05/01/2025
Devil Card
Welcome to Capricorn.
Every tarot card has a positive and negative meaning, but the Devil card, even as it may seem dark and powerful, still carries the same effect and depth.
The good side is adventurism—the desire to conquer a fear.
Perhaps it’s the fear of flying, yet you want to travel. Can you put away that fear?
Let’s say bungee jumping—something even more extreme—yet the restrictions, the fear of failing or getting hurt, are so strong. But in reality, people take risks for sport or even to feel exhilarated—
the sane thought against insane temptations.
The Devil is not about balance in any shape or form.
The card’s meaning goes beyond seeking a challenge and defying the odds stacked against you.
You can almost feel it, talk yourself into a risk—a chance. Let’s even say betting, which could, in turn, lead to gambling.
When is enough really enough?
Where and when do we become logical, draw the line, and say,
“No, this is beyond my control. This is now overtaking everything that was once good and simplistic.”
For love, it’s the lesson of passion and attraction.
Adventurism once again—the temptations and desires. Better words here would be lust, bo***ge, etc.
Again, the highest force beating even the most sane person’s control over ego and power.
The mythic story of the goddess Demeter, whose child was kidnapped by Hades—who, in tarot terms, represents the Devil.
The goddess was grief-stricken, plunging the earth into darkness, refusing to let the sun rise until her child was returned.
The Devil refused. Days passed—no sun, no light, and the earth was dying.
The Devil knew he was beaten and returned the child. And Demeter, true to her word, allowed the sun to shine once more when her child was within her arms.
The logical conclusion?
The Devil card is not about loss, but about the struggles in life—
how much you can make or have without risking or overextending yourself.
Indulgence is good for the strong,
but for the weakest, who take risk after risk, remember—there is no balance
between the sane and the insane.
Don’t become the Devil and overpower the logic that defines you.
Mary x
