The Tarot Cards Death and The Devil are printed within the magical container of The Seed of Life on top, The Flower of Life beneath, a hexagram at the left, and a pentagram on the right. Together these symbols create a magical amulet to help manifest the powers and meaning of the Tarot Cards it contains. In this case, Death and The Devil.
Meaning of the Symbols:
The Seed of Life at the top: The Seed represents the sparking of all life, the beginning of creation, and the source of all matter and intention. It is there to remind you that in your evolution, you must pull from a higher power, not just your own mind and the experiences that are known to you. The Seed of Life represents the masculine force in creation - the place of single-pointed consciousness, overflowing love, focus, stillness, consistency, and intention.
The Flower of Life at the Bottom: The Flower represents matter and the quantum world where intention shapes that matter. In the Western Mystery traditions, this place is referred to as the Prima Materia - the Primal Matter. It is there to remind you that in the process of creation, you must allow the energy of intention to flow through your physical body unfettered, to shape the quantum world. It is also symbolic of The Fool - as the circle is the number zero and the entire journey of the Tarot is the journey of the individual (the Fool / The self) through evolution. The Flower of Life represents the feminine force in creation - the place of infinite expression, interaction, relationship, evolution, change, and the dance of life and death.
The Hexagram: Represents the higher mind and consciousness - our natural psychic interplay with all creation. It is the macrocosm of creation.
The Pentagram: Represents the physical body, the 5 senses, the emotional sense, and the microcosm of creation.
Together these symbols focus the power of the Tarot Cards depicted in the center. In this case, Death and The Devil:
The Story of Death and The Devil Tarot Cards
The Devil card reminds us to integrate our shadows. The devil’s bat wings are symbolic of the great journey into the underworld. The fire The Devil is lighting at the man’s tail is symbolic of our unbridled passions and dark emotions. To compliment The Devil card, the Death card supports the process of evolving and uplifting the shadow and animalistic emotions. Death carries the White Rose Flag to help us remember that all transformation, no matter how painful, is there for our purification and evolution. The white rose also appears in The Fool card. This link makes it clear that integrating our shadow and making peace with death is essential to living as whole beings.
Use these cards together to remind yourself that your shadow has an important role to play and that making peace with death as well as failure, anger, hatred, lust, and power are an essential part of your journey and just as important to explore as the light. Together, these cards invite you to allow both the dark and the light within you to consciously awaken. To be in love with your passion, this pleasurable world, and your curiosity, and to follow it bravely into the unknown.
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