Death

Death is trump XIII: a skeleton in black armor on a white horse, with kings and children alike falling before him and a sun rising behind. It rarely means a literal death. It is endings, transformation, and the clearing that makes room for what comes next. It is Scorpio's card.

Uses

• Ending a chapter cleanly
• Transformation and rebirth
• Releasing old habits
• Grief and letting go

Trump

XIII

Attribution

Scorpio ♏︎

Hebrew letter

Nun נ (fish)

Path

24th, Tiphareth to Netzach

Signature of

Scorpio

Upright

Endings, transformation, transition, letting go

Reversed

Resisting change, stagnation, fear of endings

Key symbols

The skeleton knight, the black banner with a white rose, the rising sun between two towers, the fallen king

Working with it

At the dark moon, set Death beside a bowl of soil. Write what is ending on paper, tear it up, and bury the pieces in the soil. Plant a seed on top. Death's lesson is that endings feed beginnings.