Sean “Diddy” Combs’: The Devil, The Lovers, and the Collapse of Control
As Diddy faces explosive allegations and legal trials, his energy map reveals deeper themes of power, temptation, secrecy, and soul reckoning...
P Diddy, Sean Combs, is currently standing trial in Manhattan federal court, where he has pleaded not guilty to racketeering and sex-trafficking conspiracy charges that could carry a life sentence if convicted (New York Post). His ex-assistant David James this week described Diddy’s explicit “freak-offs” sex marathons, while federal agents testified they found baby oil, drug paraphernalia, cash, and a mysterious white powder in his Park Hyatt hotel suite (@EconomicTimes). Prosecutors plan to call Cassie Ventura’s mother, Regina Ventura, along with other alleged victims, to detail years of coercion and abuse (The Independent). The trial began with jury selection on May 5, moved to opening statements and witness testimony on May 12, and despite a failed bid by his lawyers to postpone, reporters continue to provide live courtroom updates even though cameras are barred (en.wikipedia.org).
Where does one begin analysing this situation? Of course, I’m not present in the court of law, so this isn’t a ‘hot-off-the-press’ analysis but a read into the energetics Combs is likely to encounter in this lifetime.
At 55 years old, P Diddy is currently in a Lovers arcana year, a time for radical choice, alignment with truth, and unavoidable confrontation with duality. The Lovers speaks to integration: bringing together the self with the world, the inner with the outer. It invites major life decisions that often split reality in two. Before and after. The last time Diddy encountered the Lovers energy was at ages 23–24.
In order to look forward, let’s look backward. At 23, Sean “Puff” Combs left Howard University to intern at Uptown Records, rising quickly to talent director and shaping Mary J. Blige’s debut album, What’s the 411? That same year, he launched Bad Boy Entertainment, negotiated a joint venture with Arista, and signed The Notorious B.I.G. Within two years, he was leading one of the most influential music labels in the industry. The Lovers energy here was about foundational choices; ones that launched careers, set legacies in motion, and defined a generation of music.
Now, that same energy has returned. But it’s not building, it’s unearthing. In Diddy’s chart, The Devil arcana plays a key role, especially around money, power, and emotional security. You might think of the cartoon villain archetype, like Cruella de Vil, but The Devil should simply be known as Temptation, the archetype of coercion and control. The Devil often shows up when someone is attached to outcomes, personas, or power dynamics they can’t, or won’t, release.
I try to be unprejudiced when reading someone’s energy map, especially when they’re not sitting opposite me. But there are moments where ‘spiritual neutrality’ clashes with real-world implications. The Devil energy here feels unintegrated. I suspect that Sean Combs has hurt his own authentic self more deeply than anyone else. His personal power seems to be wrapped in patterns of domination, sexual control, and blurred boundaries. When The Devil, The Moon, and The Lovers show up together in the zone of relationships, as they do in Diddy’s chart, it suggests secrecy, duality, and powerful unresolved internal conflict. It paints a picture of someone wrestling with hidden identities and seeking validation through dominance.
There’s an energetic through-line that hints at deep personal repression; possibly around suppressed sexual orientation and self-expression in a hypermasculine, heteronormative industry. The need to control others can become a way to protect the parts of the self that feel most unsafe. Power becomes armour. Control becomes intimacy. It becomes the love language.
Combs also holds Justice energy in his energetic patterning. This is someone who likely has a personal code of ethics, but that code may be skewed. Justice in shadow becomes selective morality, a person who weaponises rules, NDA’s, and legal frameworks to protect their image or disarm threats. This is someone who sees the law as a tool rather than a boundary. It’s not accountability; it’s strategy.
People often forget that spiritual alignments aren’t inherently virtuous. Some people are perfectly in alignment with their darker archetypes. Those individuals become mirrors, catalysts. They teach others by contrast. They show us what not to become. The demons become our teachers. It’s not an attempt at romanticising them, it’s recognising the full spectrum of human choice.
So where’s the positive potential in The Devil? The Devil knows how systems of oppression work. It understands seduction, charisma, and survival. At its most positive, this archetype uses its awareness of those traits to disrupt industry or subvert power. Think JoJo Siwa. She channels a high-octane version of The Devil: powerful, profitable, dominant in her niche, and able to maintain integrity while wielding cultural influence. Siwa has built an impressive empire by engaging millions of fans worldwide, turning signature bows into an $80 million business, and breaking digital records with over 4 billion video views across platforms. She translates her massive audience into successful music tours, brand partnerships, and philanthropic efforts. Vivid Seats named her Breakout Artist of the Year (2018), acknowledging her rapid rise in music and live shows (Wikipedia).
But for Combs, where did it all go wrong? Maybe it didn’t. Maybe this chapter is the natural culmination of patterns that have gone unchallenged for too long. Cassie Ventura has testified that her first "freak-off" occurred around 2009, which ties back to his earlier energetic shifts. At age 33, in 2003–2004, Diddy was in a Temperance year. Temperance is about balance, alchemy, and moderation. But when distorted, it brings chaos masked as control. It often represents the moment where things tip past the point of no return. Around this time, Diddy dealt with a stream of legal issues: Honduran sweatshop allegations, a $3 million lawsuit from his former driver, and FEC complaints tied to his ‘Vote or Die’ campaign enticing youths to vote for Diddy’s desired candidates. Energetically, that was a powder keg. And it’s possible that was when the roots of this current fallout began to harden.
If I were to imagine his soul contract, it might read: "I agree to present choices of the heart. My presence will test alignment between values, true love, action, sacred union, duality, or temptation." The destination? Love. The journey? Temptation. And right now, we are watching what happens when the journey has chosen a particular course.
How long can the Devil run the show before Judgment calls? We’ll just have to wait and see.
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