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Arcane XV The Devil:
According with my research, the ancient Egyptian people, in its culture/religion didn’t have The Devil concept as Christianity belief. Their gods and goddess could protect the people or not as their will.
Seth was a dangerous and powerful god but doesn’t match with this Devil.
In those time people in its culture/religion, didn’t have “ to sin” concept Their belief was a man/woman who had made mistakes or had taken a wrong way wasn’t a sinner or committed a crime against any god/goddess law, it was, just a mistake against MAAT. (SUPERIOR ORDER) And his/her rehabilitation to MAAT and to society had to be through getting good a new knowledge. Had to be wiser
In Clive Barrett’s picture Devil Card, we can see.
A god (Devil?) as a naked man with zoomorphic head... That’s normal because as we know lot of Egyptian god had animal head .because of their relationship between men a Nature.
This God/Devil seems to be a very important one and to have in high position
For example he is wearing gold sandals. The sandals (and the gold ones) in Ancient Egypt meant symbol of prosperity. They were important to wear for certain ceremonies.
The concept to wear sandals was to have the feet out from dust, dirty and rubbish.
This God/Devil also is wearing an important necklace ( Menet necklace?) another symbol of wealthy and prosperity
Sitting in a stone throne looking at the horizon, in his right hand has a stick crowned with Ba`s symbol .Ba represents the resurrection and transformation of human soul (ka)
Below there is The Horus Eye as in inscription on the stone. The all Seeing Eye also is a symbol of strength and healthy
Sitting on the floor a naked man and woman looking at each other in a particularly position.
He seems to be waiting a woman decision, and the woman on his knees may be is in doubt about….
They both have their grip tied or untied? ….
And finally a very big snake is involving the situation.
For Egyptian the Snake was a symbol of the supernatural things, the renascence from death. The Ka transformation and evolution
I Think this Arcane is about our sense, our sex, our temper, our hunger, our deeply wishes in a real and concrete way to feel it them
That’s bad? It’s dangerous?
Our education, culture religions created prejudice to hide, to control them or even denied this way to feel; but the real thing is its exist inside us
I think that this arcane remind us a wonderful and extraordinary thing: We are just Human Being in blood and flesh.
In others Egyptian tarot deck The XV arcane is named The Passion
According with my research, the ancient Egyptian people, in its culture/religion didn’t have The Devil concept as Christianity belief. Their gods and goddess could protect the people or not as their will.
Seth was a dangerous and powerful god but doesn’t match with this Devil.
In those time people in its culture/religion, didn’t have “ to sin” concept Their belief was a man/woman who had made mistakes or had taken a wrong way wasn’t a sinner or committed a crime against any god/goddess law, it was, just a mistake against MAAT. (SUPERIOR ORDER) And his/her rehabilitation to MAAT and to society had to be through getting good a new knowledge. Had to be wiser
In Clive Barrett’s picture Devil Card, we can see.
A god (Devil?) as a naked man with zoomorphic head... That’s normal because as we know lot of Egyptian god had animal head .because of their relationship between men a Nature.
This God/Devil seems to be a very important one and to have in high position
For example he is wearing gold sandals. The sandals (and the gold ones) in Ancient Egypt meant symbol of prosperity. They were important to wear for certain ceremonies.
The concept to wear sandals was to have the feet out from dust, dirty and rubbish.
This God/Devil also is wearing an important necklace ( Menet necklace?) another symbol of wealthy and prosperity
Sitting in a stone throne looking at the horizon, in his right hand has a stick crowned with Ba`s symbol .Ba represents the resurrection and transformation of human soul (ka)
Below there is The Horus Eye as in inscription on the stone. The all Seeing Eye also is a symbol of strength and healthy
Sitting on the floor a naked man and woman looking at each other in a particularly position.
He seems to be waiting a woman decision, and the woman on his knees may be is in doubt about….
They both have their grip tied or untied? ….
And finally a very big snake is involving the situation.
For Egyptian the Snake was a symbol of the supernatural things, the renascence from death. The Ka transformation and evolution
I Think this Arcane is about our sense, our sex, our temper, our hunger, our deeply wishes in a real and concrete way to feel it them
That’s bad? It’s dangerous?
Our education, culture religions created prejudice to hide, to control them or even denied this way to feel; but the real thing is its exist inside us
I think that this arcane remind us a wonderful and extraordinary thing: We are just Human Being in blood and flesh.
In others Egyptian tarot deck The XV arcane is named The Passion