Death — Tarot Meaning

Meaning

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↑Upright

endingtransformationnew chapter

One chapter closes so a better one can begin — a card of renewal.

↓Reversed

clingingfear of change

You're holding on to something that's done; letting go makes room.

A reversed card isn’t a bad card — usually something is blocked, turned inward, or asking you to slow down.

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All 78 cards

Major Arcana22Wands14Cups14Swords14Pentacles14

The FoolThe MagicianThe High PriestessThe EmpressThe EmperorThe HierophantThe LoversThe ChariotStrengthThe HermitWheel of FortuneJusticeThe Hanged ManDeathTemperanceThe DevilThe TowerThe StarThe MoonThe SunJudgementThe World

Ace of WandsTwo of WandsThree of WandsFour of WandsFive of WandsSix of WandsSeven of WandsEight of WandsNine of WandsTen of WandsPage of WandsKnight of WandsQueen of WandsKing of Wands

Ace of CupsTwo of CupsThree of CupsFour of CupsFive of CupsSix of CupsSeven of CupsEight of CupsNine of CupsTen of CupsPage of CupsKnight of CupsQueen of CupsKing of Cups

Ace of SwordsTwo of SwordsThree of SwordsFour of SwordsFive of SwordsSix of SwordsSeven of SwordsEight of SwordsNine of SwordsTen of SwordsPage of SwordsKnight of SwordsQueen of SwordsKing of Swords

Ace of PentaclesTwo of PentaclesThree of PentaclesFour of PentaclesFive of PentaclesSix of PentaclesSeven of PentaclesEight of PentaclesNine of PentaclesTen of PentaclesPage of PentaclesKnight of PentaclesQueen of PentaclesKing of Pentacles

For fun and reflection — not advice. Card art: the 1909 Rider–Waite–Smith deck by Pamela Colman Smith (public domain), recolored by HIMIAO.