Tarot by Comparison™ – The Devil Tarot Card Meaning

Let’s continue the Tarot by Comparison™ with The Devil Tarot Card.

This is the 16th post in this series. You can start at the beginning with The Fool or go to the previous post Temperance.

At no extra cost to you, I may receive a small commission from purchases made through affiliate links, which allows me to continue to bring you awesome free content! This post contains affiliate links.

For this comparison, I have used these decks: The Golden Girls Tarot, Everyday Witch Tarot, Crystal Visions Tarot, and The Housewives Tarot.

The Devil card is all about temptation. It’s about desiring things that are not good for us, or making choices and decisions that are against our best interests.

The Devil card comes up when we are either being tempted or will be tempted in the future to go against what’s right for us. We may be tempted to overindulge in food, have an affair, tell a big lie… whatever it may be, it will be harmful to us in the long run.

This card can also represent holding on to something when it’s time to let go. Crappy relationship? Time to let go. Stressful job? Time to move on. Poor eating habits? Time to get healthy.

The Devil card may seem daunting, but it’s really a great reminder to take care of ourselves and look out for traps into unhealthy decisions.

It’s important to remember that The Devil isn’t an outside force, rather a choice that lies within us. We make the choices to do bad things, so we can also make the choice to do the right thing, which is fantastic news.

But how do we get this definition from these images?

In The Golden Girls Tarot you see Blanche holding her beloved cheesecake, wearing devil horns, and showing a little shoulder. And if you know anything about The Golden Girls, you know Blanche is the epitome of temptation! (This is actually my favorite card from the whole deck).

In The Housewives Tarot, you see a “sexy” “Devil’s Food” chocolate cake front and center, holding a martini, and surrounded by all your typical vices: cigarettes, coffee, medications, and bad processed foods. You know these are quick and easy measures for dealing with everyday stressors, but in the end they will catch up with you with nasty consequences.

You see the same sort of theme in the Everyday Witch Tarot: a devil over the shoulders tempting them with ice cream and money.

And of course we see the ultimate “temptation” in the Crystal Visions Tarot with the nod to Eve and her apples (while the devil sits in the background waiting for her to bite).

Keyword Recap:

• Temptation
• Vices
• Choices/Decisions
• Right/Wrong
• Let go

Did you notice any other similarities? What do they make you think of?


I hope you’re enjoying Tarot by Comparison™!

Next up in this series is The Tower (coming soon). 

Come on over and join the Clear Intuitions Facebook Group and share your woo with us! You can also follow me on Instagram and on my Facebook Page!

Written text and images © 2020 Sonya Blackstone of Clear Intuitions. Do not copy. Link to this post to share this content. All Rights Reserved.

Sonya Blackstone is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.