XV · The Devil
The Devil
It is the energy of material attachment and desire that enslaves. It represents the chains binding us to what we believe we need: pleasure, money, control. The Baphomet does not imprison; it only mirrors the prison we accept.
Meaning
In the light · upright
Passion, vitality, integrated shadow, magnetism.
In shadow · reversed
Addiction, attachment, materialism, bondage.
Mantra
“My chains are loose; I choose to stay.”
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