Shackles, addiction, coping

Along with being half goat and half man, the devil has bat wings and an inverted pentagram on his forehead. He is standing on a pedestal, to which are chained a nude man and woman, as if to show that he has dominion over them. This card also resembles The Lovers card but in an imbalanced way. The chains make it appear as though the devil has taken them captive.

Looking closely, both the man and the woman don’t look happy. Their individual power has been taken from them due to their own harmful coping habits, negative thought patterns, and addictions.

Getting the devil card in your reading shows that you have feelings of entrapment, emptiness and lack of fulfillment in your life. It might also mean that you are a slave to materialism and opulence and no matter how hard you try, you just can’t seem to shake off the feeling of wanting to indulge in luxurious living.

You might be aware that this kind of lifestyle is leading you down the rabbit hole, but you have that feeling of not having any form of control over your actions or urges.