The Devil
The card represents liberation through self-discovery and embracing one's darker nature. It emphasizes the need to break free from addictions and materialistic attachments to achieve greatness. It calls for self-awareness and action against self-sabotage or external manipulation. Embracing hidden knowledge and seeking professional help if necessary can guide one towards spiritual triumph over the material world.
Keywords
Invoked
Liberation through self-discovery, sexuality, the Shadow Self, witchcraft, passion to the point of addiction, worldly attachment.
Banished
Freedom from oppression, accepting your darker nature, spiritual triumph over material.
Description
The second incarnation of the Lord of the Sabbath is Satan, the Great Adversary. He is Lucifer becoming more bestial, more aggressive. He has accepted His role as Ruler of Hell and has let the Darkness in. He is the burning Sun in the vast, cold, dark Universe and in His solitude, He reaches Enlightenment. He seeks to liberate humankind and knows the corruption of Paradise, that it is a comfortable cage. He entered Eden as a serpent to whisper the truth to Eve so that she may taste the forbidden fruit, the fruit of knowledge. He was the key that unlocked the garden prison. He is the giver of knowledge. He removes the pleasant lies we tell ourselves. Because of this, He is feared and often hated, but to the witch, He is the Horned God.
Divinatory Meaning
Invoking Satan in a reading signals a need for liberation. You are imprisoned by addiction, by simple meaningless pleasures, and you do not realize that your comfort is imprisoning you. If you do not seek liberation, you will never achieve the greatness you were meant to achieve. You may feel as though you are stuck and cannot do better than where you are but you are wrong. Satan urges you to cast aside lies and doubt and take action. Satan is the second sign of a witch, so, if needed, dive into the occult and explore hidden knowledge to replace destructive vices. If you need assistance doing so, have no shame in seeking out professional help for anything you cannot overcome yourself.
Banished Meaning
Satan banished can indicate that someone is manipulating you. Because His presence exposes the lie and reveals the truth, without it you are unaware of them, willfully or not. It signals a person who wants to control you, to keep you down below them. Discover who this is and remove them. This could also be the Shadow Self. Self-sabotage is a very real thing you may be inflicting on yourself due to feelings of low self-worth. Realize you have all the power, and awaken the burning flame inside you so that you can overcome anything. Stare directly into the eyes of your fears and proclaim they will not control you any longer! Break the ties that bind, the shackles that keep you from the open path. Freedom is yours if you take it.
Sabbath tarot
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