The Tarot Cards The Devil and The Lovers 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, The Devil and The Lovers.
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, The Devil and The Lovers:
The Story of the Devil and The Lovers Tarot Cards
In the context of relationship, the man and woman in The Devil card are seen chained to their lower natures. They are controlled by their shadow; their ego, their unconscious conditioning, their projections, their lusts, and fears. In a sense, the battle between the man and woman to control each other creates The Devil. In the card, he is between them and represents their synergy. The Devil card represents relationship at its worst where each person is trying to get what they need unconsciously from the other person. Where they use manipulation and punishment to do so.
The Devil card is the shadow side of The Lovers card. In The Lovers, the man and woman are connected to both the Tree of Life (on the male side) and the Tree of Knowledge (on the woman’s side) and are in their own power. The angel between them represents their unified self or synergy, in the same way, The Devil is the synergy of the shadow lovers.
The Lovers also represents the Sacred Marriage - the internal union of masculine and feminine aspects of ourselves. The angel in this card is wearing purple to indicate divine union. Its wings are red to indicate the assimilation of the lower animalistic passions into itself. Rather than repressing the lower nature, they form the wings of the unified self, indicating that we all need to do that work in order to be able to fly.
Use these cards together to remind yourself to stay vigilant and that the shadow is always present and must be integrated rather than repressed. Use them to help you find healthy relationships where you can partner with somebody to work out your shadow aspects consciously, and support each other to find your own internal union of the masculine and feminine polarities.
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