The Devil

Violence, force and extraordinary effort head the list, and Waite adds that what is fated need not be evil. A horned figure crouches above two chained people, and the chains hang loosely enough to lift off. The card points to what has a grip on you.

Think of a habit, a debt or a job you feel unable to leave. Write down exactly what holds you there and one small step that would loosen it. Nothing needs buying or performing. Where addiction, abuse or debt is involved, contact a qualified service.

Weakness, pettiness and blindness are the reversed words. The chains are still there, and attention has slid to small grievances that keep you from looking at them.

Ask who benefits from things staying as they are. Speak to one person who can see the pattern from outside. Progress here tends to come in small repeated choices, and a slip does not cancel the ones before it.