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“The falling leaf honours a season that has ended.”

Tarot Encyclopedia

Death

“Acknowledge what is passing without rushing your goodbye. Make room for the person you are becoming.”

Arcana Noctis

majorNo. 13

Upright keywords

  • Endings
  • change
  • transformation
  • transition

Reversed keywords

  • Resistance to change
  • personal transformation
  • inner purging

Summary

Death points to endings, change, transformation, and transition.

Upright meaning

Upright, Death highlights endings, change, transformation, and transition.

Reversed meaning

Reversed, Death can indicate resistance to change, personal transformation, and inner purging.

Symbolism at a glance

  • Endings

  • change

  • transformation

  • transition

Reflection questions

  • Where is endings, and change showing up for me now?
  • What would help me work with resistance to change, and personal transformation?

Visual description

A cloaked skeletal rider carries a long curved blade while riding a pale horse beneath a bright moon.