Death tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck

Major Arcana · XIII

Death Tarot Card Meaning

Upright meaning

Death symbolizes endings, transformation, and inevitable cycles of renewal. Its imagery reflects release, clearing, and the transition into a new phase. This card embodies change that clears space for what comes next.

Reversed meaning

Death reversed represents resistance to endings or fear of transition. Symbolically, it reflects clinging to the familiar, resulting in stagnation or delayed transformation.

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