The Devil and The Sun together in a reading
How to read them together
Two cards together don't simply add up: they qualify each other. In a spread, The Devil and The Sun are read by each card's position (what question each answers) and by which comes first: the first sets the theme and the second refines, reinforces or challenges it. Read each card on its own first — both cited meanings are below — then ask what story they tell in that order.
What The Devil means
The Devil shows the chains you can remove yourself: dependencies, fears, patterns that bind you. It points to temptations and attachments that promise pleasure but cost freedom. Facing it squarely is the first step to release.
What The Sun means
The Sun is one of the brightest cards in the tarot: success, joy, and total clarity. What was dark becomes illuminated and life smiles again. Enjoy this moment and share it: happiness multiplies when given.
The combination in love
The Devil in love: In love it can indicate intense passion, but also jealousy, dependency, or a relationship that traps more than it nourishes. Ask yourself whether this bond helps you grow or keeps you chained.
The Sun in love: In love it announces full happiness: a relationship blooming in broad daylight, without shadows or secrets. Traditionally it also signals happy marriages and the joy of children.
Sources: Waite, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (1911); tradición RWS
The Devil with other cards
Want a real reading?
Selene shuffles a full spread with real positions and interprets it with you — not a dictionary card. Your first reading is free.
Get my free reading ✦