Why is Cap's Tarot the Devil?

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Katness
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The Devil/Adversary

The card on its own traditionally means "self-imposed limitations," as a person said earlier there is a bondage to an idea or way of seeing things that feels constricting but is done by choice, as the shackles are loose but still worn. Typically it reveals that a person is allowing themselves to be controlled by an idea, hence "self-imposed limitation."

When it shows up in a reading it has different meanings depending on its placement. I read with a zodiac layout, so decadents apply dependant on the position, or to say it differently, the energy of the card is either more or less difficult depending on where it sits in the layout.

As a symbol for the zodiac sign of Capricorn it has this explaination because Capricorn is ruled by Saturn, the Planet that has the role of being a task master. Saturn rules the heights of worldly ambition as well as positions of authority.

One has to ask what is the goat climbing the mountain for? The mountain goat literally scales the steepest of mountains to reach heights unattainable by others.

The symbol begs the question of what one is striving for, solely material gain, or spiritual sight.

While one is striving so much for material things, they can lose sight of what is important.

The letter associated with the Devil in the kaballah is Ayin, interpreted to mean "Eye." Capricorn: You may beleive that what you see is all there is.

The card that represents Saturn itself is "The World," which means completion...so hopefully there is a seed of a riddle in there for you.