Arcana 15 in the destiny matrix
Devil
Arcana 15, the Devil, brings desire, influence and personal power into the destiny matrix. Each placement shows where ambition and attachment call for conscious handling, since its shadow is control or excess.
- Point A days
- day 15
- Point B, talents
- No
- Centre, point E
- No
- Tails with it
- 5 of 26

The Devil is the card of strong appetite: material ambition, attraction and the capacity to sway others. Those drives support determined action when your motives are clear and other people's choices are respected. The same intensity can slide into possessiveness, manipulation or fixation once desire takes over. Take this arcana as an invitation to see what grips your attention and to decide how to act on it.
Shares by position
- Personality3.29%
- Talents0
- Material karma2.63%
- Karmic tail1.68%
- Centre, comfort zone0
- Money point3.26%
- Love point2.33%
- Personal purpose4.42%
- Social purpose1.83%
- Spiritual purpose13.37%
share of dates 1940-2015, not of people
Personality
3.29%
With the Devil in Personality (point A), birth day 15 supplies the arcana, on 3.29% of dates 1940-2015. A strong appetite for experience, achievement or influence may be familiar. At its best it gives presence, persistence and the courage to say what you want. At its worst, desire sets every priority and influence is treated as control. Before committing, ask whether the choice honours both your aims and other people's freedom.
Talents
The Devil cannot be a talent: point B is the birth month, so only arcana 1-12 fit there, and its 1940-2015 share is 0%.
Material karma
2.63%
Years 1940-2015: 1941, 1950
The Devil in Material karma ties this arcana to material ambition and to how you handle desire around resources. 2.63% of dates 1940-2015 place it in point C. Determination is the strength: you can hold your focus on tangible goals and see chances to act. Measuring success only by possessions, status or control is the trap. Name what is truly useful to you, set a clear limit before chasing it, and check whether the means fit your values.
Karmic tail
1.68%
These tails carry the Devil: 15-20-5, 15-5-8, 15-8-11, 9-15-6 and 18-6-15, the last being the main lesson. Reading outward from the centre, the first three begin with 15, while in the other two it comes later in the sequence. Together they cover 1.68% of dates 1940-2015. As a task, the energy asks you to notice where desire, attachment or influence steers your choices. Name the pattern without scolding yourself, then pick an action that leaves everyone involved free to decide.
Centre, comfort zone
The centre never takes the Devil. Its sums miss 15 for every date from 1900 to 2100, which leaves a 0% share across 1940-2015.
Money point
3.26%
At the money point the Devil shows up on 3.26% of dates 1940-2015. It spotlights desire, ambition and the influence that comes with chasing material goals. Decisive drive and skill at negotiating for what matters are the strengths. The pursuit can harden into an urge to dominate, take more than you need or hang your worth on results. State your aims openly and make sure any agreement is clear and freely chosen by all sides.
Love point
2.33%
In the love point the Devil occurs on 2.33% of dates 1940-2015. Intensity, attraction and directness about what you want in a relationship are on offer. Jealousy, possessiveness or steering a partner's choices may follow. Pair passion with respect: say what you want plainly, listen to the other person's limits and leave space for a real answer. Strong feeling in a close bond need not make control the measure of care.
Personal purpose
4.42%
As personal purpose, the Devil shows on 4.42% of dates 1940-2015. Its themes of desire and influence invite you to examine what you truly want to build with your own effort. Stamina to follow a chosen direction and to engage fully with life is the gift. Chasing an image of success that no longer fits, or letting approval write your path, is the risk. Put the goal in your own words, then find one manageable step that reflects your values and not a wish to impress.
Spiritual purpose
13.37%
Spiritual purpose is the Devil's widest field, with 13.37% of dates 1940-2015. Here the arcana turns attention to desire itself: what attracts you, what you cling to, how consciously you use your influence. Looking at strong motives without pretending they are absent is the strength. Getting absorbed in craving or in judgment is the trap. Watch a strong impulse for a short while before acting on it, then choose a response that respects your principles and the people around you.
The shadow side
The Devil's darker side can mean obsession, possessiveness, manipulation or pinning your sense of worth on what you can acquire or control. Such patterns are things to notice, not a verdict on you. When one appears, stop, name the desire beneath it, and pick a step that leaves room for consent, honesty and the agency of others.
Karmic tails with 15
Questions
What does the Devil stand for as arcana 15?
Desire, ambition and influence. Where it sits points to the themes that call for conscious choices, especially around attachment and control.
Which karmic tails contain arcana 15?
15-20-5, 15-5-8, 15-8-11, 9-15-6 and 18-6-15, with 18-6-15 marked as the main lesson. Read it as a task around desire, attachment or influence.
Why is the Devil missing from Talents and the centre?
Talents follows the birth month, so only arcana 1-12 fit. In the centre, no date from 1900 to 2100 produces 15.
How does the Devil read at the money point?
As ambition and drive toward material goals. Keep aims clear and see that agreements leave everyone free to choose.
Shares are counted over calendar dates 1940-2015, not over people. The method is written up in the methodology.