The Devil in 4 Minutes

The Devil Upright: Temptation, ambition, materialism, sexuality, obsession, dark impulses, being/feeling chained to a situation or other person. Being bedeviled by someone or something. Manipulating or being manipulated. Darkness, pandemonium, chaos, being ruled by the world of the senses. Superficiality, judging or being judged by appearance. Feeling or being burnt by someone or something. A difficult sexual encounter, or tapping into long-repressed desires. Urges. Wanting what is “forbidden” by convention or society. Looking what is haunting or tormenting oneself in the eye. Wrestling with addiction or addictive behavior. Destructive behavior. Can indicate another attempting to control you or you attempting to control someone else.
Use of humor, sarcasm, laughter, mirth, partying, laughing at yourself. Laughing at your demons. A mischief maker or troublemaker.
The Devil Best Course of Action: Look your desires, obsessions, and fears directly in the eye. Understand what you are chained to or what is bedeviling you. Laugh. Challenge authority. Enjoy your senses, and your physical body, we are physical beings. Shrug off being judged. Accept that someone may be attempting to manipulate you. You may have to not be the good guy. It is okay to have and enjoy sex in a safe, consenting relationship. Stand steady as you work on your obsessions, fears, or deep desires.
The Devil Reversed: Beginning to break free from what you have been chained to. Kicking an addiction or getting over an obsession over a person or situation. Starting to see the funny or humorous side of a problem. Busting loose, breaking free. Stopping a destructive behavior.
The Devil Reversed Best Course of Action: Break away! Break free. Refrain from indulging in excessive or damaging behaviors.Put the fire out. Walk away from something or someone who is attempting to enslave or control you. See that the devil is within, you can choose to be free. Lighten up. Shed the old habit. You can have desires but choose NOT to act on them.