From the Herbcrafter's Tarot, the Devil (Blackberry); from the Green Wheel Oracle, Snake:
As a child, I spent several years on a farm; we were 'dirt poor', meaning we didn't own the land or home. But if we wanted something sweet to eat in the summer, blackberry bushes abounded in the hundreds of acres surrounding us. Blackberries have small but sharp briers, and rattlesnakes often hide within the brambles hoping for an unwary rat. Care and caution have to be employed while picking berries. Thus the Devil is a warning not to become ensnared by pleasure while ignoring everything else. After drawing this tarot card, there was no surprise that snake showed up. But its symbolism implies a way through more than a warning. Snake suggests we stay grounded and connected to the earth it moves on. Otherwise, we might disappear down a rabbit hole of self-absorbed gratification and lose our way.
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