The Devil!
The chains of attachment to our desire is represented in the Devil!
What does the Devil mean in a tarot reading?
When I see the Devil I don’t think Evil. I do think Obsession.
Just think about The Devil wears Prada….glamour, money, fashion, competition, vanity, love of power, sex, dominance…
Or even dear Cliff Richard singing Devil Woman….about a woman who’s possessed with magical powers of seduction and attraction that he is obsessed with and can’t think of anyone else.
‘The Devil is in the details’…immediately suggests it’s not going to be easy, hard work will be involved. What on the face of it looks like a good idea and perhaps straight forward will not be so simple to execute and holds unknowable complications, mysterious challenges, details which will need to be navigated and overcome.
Fascinatingly the phrase was originally ‘God is in the detail’. Which speaks directly to our ‘attachment’ to a perfect ideal ‘God’, that drives us to desire even more, chase harder whether it be a fabulous woman, our desire for success, wanting more and more.
The Devil represents being too greedy for life, food, alcohol, another person, or just generally too attached to our desires. We can become Co dependent, a Perfectionist, workaholic, alcoholic, addicted, obsessive.
I see this card quite frequently just reflecting the state of mind of a perfectly normal person trying to make their way in this ‘crazy’ world with so much distraction & attraction….so much wanting. So much desire.
Let’s not forget the marvellousness of the Devil. As there is nothing like being lit up by passion. And it is the driver of our lives. Our passions are not to be dismissed rather to honour with care and to temper with the realities and practicalities of life. see my blog on Temperance
I always tell young people ‘Follow Your Passion’…it is the essential ingredient that inspires. Clearly the ‘devil is in the detail’. Ha ha.
Do come and have a reading with me, either online which works so well. We’ve all got so good at meeting online it feels the same as if you are in the room in terms of connection, warmths and accuracy. Obviously I pull the cards is one difference, but again I am now convinced that if two people come together with pure intention, the cards deliver what is needed. Of course you are welcome to come for a reading in Battersea too.