Error in Attribution

From the Nigel Jackson Tarot, the Devil; from the Viking Lenormand, Mice:

When you blame others, you give up your power to change.

~Robert Anthony

Samael, Prince of the Demons, was an important figure in Talmudic literature, where he appears as accuser, seducer, and destroyer. He was regarded as the principle of evil that brought upon Israel and Judah every misfortune that befell them. His goat-like appearance in many illustrations is likely linked to the 'scapegoat' that Hebrew priests designated to be cast into the desert to carry away the sins of the community. Humans have built a powerful structure of blaming something outside themselves for all misdeeds and problems. The Mice card represents loss, sometimes by theft, but also through ignorance, arrogance or carelessness. Together these two cards express the same idea as Anthony's quote: Without taking responsibility for ourselves, we fail to have any way to change things for the better.