Card 13

Death

Brief Description

Death signals that an ending is necessary and that every ending opens the way for a new beginning. It indicates you are on the brink of a new step and must let go of the past, cut ties, and face the unknown and your fears to move forward and transform. The card emphasizes transformation, cleaning up, and removing what holds you back, accepting the unavoidable end of a cycle to welcome renewal. Reversed, it warns of barriers tied to the past, painful or disorienting change, and difficulty letting go.

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Title

13 - Death

Meaning

Everything must end, and that end always leads to another beginning. This ghost shows that you are on the brink of a new step that you will have to take. Forget the past, cut connections, face the unknown and your fears to be able to continue forward and transform.

Keywords

Transformation, cleaning up, the end of a cycle and the beginning of a new one, letting go of the past, accepting the unavoidable, removing what is keeping one back.

Keywords for the upside-down ghost

Barrier linked to the past, difficult and hurtful change, disorientation.

Visual Description

A hooded skeletal figure in a dark cloak stands behind a cracked gravestone marked "RIP", holding a large scythe over its shoulder. Tiny, smiling ghost friends float around and one peeks out from behind the stone. Several small pumpkins with cheerful faces rest at the graveside and a freshly turned mound of earth leads toward the foreground. A soft, flame-like pinkish background frames the scene.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Célia Melesville

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