Death and the Devil tarot cards can be seen as tricky and troublesome cards when they appear in a reading. This illuminating on-demand lecture by Ken James offers an in-depth exploration of these two enigmatic cards.
Ken first considers the messages of the Death and the Devil cards from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck. We learn how the image that portrays Death suggests a falling away of what no longer serves us. Only by dropping the old do we clear space for something new to be born.
The Devil, Ken tells us, is related to our daimon, the energizing life force that allows us to move into life. Yet clinging to anything beyond its natural life span creates bondage to illusion. The daimon then turns into a Devil of addiction and fear.
Ken next looks at how Death and the Devil have been portrayed in various tarot decks. Each tarot artist offers a new take on the challenges and blessings of these two demanding, and transformative, arcana.