Featured Card of the Day – The Devil – Joie de Vrie Tarot by Paulina Cassidy 

~ Grandtrines

Tarot by Cecelia

Artist: Paulina Cassidy

Website: http://www.paulina.ws

Keywords

Illusion, temptation, ambition, willpower, enlightenment.

Artist Interpretation

With an obsession for the material, a charming yet cunning devil, Deception, has bound himself to his treasure chest. Those who have submitted to his influence are worn around his waist for the purpose of feeding his smugness and to remind others of his power. Though Deception wears an expression of self-contentment, his garish hat portrays the expression of despair. With a love for instilling fear in order to maintain authority, Deception laughs mockingly, believing that a marionette, Flee, is his to play with forever. However, Flee refuses to dance to the tune control any longer, and has another plan in motion. Preparing to cut the strings that bind him, Flee is moments from breaking free from the bonds of limitation.

Card Meaning

The devil is a metaphor of our own behaviors and attachments. You possess your…

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Like so many people, I am a paradox. I am a politically conservative vegetarian. I am from a Christian background, and still tend to like those values, but am a metaphysical astrologer trained in science who has an interest in the magic of ancient Egypt and a weird belief that some piece of our essence can live on a server. I live in Texas, but like chatting with my international Wordpress pals the best. I learn by teaching. Technically, I am a "Leo," but I am very, very Aquarian with a dose of Scorpio. I bitterly complain about Algol (and Algol personaliites), yet it is the one star that defines me most (other than Regulus). (Which, oddly, makes me an Algol personality.) I am a reclusive lover of peace and quiet who has the Ascendant in the Via Combusta (the most conflict ridden part of the zodiac). I am an incredibly private person with a blog with over 800 followers and 50 to 150 regular daily visitors. I could go on, but I think you get the picture.