Monday, January 18, 2010

The Devil

Key Words for the Devil Tarot Card Meanings
  • Ego
  • Loss
  • Error
  • Addiction
  • Illusion
  • Disruption
  • Enslavement
  • Introduction to the Devil Tarot Card Meanings:

    The image of the Baphoment is a shock to many. In a primarily suppressed society, topics relating to the devil are not openly discussed and illicit intense discomfort. However, if we approach this card in an open-minded, mature manner, we can glean a mass of insight.

    Before exploring this card further, take a moment to consider the laws of nature. When we observe the trees, the sky, the grass, the birds, and other phenomenon of nature, do we see the presence of a devil? Do we see bondage amongst bobcats? Selfishness amongst seagulls? Tyranny amongst Tiger Lillies? Absolutely not. The thought isludicrous.

    This is big consideration when contemplating the Devil Tarot card. Out of all life that exists on this planet only one creature can identify that which is "devil." That creature is of course, the human. Only humans can classify what is "devil" and what is "angel."

    So what does a human have that the rest of the natural world doesn't? What makes a human able to create, define, or interpret the personification of the devil? A mind. And with a human mind comes the human ego running along beside it.

    The ego is the key to understanding the Devil card. Ego tells us we're better than the other guy, or we're not good enough for the glee club. Ego tells us we need external stimuli (drugs, alcohol, food) to be acceptable to society, or feel comfortable in our own skins. Ego tells us we need a new car to get respect or we need to put our spouse in his/her place so we are "on top."

    When we pull the Devil card in a reading we've got some serious examining to do. We need to consider who or what is in charge of our lives. The Devil is a very loud message stating that we're in danger of giving up our control to our base nature. Or, it's a message that we've already dropped to a level of functioning that is beneath us.

    We are designed for greatness, yet when we stoop to the level of ego-thinking we're blind to our own beauty.

    This is not to say the ego is all bad. We all need our ego's to function. Ego is a problem only when we allow it to run through our thoughts unchecked. An uncontrolled mind is an ego-driven mind. An ego-driven mind is one that operates under the illusion that love and acceptance must be obtained at all cost.

    The truth is that love and acceptance can never be gained because they are always ours - they are at the core of our being at all times.

    Special note: this card rendition (Morgan-Greer, permission and rights of use listed onhome page) of the Devil Tarot card meanings depicts green as the predominant color. Consequently the reader may be intuitively lead to suggest health issues in a reading as the color green (corresponding to the heart chakra) is considered a color relating to health.

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