All Things Toxic
Symbolism:
Chains symbolize bondage – captivity
Inverted Pentagram refers to hidden knowledge
Flaming Tails and Grapes – This is the vice that imprisons us
Stark Background: hell – what holds you back
Horns – uncivilized behavior
Bat’s Wings – a nocturnal animal
Taloned Feet – the devil as earth spirit
Triangular Head – alert: negative energy pulling everything down
Goat’s haunches – animal drives and instincts
The Cube – the Unexplored Self
Chains – accepting material bonds
Torch – light in the darkness
The Tails – acknowledge the primordial nature
Adam & Eve – banished with paradise, enslaved and corrupted
Getting to Know the Devil
Beware all things toxic.
The Devil is all things making up your shadow self. He attracts you by offering you everything you covet. He wants to fill the hole in your heart. He tempts you with the addictions you should avoid.
Getting the Devil Card can be scary but there is a good side here. You have the power to free yourself from the negativity. You are stronger than your vices. Seek professional help when you cannot face this issue alone.
You are in a dark place. But, all is not lost. You can walk away.
The Devil Card appears with issues in any struggle you experience: sex, food, substance, and negative thought patterns. You may be living with a domineering or abusive person.
The Devil Card allows you to see the darkest corner of yourself. You are in a dark place, but all is not lost. You can walk away.
Internal Issues: eating disorders, addictions, and illness (mental, physical, emotional, or spiritual).
Career issues: bad financial contracts, unsatisfying careers, domineering bosses, toxic work environment.
Relationship issues: controlling partners, lust-over-love situations, affairs, codependent patterns, financial dependency, ongoing money or property boundaries.
The situation is different for everyone. The Devil exposes everything that is not in your benefit. He focuses on all things taboo.
Whatever issues you identify with, run from materialism, power, self-deception, and controlling people.
Break free from people and situations stealing your time, energy, and love.
Beware your inner devil while you escape from under other people’s expectations.
In short, liberate yourself from anything that traps you.
Important here: Forgive yourself and offer compassion to yourself.
Story
The Devil Card appeared in a gift-certificate reading I gave to a young woman. The minute I saw this card in the spread, I knew why she had been given the reading.
The Devil Card warned her that she’s playing with fire. Addictive behaviors are not sustainable in the long term so what began as an escape ends up as a compulsion. Abusive, obsessive, harmful relationships and addiction to material things chain you to your secrets, disconnecting you from your higher power.
When I asked about her boyfriend, she was surprised at how much the Devil Card revealed about her secret life. She appeared surprised at how unhealthy and destructive her situation really was and needed to let go of the ways she manipulated others to get what she wanted.
The Devil Card in this spread pointed to the potential to be discovered when her most hidden and unexpected activities and parts of her life get exposed to the light of day.
I never learned whether the shock of discovery helped her. But this I can say: Her stuckness was a choice. Poor decisions are an option. She was the only one who could change her life.
The Devil Card spoke clearly: “Get out NOW before you get caught.”
Her situation does not have to become permanent. She can stop this now. She should do this to protect her future. This spread spoke clearly: “Now is the time to control destiny.”
As an aside, the spread considered a love interest, affair, or even a crush. The best advice here is to run in the opposite direction. The most she can hope for is trouble and her destruction is a very real option.
Whatever her situation, the details will come with a heavy price tag.
Life Changing Rituals
Mental self-care includes going outside for your help.
Physically, support your wellness without being obsessive about your diet or weight. Take 10 deep breaths every morning.
Mentally, educate yourself on social issues to understand the world.
Therapists, counselors, support groups, and addiction specialists are a good source.
Meditation
Go to a safe and secluded space. Set up your area for your best meditation comfort and environment.
As you settle into your meditation, close your eyes and focus on your in-and-out breaths.
Inreaths promote relaxation. With each inbreath, allow yourself to become more and more relaxed as you nurture your positive self. You are the one controlling the beast.
Your outbreaths reduce toxins, negativity, and anything you don’t need for your better self. As you inhale and exhale, you relax.
With the continued breathing, your legs relax.
Notice how your feet and legs shift into their most comfortable position – in a direction that frees you.
As your abdomen becomes relaxed, your muscles release unwanted tension and stress.
Your back and shoulders relax – releasing unwanted and unneeded stress and negativity. Your back and neck hold a lot of stress so this relaxation affects your total body so you can remove the chains in your life.
Your relaxing meditation breathing relaxes your arms and hands.
As this relaxation progresses throughout your body you notice that your body is calmer, quieter, more peaceful.
Your head relaxes now. Your face and neck muscles. Gently, quietly, your body feels more relaxed.
Your mind begins to calm. It floats.
You realize you are floating away from your meditation area to an area where you feel good. You feel really good about yourself.
Look around now. Where are you? Are you in a nature place? Are you someplace you visited in the past? Are you in a quiet room? Notice where you are. You are moving in a direction that frees you. Wherever this place, you’ve arrived when you enjoy being where you are.
Feel the warmth of this place. Breathe it all in. Feel the air and how comfortable it is to your skin. Feel this warmth, this space, and the love you realize you feel. You feel filled with love. You feel accepted and forgiven. You can disengage from destructive behavior now.
You see yourself as a perfect person in a perfect place. You are perfect exactly as you are. You enjoy yourself in this moment. You experience the joy of just being you.
Feel the warmth of the space. Breathe in peace and well-being with you. Carry it with you throughout your day.
You are your own liberator. You know you can return to this space whenever you need.
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