::Flips over the eight card, placing it in front of the Hermit. It depicts a demon on a hideous throne, choking the chains of a man and woman, both naked, and turning into demon themselves. The card is inverted.::
8. The External Factors: XV - The Devil Inverted
The Devil is Temptation and the Carnal Needs, and the Black Magic of the Underworld. It is the card of darkness, but darkness is never bad. However here it means these energies blocked. Perhaps you find yourself forbidden from indulging or unwilling to indulge. You might of freed yourself from something that had long since captured you. But keep in mind you don't need to become a saint.
On the other hand if this is referring to the hermit. It indicates the person has traumas they're not facing. Buried so deep that they're wasting energy trying to bind themselves down. They're trying to be so perfect, and walking the line so tight they never shine. This is shame for what they really are. Shame for what you really are. Shame of others refusing to admit what they are. Those who take no chances, and never let go will miss opportunities.
This one strikes me as complicated as I get the feeling it's more than just the Hermit's energy. This refers to plenty of outside factors. But it might just as well be the hidden side of the hermit, bound in chains.
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8. The External Factors: XV - The Devil Inverted
The Devil is Temptation and the Carnal Needs, and the Black Magic of the Underworld. It is the card of darkness, but darkness is never bad. However here it means these energies blocked. Perhaps you find yourself forbidden from indulging or unwilling to indulge. You might of freed yourself from something that had long since captured you. But keep in mind you don't need to become a saint.
On the other hand if this is referring to the hermit. It indicates the person has traumas they're not facing. Buried so deep that they're wasting energy trying to bind themselves down. They're trying to be so perfect, and walking the line so tight they never shine. This is shame for what they really are. Shame for what you really are. Shame of others refusing to admit what they are. Those who take no chances, and never let go will miss opportunities.
This one strikes me as complicated as I get the feeling it's more than just the Hermit's energy. This refers to plenty of outside factors. But it might just as well be the hidden side of the hermit, bound in chains.