Card 15

The Devil

Brief Description

The Nature card focuses on choices and their inevitable consequences. It symbolizes the balance between freedom and dangers seen or unseen, emphasizing the importance of making conscious decisions and overcoming self-imposed limitations. The message is about seeking joy in life by aligning with one's natural inclinations while maintaining control over one's destiny.

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Introduction

This card represents the wild nature, where the chosen path can be joyful and free or full of unseen dangers and excesses. In the image, a hunter sets a trap for a bear without noticing that the bear is watching him from behind. The person also does not suspect the fauns dancing in the distance and luring the bear.

Choices and Consequences

The card highlights the question of choice, as consequences are inevitable. The seeker is warned that short-term goals requiring sacrifices might not always be in their best interest. Will the bear join the celebration of nature spirits, or risk being caught in the trap?

Life Directions

People also choose directions in life, and sometimes what initially seemed a blessing turns out to be false. Then there is a choice – to free oneself or not. Working in a well-paying but unpleasant environment or staying in unsatisfactory relationships to meet others' expectations are just two examples of how one might take on an unwanted burden.

Freedom and Joy

One can free themselves from imposed restrictions to savor the joy of life with the fauns. Choosing freedom of action and laughing as a result, or being tied to an unpleasant situation, lifestyle, or relationships.

Natural Desires

Following natural desires and inclinations in search of life satisfaction occurs as a result of conscious decision and liberation, in the realm of relationships, material or spiritual. There is always the desire to try to control the material world or let desires control the personality.

Divine Nature

The divine in nature offers harmony of a natural way of life, enjoyment of material and spiritual aspects, regaining control over one's life, and laughing in case of failures. These comfortable relationships with nature are part of the path to the Craft, allowing one to become part of nature and the Divine.

Symbolism

Next to the trap grows comfrey – a plant symbolizing connection, control, and freedom from control. The black bear embodies endurance, self-analysis, and decision-making.

Meaning

Acceptance or rejection of self-imposed limitations, following one's inclinations, potential blocked or untamed, allowing events to unfold naturally, freedom, choosing what one likes.

Reversed Meaning

Fear of changes, sluggishness, dissatisfaction, unhappiness due to one's own fault.

Keywords

Choice between limitations and freedom.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Ann Moura, Art by Kiri Østergaard Leonard

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