Death
Death signals profound transformation through destruction and loss, forcing an ending that makes way for renewal. The image depicts the Countess of Death committing a final act while a defiant infant emerges from her polluted womb, suggesting new life arising from decay. Upright, the card points to unexpected change, transition, mortality, and the possibility of something good coming from a bad situation. Reversed, it warns of fear of the unknown and resistance to inevitable change.
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Death
Description
Standing on devastated land, the Countess of Death plunges a sword through her rotted skull, mocking man and his Earthly folly. Though today she is victorious, a defiant infant rips through her polluted womb and extends its finger to a small bird.
Upright Meaning
Unexpected change. Transition. Mortality. Illness. Loss. Destruction. Something good coming from a bad situation.
Reversed Meaning
Fear of the unknown. Resisting change. Attempting to delay the inevitable.
Visual Description
A skeletal, crowned figure wears a long red cloak and stands framed by a pale sky marked with stars, a crescent moon and flying bats. A sword pierces the skull from one side with a drop of blood falling and the figure holds a small dagger near its head. Vines and plant-like limbs wind through the torso, where a smaller blue face and arm emerge and point toward a hovering hummingbird. Decapitated heads and a bare tree sit buried in the ground at the figure's feet, and the Roman numeral XIII appears at the top of the card.
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