[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":60},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f16l1l44pwldun":3},{"entry":4,"path":52,"related":53},{"kind":5,"id":6,"status":7,"title":8,"subtitle":9,"intro":10,"seoDescription":11,"steckbrief":12,"relations":28,"sections":29,"faq":42},"tarot-card","der-teufel","reviewed","The Devil","Card of bonds and zest for life · Major Arcana XV","A horned figure is enthroned on a dark block, two chained people at its feet. What looks threatening is, in Tarot, a card about bonds, desires and habits – and about the question of how free we actually are. For the chains in the picture sit loosely enough to be slipped off.","The chains sit loosely enough to be slipped off: The Devil is about bonds and desire. Symbolism, meaning and the card of your birthday.",[13,16,19,22,25],{"label":14,"value":15},"Nummer","XV",{"label":17,"value":18},"Traditionelle Zuordnung","Zodiac sign Capricorn",{"label":20,"value":21},"Konstellation","Die Liebenden",{"label":23,"value":24},"Keywords","Bonds, desire, matter, shadow work, liberation",{"label":26,"value":27},"Imagery","Horned figure with bat wings, black pedestal, two loosely chained figures",{},[30,33,36,39],{"heading":31,"body":32},"Image & Symbolism","Against a black background a figure with goat's horns, bat wings and bird's claws crouches on a cuboid pedestal. Above its brow stands an inverted pentagram, a sign that here the material stands above the spiritual. The right hand is raised, the left holds a torch pointing downward: the fire burns not upward towards the light but into the depths. Chained to the pedestal are two naked people, a man and a woman, both with small horns and tails. The woman's tail ends in a bunch of grapes, the man's in a flame – pleasure and passion. The chains around their necks hang so loosely that they could pull them over their heads at any time. That is the core of the card: many fetters only hold as long as we do not look. Striking is the resemblance to the Lovers card, whose couple appears here as if in a dark mirror. Instead of the angel, a figure that holds on now stands above them. Astrologically the Golden Dawn tradition links the motif with Capricorn, the earth sign of Saturn. From this follows an earthy, serious reading: it is about ambition, possessions, security and structures – all things that carry but can also confine.",{"heading":34,"body":35},"As a birth card","As a birth card the fifteen brings a powerful, sensual personality. The digit sum six leads to the Lovers as soul card – the mirrored couple becomes the inner partner. Outwardly you show assertiveness, humour and an appetite for life; inwardly you long for genuine connection and for decisions from the heart. This tension makes you lively and attractive. You are not afraid of taboo subjects and say out loud what others only think. Your groundedness and your sense of what is feasible help you pursue goals persistently. Professionally, areas with responsibility, impact and tangible results suit you: entrepreneurship, negotiations, design, crafts, the stage. In relationships you are passionate and loyal. You want all, not half, and you expect the same seriousness from your partner. With your directness you can sometimes catch others off guard, but whoever knows you values precisely this genuineness. You also have a good feel for power relations and quickly see through who is pulling the strings in a group – an ability you can use to protect others.",{"heading":37,"body":38},"As a year card","A Devil year directs attention to what binds you. That can be habits, expectations, status symbols or old convictions about what you may allow yourself. Helpful questions: what do I spend time and energy on even though it does me no good? Where do I say yes when I mean no? And the other way round: which joy do I forbid myself because it does not seem sensible? The loose chains on the card show that the first step is often honest recognition. The Capricorn connection also gives an impulse: ambition and discipline may serve you instead of driving you. Pleasure and responsibility are not mutually exclusive. A small exercise: choose a habit that bothers you, and for one week only observe it, without fighting it. Often just looking already loosens the chain a little.",{"heading":40,"body":41},"Light & Shadow","This card has more light than its reputation suggests. The image stands for vitality, eroticism, humour and the courage to confront your own dark sides. Whoever is connected with the Devil knows their desires and can name them openly. This honesty is liberating, for others too. The shadow shows in dependencies of every kind: on recognition, control, possessions or people. Power games and clinging to situations that have long since ceased to fit belong here too. The developmental task is to choose bonds consciously. Not every chain has to fall, but every one deserves an honest look: is it holding you, or are you holding it? Whoever asks this question regularly loses none of their zest for life but gains freedom on top. The Capricorn part helps here, because it loves clear decisions and responsibility for your own path.",[43,46,49],{"q":44,"a":45},"Is the Devil an evil card?","No. In Tarot the Devil stands not for evil but for bonds, desires and the power of habit. The image itself provides the key: the chains sit so loosely that the two figures could slip them off. So the card encourages you to look closely at what holds you and to regain your own freedom. Joy in life and sensuality are part of that too.",{"q":47,"a":48},"What do the Devil and the Lovers have in common?","Both cards show a couple beneath a larger figure, once beneath an angel, once beneath a horned figure. The Devil acts like a shadow image of the Lovers: instead of free choice, bondage is in the foreground. In the birth card calculation the two belong together, because fifteen gives a digit sum of six. Whoever has the Devil as a personality card carries the Lovers as soul card.",{"q":50,"a":51},"What does the Devil mean as a birth card?","The fifteen as a birth card describes a powerful, direct and sensual personality with a lot of groundedness. You know your desires, do not shy away from difficult subjects and pursue goals with stamina. As a learning task the card shows the need to examine bonds and habits regularly. The soul card, the Lovers, reminds you to choose from the heart.","\u002Fen\u002Ftarot\u002Fcards\u002Fthe-devil\u002F",[54,57],{"title":55,"path":56},"Capricorn","\u002Fen\u002Fzodiac-signs\u002Fcapricorn\u002F",{"title":58,"path":59},"The Lovers","\u002Fen\u002Ftarot\u002Fcards\u002Fthe-lovers\u002F",1793051121538]