CARD OF THE DAY: March 23, 2022

 

Il Diavolo (The Devil)

Cani Tarot

by Osvaldo Menegazzi

March 23, 2022: Yeah, sometimes we've got to deal with scary Tarot.

The Majors-only Cani Tarot gives us this big bad dog resting high on its stone pedestal surrounded by a wall of flames, billowing toxic smoke, a chain barrier, and the three lethal-looking "teeth" of his trident. At the moment, he himself doesn't look particularly scary, but...

"Don't get any closer!"

In other images of Tarot's Devil you might find a couple of humans who seem already hypnotized into their captor's power, too distracted to free themselves although the chains around their necks are ridiculously loose. But Osvaldo Menegazzi's Il Diavolo is just sitting up there all by himself as if to say, "You'd be a fool--or The Fool--to get anywhere near me. Fuck around and find out!"

Okay, okay! Thanks for that warning. We'll back off.

So, for today, sharpen your attention to details and be more cautious and skeptical. Maybe don't take that impulsive lunge this time. At least examine things carefully before you agree to them. Consider the long-term implications or consequences. Pick apart the smooth, seductive rhetoric. Read the fine print. If not, you'll wake up one day and realize you're trapped.

Trapped, burned, bitten, gassed, speared by that trident.

Just turn and walk away if things don't seem right. Your gut ain't lying to ya, and Menegazzi's Il Diavolo is giving you a fair chance to save yourself.

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