The Devil is a card of feeling bounded, of limitations, and it represents a need to check in to see what fear and doubt may be standing in your way.
The Devil can be a much misrepresented card in the tarot; however, it is a card of self-realization in its deepest sense.
Looking in the mirror, oft times you do not recognize the person looking back. Sometimes you may even be in a space of avoiding the mirror all together.
This is a time when you are faced with choices, and as always that feeling of separation and doubt comes to surface. The Devil reminds you that you do, in fact, have a choice.
As you look deeper into this card, you must in fact look deep into the image in the mirror. Who are you truly? How do you wish to align your Self? You have been taught ways to cover or numb your feelings of fear and the darkness that exist within you. You have come to think that the darkness is a bad thing; however, without the dark there can be no light.
One important aspect of this card is to urge you to make peace with the fear and the darkness within; to find a balance within and use it to help you move forward. It is reminding you that you are the one in control of your feelings, of your actions.
When you step back and look at your fears as sign posts, when you look to see where there is room for growth, you tune into the flow and find that there is no such thing as you and it. You remember that everything you need is within. The Devil is a card of freedom! Freedom from the ties that bind, from the limitations you have created in your own mind.
The beautiful gift of this card is that it comes to tell you to let go of the chains, to see that they are easy to slip out of when you step back and remember who you really are and where you come from. You are an infinite Being, without limitations, and fear is a choice. Choose love, choose to be free, choose to be true to Self!
In the past year, have you have tried to make yourself conform, tried to put a square into a circle? It does not work. It never has. It never will. Only by truly letting go of the fear and getting clear on who you are and what you want, only by truly stepping back and allowing the universe to work out the details do you move in. Move with the flow - it is amazing how fast it works.
The Devil reminds you to trust, to find balance, and to let go of the fear of limitations. There is no need to numb the pain. Let go of the past and release attachment to the future. Allow your Self to be happy in this moment, and enjoy the process of life, exactly as it is. Do not be scared of the dark. Instead ask for help and watch how quickly the light appears. Remember to look up and see the stars!
Also, remember that we are all stars, and sometimes your light is required to help another see in the dark. It is from this giving of your light that you receive clarity and grow. So, what will you do today to balance your light and dark? Will you face a fear? Or maybe you will let go of a limiting belief or action that you no longer require.
Whatever you choose, choose wisely, choose mindfully. Be the creator of your life and know that it is all perspective. If you see things as good or evil then they are so. However when you see things just for what they are, you find ways to move so that it all works for you, helping you expand and grow into your highest Self!
Today's Meditation:
Step into a sweet, sacred space, set a timer for 10-20 minutes, relax and be still. Bring all your attention to your breath and the vibration of your heart.
Silently to yourself, or out loud, repeat the mantra: "I am free to be my highest self."
When the timer goes off, be still for as long as you can. Enjoy the feeling that is YOU. Make a choice to move through your day in connection to your highest Self, your highest good. It is all happening for you, not to you! Remember!
