Arcana 15: The Devil

The Devil: imagery and symbolism

The Devil is a horned figure perched on a pedestal, with a man and a woman chained to it below. The chains hang around their necks but are loose enough to lift off. Above, an inverted pentagram points downward. The card is about attachment: the habits, appetites, and fears you hold on to by your own consent. The loose chains carry the point: much of what binds you can be taken off once you see it.

What people with energy 15 are like

Vivid and magnetic, you have a strong will and a depth with shadows in it. You know what you want and how to go after it, and you don't like giving up your desires. Your pull draws people in and sometimes unsettles them. You live intensely and passionately, feel temptation sharply, and are learning to tell what you truly need from what has been imposed.

How to recognize this energy in everyday life

You have strong appetites and a sharp feel for what people want: money, attention, comfort, a thrill. You enjoy intensity, good food, magnetism, and a bit of risk. You can be hard to say no to, and just as hard to persuade. Habits stick with you, whether work, snacks, or a particular person. You are frank about desire, and often funny about your own weaknesses, which makes people trust you.

Talents

Charisma, magnetism, a gift for influence and persuasion, and an understanding of hidden motives. You do well in business, sales, psychology, art, and shadow work, and anywhere that calls for a strong will, sensuality, and a clear view of the truth about people.

The Devil on the money line

You earn most naturally through influence, sales, business, charisma, an understanding of what people desire, and the leisure and pleasure industries. The flow dries up with dependence on money and status, with greed or fear of poverty, and when you have to act against your conscience for the sake of gain.

The Devil on the love line

You are drawn to passion, tension, and strong feelings in love. The risks are dependence, jealousy, and power struggles. You attract vivid and complicated partners. Love asks you to tell attraction from attachment and to build relationships on freedom and honesty.

Questions to reflect on

• Which habit would you keep only if it were truly your choice?
• What do you chase that you already have in a different form?
• Where would honest talk about what you want make life simpler?

What an arcana means depends on where it sits in the matrix. To see where energy 15 falls in yours, calculate your Destiny Matrix from your date of birth.