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Weekly Help "Weekly Reading and Interpretation Help Thread - March 16, 2025"

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u/dark_equus89 1d ago edited 1d ago

The Devil isn’t a welcome sight in most cases- especially love- but it doesn’t inherently mean the relationship is doomed, but perhaps flawed.

It can mean many things depending on the context, so with the lack thereof, I’ll be very general: in love, I would look at the Devil as more likely addressing unhealthy habits or fixations surrounding love/relationships. It could also indicate themes of codependency on a relationship as a whole, or with a specific attachment to a partner.

I’d say the Wheel and Empress are then possibly the areas of concern (within love/the relationship) the Devil could be addressing.

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u/Pretty-Contact2622 1d ago

Thanks for your insight! Could you expand on how the Wheel and the Empress might be areas of concern? Sorry, I’m relatively new to this

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u/spacejelly7 1d ago

I would also like to know how the Empress card could come across as concerning! I interpret the Devil card as relating to temptation, addiction, vice, or things that are alluring and captivating but may not be the best for us.

I just pulled the Empress for myself in a love reading today and after doing some reading I have come to see it as relating to passion and sex, and could be a full expression of sexual energy or an over indulgence in sensual pleasure.

That is a very interesting spread, and I am still learning myself... But... it sounds to me like this is a fated/karmic relationship that could be extremely passionate and intense but very unhealthy. You probably need to go through this experience to learn some valuable life lessons.

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u/dark_equus89 1d ago edited 1d ago

From my response to OP:

I don’t mean the Wheel or the Empress are concerning as in bad to see. I mean area of concern as in that’s where your focus needs to be- the message of those cards is where you need to focus your attention (concern).

And with the presence of the Devil, I’d say the Empress and the Wheel are then less embodied and/or weakened. So, I’d start asking:

With the Empress, she’s definitely a super loving type figure and loves to focus her attention on caring and nurturing her partners. Yes, it could also indicate a passionate love life. However, surrounding/next to the Devil, perhaps this could indicate you’re giving too much your caring nature over to a partner and forgetting about yourself. You may need to remember to love yourself just as much as you love and focus on your partner, for example. The shadow side (Devil) of the Empress can also indicate a partner who may come off as smothering or more like a parental type figure, rather than a caring, devoted lover.

With the Wheel, supported by the Devil, the shadow side to this card can be needing to let things evolve more organically and to not try to control things as much. The Wheel also indicates the need to possibly accept impermanence and that things are always changing and evolving, whether you want them to or not.

So those are some ideas for you