⁠”Pass then through this little space of time conformably to nature, and end thy journey in content, just as an olive falls off when it is ripe, blessing nature who produced it, and thanking the tree on which it grew.”
–Marcus Aurelius

“Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.”  
Rabindranath Tagore.

Song: Helena – My Chemical Romance

Transformation through ending

An ending that sets your soul free ; Transformation

The end is nigh, as they say; this is not an ending coated in demise. WhileDeath seems gloomy, it’s probably one of the most peaceful of all the ending Tarot cards. The Death Tarot card yields the opportunity for redemption, reincarnation, and transformation. The difference between this end and the others is that it’s natural. This situation ran its course to completion and is now fading into the background. It’s ok to mourn all death, pay you respects your experience and carry on withal you have learned.

There are two pillars on a hill with the sun rising between them. At its base is a body of water with a ship sailing on it, and on sore the sunlight has started to hit. It illuminates a pond, and four people standing in the foreground. One of them is standing and glowing wearing spiritual robes, while two children kneel over a corpse, weeping. A knight stands before them on a white horse with red eyes. One of its hooves is raised and the other is planted on top of a golden crown. The Knight holds a black flag with a white flower on it while decorated in samurai armor.

Meaning Of the Death Tarot Card

While you may find the idea of knowing when time expires exciting, this card has an alternative meaning. It is a natural, organic ending. Thing have met their natural course, and you saw this coming from a mile away. You have been gravitating away from something, but you knew that this was never supposed to be anything permanent.

This is the moment prior to transformation. The phoenix has to die to turn into the ash it’s born from. The moment can be seen as an opportunity to create you best self once more. Life can now reincarnate with all the knowledge you have gained. Opportunities are opening once more.

You’re allowed to cry, it’s sad and it still sucks. Death is like a forest fired; everything has to be lost, but the ashes nourish the earth. It allows the sun to kiss the forest floor once more and grow new life. The more you fight this process the less organic and more “Natural Catastrophe” Death becomes. When it is all said and done, take something for safe keeping, bury the body and leave with just your experiences.  

Influence on the Suits

During a reading, pay attention to the majority of the cards that are present. Depending on the number of Tarot cards of each suite, the meaning of the card can take a different shape.

Cups

A relationship that once consumed you is coming to an end. It has progressed its course and is coming to its conclusion, peacefully.

Wands

Something that once consumed your attention is loosening its grip and ghosting behind all of your other pursuits.

Pentacles

Change is coming and you can feel it, so you are minimizing your responsibilities and resources to deal with this change. Allow Death’s existential peace to wash over you.

Swords

The lifestyle you are leading is coming to an end. You are setting up more rigid boundaries, and structures. You are considering relationships with others and how you relate to them.

Coming Soon: Death Reversed,
Death Card Combinations