Death
The figure of Death rides through the land on a horse. Around him are dead and dying people. In the background the sun is rising over the horizon
Card Number 13:
Lack of Stability, Analytical Thinking
Place in the Fool’s Journey:
The Fool starts to end his old habits and transitions into someone new
Upright Meaning
Keywords:
Endings – Transformation - Change - Transition Release - Sudden Upheaval
As a Person:
Death as a person is someone who initially comes across as mysterious. Over time that first impression may give way to a rather intense personality. They live a life that is unpredictable with many unexpected twists and turns. Someone you may feel you just can’t figure out. They never shy away from endings. They seem to constantly be changing and are rarely the same person over any period of time.
As a Situation/Experience:
As a situation, Death stands for a time that is full of abrupt and uncomfortable changes. What the situation was up to this time is now essentially “Dead” but those involved have not yet shifted into the new beginning that is on its way. This leaves you feeling very out of place and unsure of where you stand in your world. But this card is a positive one. New things are on their way and what has happened had to do so in order to make room for better things.
As Advice:
The Death card likes to remind you that changes are a constant in life and the only reason you have to fear them is our own fear of the unknown. Going with the change instead of resisting it is the best thing to do at this time. These changes will move you from a place of being stuck in situations that no longer serve you towards bigger and better things. You are ready for this, even if you don’t feel like it. Allow the old to die away and the new to be born into your life..
Reversed Meaning
Keywords:
Repeating Patterns – Resisting Change – Decay
Inability to Move Forward
As a Person:
Death reversed is someone who is actively resisting the changes that are needed in their life. They have bunkered down into a mindset that everything is exactly how it should be even though they are miserable. They refuse to face their own emotions and will not hear others who suggest that changes should be made.
As a Situation/Experience:
Death reversed represents a situation where something new that needs to come into your life cannot do so because you are holding on too tightly to old beliefs, patterns or relationships that no longer fit into your life. Because you keep these things active, the energetic space has not yet opened up for anything new to shift in.
As Advice:
As Advice, Death reversed indicates you are stuck because you are refusing to embrace the change that is happening in your world. You are still holding on tightly to old beliefs, relationships and situations that no longer serve you. Only once you release those things will the weight be lifted. Let go. Either of the situation or the need to control it. This is the only way to move forward from here.
Artist credits to: Arthur Edward Waite and Pamela Colman Smith’s Tarot Vintage Deck, Matt Hughes’ Ethereal Visions Deck & Mrdiyshisha’s Cute Ghost Tarot Deck
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