I wonder if we’ve gotten a bit too rigid with these astrological correspondences. Yes, I see the Saturn rulership and the earthly ambition themes, but doesn’t it feel like we’re boxing in both the card and the sign when we make these associations so fixed?
The more I sit with the Devil card, the more I notice how it speaks to so many different energies beyond just Capricornian structure and material mastery. I’d love to hear how others reconcile this - do you find the Capricorn association helpful or limiting when you’re actually reading for someone?
Which card do you think represents Capricorn?
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Yeah, nothing screams Capricorn like The Devil card. Saturn energy at its finest, face your demons whether you want to or not. Pretty much sums up that cold, hard truth vibe Capricorns are known for.
My Catholic upbringing had me thinking anything devil-related was bad news. In my readings, Capricorns often appear with a raw intensity hidden beneath their professional exterior.
Just last month, a CEO came for a reading - when the Devil appeared, she opened up about how her ambition comes from the same place as her passionate nature. During one winter solstice, I spent time meditating on this card.
The energy I felt was primal and creative. Made me think of my grandmother’s goats - they were playful, determined climbers who got into everything. The goat symbolism started making sense.
Many tarot readers get hung up on the chains in the Devil card and miss what else is there.
The Golden Dawn built a teaching system that ties a bunch of esoteric ideas together. Their elemental and planetary links were used as learning aids; they weren’t aiming for strict astrological accuracy. I treat it like a memory web.
Once you get one layer, like the Hebrew letters or the Tree of Life paths, the planet and zodiac links start to click.
Placing the 12 signs on specific majors follows patterns that the group cared about, aligning with other twelvefold cycles, such as the months and the tribes of Israel. It can feel limiting sometimes. The system favors internal consistency over traditional astrology. I mostly use it as a study tool and skip those attributions in actual readings.
Just one angle among others.
If I had to pick one Capricorn card for daily use, it’d be the 3 of Pentacles. Just steady progress and everyone knowing their part.
The Devil card gets a bad rap, but it’s not about being evil or anything like that. It’s tied to Ayin (perception stuff) and basically represents when Capricorn’s survival mode gets too rigid.
Like those winter instincts that helped our ancestors survive, but now just make us stubborn.
Been doing readings for a while now, and I gotta say, the whole Capricorn-Devil connection never really clicked for me.
Capricorn energy showed up more with the World card. You know, Saturn stuff - discipline, long-term goals, that kind of thing. The Devil ended up being more about Pluto and deep transformation, at least with my clients.
I don’t stress about the traditional associations too much.
I never noticed that before - the downward pentagram vs Capricorn’s upward direction. Kind of contradictory when you think about it.