The Devil

The Devil is trump XV: a horned figure on a pedestal with two chained figures below, though their chains are loose enough to lift off. It is attachment, desire, and the material world, and the reminder that most chains are self-chosen. It is Capricorn's card: earthly ambition and its price.

Uses

• Seeing what binds you
• Breaking unhealthy patterns
• Ambition and material success
• Owning your desires honestly

Trump

XV

Attribution

Capricorn ♑︎

Hebrew letter

Ayin ע (eye)

Path

26th, Tiphareth to Hod

Signature of

Capricorn

Upright

Attachment, temptation, materialism, shadow

Reversed

Release, breaking free, reclaiming power

Key symbols

The horned figure on the black pedestal, the loose chains, the inverted pentagram, the torch held downward

Working with it

On a Saturday, set the Devil beside a loop of string around your wrist. Name one habit or attachment that holds you. When you're ready to change it, take the loop off yourself, without cutting it, and burn or bury it.