Death, Rider-Waite-Smith

Major Arcana · Water

Death meaning

ending · transformation · renewal

Upright

A page turns to make room for the new. This ending is a release, not a loss.

Reversed

You cling to what is already over. Fear of change delays your rebirth.

Correspondences

Astrology
♏Scorpio
Element
Water
Yes or no
No

Symbols

The armoured rider
the inevitable end of a cycle
The white rose on the banner
the purity of renewal
The sun between the towers
rebirth after the end

Upright

Reversed

endings, transformation, transition, renewal, letting go of the old

General

resisting change, fear of endings, stagnation

end of a cycle, deep transformation of the bond

Love

clinging to the past, a story that drags on

end of a job, career transition

Career

refusing to evolve, a situation bogging down

major change, restructuring

Finances

fear of loss, frozen situation

grief, release, inner transformation

Feelings

fear, attachment, refusing to turn the page

turn the page, let go, reinvent yourself

Actions

accept the ending, release what no longer serves

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