfishness, black magic; sexual magnetism and hidden power, a materialistic person who will step on anyone; reversed: release from evil bonds, disorder

General meaning

Upright

desiretiemagnetismambitiontemptation

↕ Reversed: Repressed desire, guilt, fear of your own passion, obsession or excessive dependency, loosening ropes, disorder

By topic

Love: intense chemistrymagnetic attractionjealousydependencyobsession
Friendship: manipulative frienddependencyattractionrivalryties
Family: family dependencyjealousycontrolties of inheritancepossessive bond
Career: ruthless ambitionclimbing at any costpowerunscrupulous rivalties at work
Work: strong ambitiona boss or colleague who steps on otherspowercompetitionmanipulation
Studies: obsession with gradesambitionpressurecheatingdependency on recognition
Money: attachment to material thingsimpulsive spendingfinancial temptationsdebtambition for wealth
Pets: excessive attachmentdominant animalvery strong bondinstinctpossessiveness
Health: addictionsharmful bondscompulsionsdependencyexcess
Choices: look at what binds youtemptationambitionhidden interestfree yourself
Creative projects: unbridled ambitionself-interested pactattraction to successtemptationintense energy
Creativity: dark creative energydesire to createprovocationmagnetismintensity

The keywords for each topic describe the card upright; the reversed meaning has its own line.

✨ 3 tips for combining it

With Cups, it's very strong attraction. Example: The Devil + Two of Cups is intense chemistry with a risk of dependency.
With Coins, it's attachment to money. Example: The Devil + Four of Coins is fear of losing what you have.
With liberation cards, you break free. Example: The Devil + The Tower is breaking away from what tied you down.

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