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The Devil
Thoth · XV · Capricorn
Essence: A smiling goat on top of the mountain, material creative energy, ambition, desire, appetite for life without apologising, the drive to climb and achieve
General meaning
Upright
desireambitionmatterappetitetenacity
↕ Reversed: Obsession, attachment to something or someone that won't let you breathe, ambition turned into chains
By topic
Love
physicalmagnetic attractionconfusing desire with attachmentsensualityintensitydependency
Friendship
ambitious frienddependencyattractionself-interestmagnetic bond
Family
controldependency disguised as lovefamily ambitionattachmentassets
Career
climbingambitionpowertenacitytangible results
Work
constant effort to climbtangible resultsambitiontenacitypower
Studies
academic ambitiontenacityclimbing effortobsession with gradesresults
Money
ambition and tenacity to earndon't let money rule youattachment to the materialdesire to havewealth
appetitesbones and kneesexcessearthy vitalitydependencies
Choices
look at what you really wantreview your attachmentsambitiontemptationdon't let desire rule
Creative projects
the project's ambitiontenacitydesire to achievematerialisationintensity
Creativity
material creative energydesire to create and possessprovocationtenacityintensity
The keywords for each topic describe the card upright; the reversed meaning has its own line.
✨ 3 tips for combining it
With Disks, it's material ambition. Example: The Devil + Ten of Disks (Wealth) is working non-stop to have more.
With Cups, look at the line between desire and attachment. Example: The Devil + Two of Cups (Love) is a very strong attraction that can become dependency.
With liberation cards, chains break. Example: The Devil + The Tower is freeing yourself from something that had you trapped.
