Below, the 7 of Cups from the Rider Waite Smith Tarot and Tarot of Vampyres frame the Devil card from the same decks. Here the 7s signify that fantasy and imagination has overwhelmed the soul with the Devil representing obsession and captivation. When I first began studying tarot, the Devil card was very hard for me to look at as I considered this cosmic evil to be the enemy of my soul. I later learned that few tarot readers interpret the card as personified evil but rather as addiction, bondage, or temptation (in shadow) or creative impulse and a wild Pan nature (in light). When I first posted my reasoning behind "Christian Reflection on Tarot," in 2017, one comment I made was that people should not fear a factory-printed, shrink-wrapped deck of cards. I wrote that music and movies, myths and dreams belong to the deepest part of humanity. Superstition Lyrics
Very superstitious, writing on the wall Very superstitious, ladders bout' to fall Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin' glass Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past When you believe in things that you don't understand Then you suffer Superstition ain't the way Very superstitious, wash your face and hands Rid me of the problem, do all that you can Keep me in a daydream, keep me goin' strong You don't wanna save me, sad is my song When you believe in things that you don't understand Then you suffer Superstition ain't the way, yeh, yeh Very superstitious, nothin' more to say Very superstitious, the devil's on his way Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin' glass Seven years of bad luck, good things in your past When you believe in things that you don't understand Then you suffer, superstition ain't the way, no, no, no Songwriters: Stevie Wonder
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