The Devil

Major Arcana

Element

Earth

Planet

Saturn (through Capricorn)

Sign

Capricorn

Hebrew

Ajin (ע)

Numerology

15/6, bondage, the shadow

Yes / No

No (though it tempts)

Upright

addictionthe shadowmaterialismchainsseduction

Reversed

liberationawareness of addictionthe breaking of chains

Meaning upright

You are in a trap, material, emotional, sexual or mental. But the chains hang loose. Look at your shadow.

Freedom from chains, recognizing the illusion, the end of an unhealthy relationship or habit.

A passionate but unhealthily dependent relationship. Reversed, breaking free from the addiction.

Work that ties you down. Reversed, leaving a toxic position.

Debts, dependence on money. Reversed, paying off your obligations.

Addictions, depression. Reversed, recovering from addiction.

What is holding you? We often hold the chains ourselves.

ArchetypeThe lord of the shadow, Baphomet, the dark twin.