Death

Major Arcana XIII

Keywords

• definite ending
• transformation
• transition
• a door closed for good

Upright meaning

Definite ending, transformation, transition, a door closed for good.

Reversed meaning

Clinging to what is over, fear of change, stagnation, delayed ending.

A reversed card isn't simply a bad sign: usually its energy is blocked, turned inward, delayed or excessive.

Image and symbolism

Never literal — the ending that makes room for what follows.

Place in the journey

Death completes: a transformation that makes room for the new. Major Arcana: a core life theme, carries more weight.

Other cards in this group: The Fool, The Magician, The High Priestess, The Empress, The Emperor, The Hierophant, The Lovers, The Chariot, Strength, The Hermit, Wheel of Fortune, Justice, The Hanged Man, Temperance, The Devil, The Tower, The Star, The Moon, The Sun, Judgement, The World.