Card Number: 15
Rulership: Capricorn

Bondage. Self imposed limitations. Power of negative thinking. Darkness. Pessimism. Excessive dependency. Excessive attachments to material goods. Vanity. Greed. Selfishness. Fears. Ties that bind.
Feeling trapped in an oppressive situation that is of your own making. Refusing to leave a harmful relationship. Are you finding it hard to let go when you know you should? Drugs and /or alcohol, lust or some other appetite are controlling your life.
When the devil appears  you  need to review your bondage to material goods. Fearful thinking is harming your life.
Note in  he picture that the only thing keeping them where they are themselves.....they can easily escape if they wish.

The devil warns against using your influence to enslave or manipulate others. You are caught in a prison of your own making and it's time to face  your fears.

Actions:

accepting an unwanted situation
being obsessed
feeling tied down against your will
losing independence
allowing yourself to be controlled
being addicted and enslaved
submitting to another

 

being caught up in appearances
believing only in the physical
forgetting the spiritual
getting and spending
overindulging the senses

 

being unaware
operating within a narrow range
experiencing limitation
choosing to stay in the dark
fearing the unknown
being taken in by appearances

 

believing the worst
despairing
lacking faith
seeing a cold world
thinking negatively
foreseeing a bleak future
doubting

Reversed:
Release from bondage. Removing the chains. Power of positive thinking. Cutting the ties that bind.
In a more negative spread: Instability. Perversity. Clinging. Abuse of power. Using people for elfish means.