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The Devil (tarot)

The Devil (tarot)

*Part of the Thoth Tarot series.*

The Devil is the sixteenth card of the Major Arcana in the Thoth Tarot deck, created by Aleister Crowley and Lady Frieda Harris.

  • Name: The Devil
  • Atu: XV
  • Hebrew Letter: *ayin* ע
  • Element: Capricornus
  • Tree of Life: Path 26 (joining Hod and Tiphareth)

From *A Brief Description of the Cards of the Tarot*: “Blind impulse. Irresistibly strong. Unscrupulous. Ambition. Temptation. Obsession. Secret plan. Hard work. Endurance. Discontent. Materialism. Fate.”

Context: Description

Interpretation

Tarot | Thoth Tarot | Tarot & the Tree of LifeMajor Arcana: The FoolThe MagusThe PriestessThe EmpressThe EmperorThe HierophantThe LoversThe ChariotAdjustmentThe HermitFortuneLustThe Hanged ManDeathArtThe DevilThe TowerThe StarThe MoonThe SunThe AeonThe Universe

Minor Arcana: Wands | Cups | Swords | Disks