Death

Upright Meaning

Death rides a white horse through a landscape where all must yield — king and child alike. The black armor is impenetrable; the banner carries a white rose, the same pure intent carried by The Fool. In the background, the sun rises between two towers. This is not a card of physical death — it is the card of necessary endings. Something must die so that something else can be born. The transformation is already underway. The question is not whether it will happen, but whether you will move with it or be dragged.

Reversed Meaning

Reversed, Death indicates resistance to a transformation that is already in progress. You may be clinging to something — a relationship, an identity, a situation — that has already ended in every way except your acceptance of it. The longer you resist, the more painful the transition becomes.

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