Death

Number: 13 Arcana: Major Arcana Suit: Trump Hebrew Alphabet: Nun/Fish/50

Keywords

ending, conclusion, transition, passage, departure

Fortune Telling

• A relationship or illness ends suddenly
• Limit travel and risk-taking
• General gloom and doom

Meanings

Light

• Bringing an unpleasant phase of life to an end
• Recognizing and celebrating the conclusion of something
• Putting bad habits to rest
• Becoming a new person
• Leaving one person, place, or thing for another
• Letting go

Shadow

• Obsessing on death and dying
• Refusing to give up old habits or unhealthy relationships
• Insisting that everything and everyone should stay the same forever
• Failing to take good care of yourself

Archetype

Death

Numerology

13 = 1 + 3 = 4 (stability, persistence)

Elemental

Scorpio

Mythical/Spiritual

Christ in the tomb. Hades. Hypnos. Thanatos. Stories of journeys into the underworld.

Affirmation

N/A

Questions to Ask

• What needs to end?
• How might an ending actually be a blessing in this situation?
• What’s next?

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Reference: Tarot