The Devil
The Devil card warns of surrender to ego and destructive desires, symbolized by a dragon and imagery of hoarding and setting a forest on fire for personal gain. It represents being chained to harmful situations, addictions, or controversies that stem from greed and a refusal to let go. Upright, it highlights greed, violence, strange experiences, and compulsive behaviors. Reversed, it signals the possibility of release, reclaimed power, enlightenment, and moving on from toxic bonds such as divorce.
Keywords
Character
BOITATÁ
Origin
BRAZIL, Brazilian Mythology
Description
The Devil gives in to the ego, lusting for unnecessary or harmful things, unwilling to leave negative situations. It is a dragon sitting upon a pile of gold it does not need, a person setting a forest on fire for their own gain.
Upright
Greed, controversy, violence, strange experiences, addiction
Reverse
Release, enlightenment, power reclaimed, divorce, moving on
Visual Description
A large, sinuous red serpent with patterned, flame-like scales hangs and coils down the center of the image, its blue eyes fixed forward and its forked tongue visible. Dark vertical columns or tree-trunk shapes form a deep, shadowed background, and the lower foreground shows rocky, red-hued ground. At the bottom center a white cartouche bears the printed title "The Devil." The overall palette is dominated by reds and deep blacks with teal highlights in the background.
Tarot of the Divine
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