Tarot meanings · Major Arcana

The Devil

The image · The Devil crouches on a pedestal; below him a man and a woman wear chains around their necks — chains that are actually loose.

Upright

attachment
temptation
compulsion
shadow

The Devil is about what hooks you and won't let go: a craving, a habit, a relationship that drains you. The chains are often looser than they look — you just haven't decided to take them off.

Reversed

release
awareness
breaking free

Reversed, you're starting to see what binds you and are working free bit by bit. That's good. Keep going.

Love

In love, intense attraction — or control and dependence; reversed, stepping out of an unhealthy pattern.

Work

At work, beware decisions held hostage by money or pride; reversed, you can take back the initiative.

Yes or no?

Upright · Leaning noThere's attachment or temptation here — it may not be good for you.

Reversed · Not yet clearYou're breaking free; once you see clearly you can choose.

Yes / No is only this card's leaning — the decision is yours.

How they feel

They feel strong attraction and possessiveness — maybe a dependence they can't let go of.

As advice

Ask yourself: do I truly want this, or can I just not let go?

Ask yourself

What do you know isn't good for you, yet can't put down?

Common combinations

The Lovers + The Devil Strength + The Devil Justice + The Devil Temperance + The Devil The Devil + The Tower The Devil + The Moon

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Meanings follow the public Rider–Waite tradition, rewritten in plain words — for reflection and entertainment, not predictions.