The Devil Tarot Card: Unchain Yourself

In the traditional depiction of the Devil in tarot, we see him as a negative force keeping us in place, not letting us move beyond it, and staying stuck in a bad situation. This can be an addiction, perhaps. We see the two figures chained to this addiction. The figures, however, are not chained tightly. They can make the conscious decision at any time to remove these chains, so why don’t they? Fear, perhaps. Perhaps they believe that this thing that has them in chains is far more powerful than they are.

Perhaps they are so ingrained in the paradigm of the addiction or whatever this figure represents to them, that they cannot see in their mind’s eye any other possibilities but to live with it. What will instigate an awareness that there is a choice? What will open their eyes to the reality that they do not have to settle for this? Once they do open their eyes, they will see that the chains are loose. They can get out of it anytime they choose, and then find their way out of the darkness of this cave they are in.