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A black and white tarot card illustration titled 'Death,' depicting a skeletal figure riding a horse, with inscriptions 'RIDER / / WELCOME / / SMITH' alongside the card image.

Death is the card of transformation and endings. It rarely signifies a physical death; instead, it represents the necessary conclusion of a chapter to make way for a new beginning. It is about profound, irreversible change, releasing what no longer serves you, and undergoing a metamorphosis. This card teaches that from every ending comes a powerful new start.

DEATH

✸ Resistance to change
✸ Fear of letting go and stagnation
✸ Slow and painful transitions
✸ Inability to move on
✸ Half-hearted transformations

REVERSAL CARDS

UPRIGHT CARDS

   ✸  transformation  ✸  transition  ✸  an ending

✸ Endings and transformation
✸ Profound and necessary change
✸ Releasing the old to make way for the new
✸ Transition and metamorphosis
✸ Inevitability and closure

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