Major Arcana · card XIII
Death
ending, clearing, transition
Reading it upright
A skeleton rides a white horse while a sun rises behind it. The card almost never means a literal death in a reading; it marks the end of a chapter so another can begin.
Reading it reversed
Reversed, an ending drags on or change is being held back.
Journal prompt
What is finished that I have not yet let go of?
Study tip. Draw Death on purpose, set it in front of you, and write three things you can literally see in the picture before you look at any notes. Your own observations will stay with you longer than a keyword list.
Notes on this site are a starting point. Different decks and readers interpret cards differently, and a reading is never a substitute for professional advice.