Musickal Meditations - Channeling The Devil

We just missed Capricorn season with this one! While not totally on schedule, we’re pleased to bring you our 15th musickal meditation, this one designed in the essence and energy of The Devil.

As with all meditations, you may opt to simply enjoy the music on its own, or work with some of the suggestions provided to perform a fuller ritual. We do hope you enjoy the sounds! We will be updating the YouTube page regularly as we add more tracks as well as storing all links on a separate page of this site, so they are easy to find! Keep reading to learn more about connecting with The Devil!

Meditation Package - The Devil in A Natural

Background: The purpose of these meditations is to allow you space to connect with the 22 Major Arcana, which are, in many ways, separated aspects of ourselves. Each element of this project has been carefully considered, from the note selection to the length of the track to the written piece which accompanies it. The intention is to supply the user of the track with the musical essence of the Major Arcana in question to help them get in touch with their own inner archetype of that nature. We envision that one may use this as part of a regular meditative practice, to open up a card reading session, before or during ritual, or as a way to simply connect more with their deck.

Description for The Devil: The Devil is a matter of perception, and while corruption may be one way to look at this key, it’s important to note that corruption may mean a misunderstanding. The Devil may keep us bound, but who is The Devil, and what allows this force to carry out their work? It can be said that through ignorance, misperception, and misunderstandings, we enable our own hostage. What appears to be a material stranglehold are in fact loose knots as demonstrated in the chain around our captive’s necks. Of course, while the chains may be easily removed, if one didn’t realize the chains were there, it would be considerably harder to take them off! Also note the visual similarities between The Devil and The Lovers for more insight. The Devil is about power; the power we assume is held over us and the power we can choose to take back. There is more than meets the eye here, and if one can see beyond the surface of things, those perceived imprisonments could be our path to freedom.

Before listening to the meditation music, you may opt to create a ritual-like space using some of the suggestions below. Of course, these are just ideas - feel free to adapt to your liking!

Day of The Week: Wednesday
Candle: Black
Incense: Asafoetida, Patchouli, Sulfur
Oil: Cypress, Patchouli
Plants: Cannabis, Comfrey, Hemlock, Horsetail, Ivy, Morning Glory, Nightshade, Scullcap
Crystals: Apache Tear, Coal, Hematite, Jet, Obsidian, Onyx
Archangel: Hanael

The following correspondences are of a Kabbalistic nature. We have included them as a way for the practitioner to connect with the card in different ways. You can read more about this form of exploration via our blog post: Musick, Tarot & The Tree of Life.

Path: 26th Path
Yetziratic Title: The Regenerating Intelligence
Connecting Sephiroth: Tiphareth to Hod
Action: Sun acting on Mercury through Capricorn
Colour (Queen Scale): Black
Hebrew Letter: ע, Ayin, Aa, O (ah-yeen)
Letter Name: Eye, Fountain
Letter Value: 70

Reflect on the following passage below, designed to further set the stage before you begin.

I am the Lord of Temptation —

The Great Tester of souls;

Tremble thou before me,
O Prideful Seeker —

But, know thus, that thou
Tremblest before thyself
& thine own iniquities,
For my Eye perceiveth All.

Verily, I say unto thee,

All ye who wouldst escape my grasp
Must come to terms w/ thy bondage;

Thine every attachment —
All that delights & repels thee —

Forges a link in the
Chain that binds thee,
& hastens thee unto me;

Yet still, the chain of thine undoing
May be the key that sets thee free...

Come, worship at my altar,
& truly shalt thou see —

Without my cloak of Darkness,
No flash of Light could ever be.