Death
Keywords:
Endings, transformation, release, change, transition, letting go, end of cycle, evolution, metamorphosis, new beginnings, gateways.
General:
Death is a gateway. If only we could all see Death as the awfully big adventure that Peter Pan described it as, this card wouldn’t strike so much fear into us when it shows up.
When things in our lives no longer serve us anymore Death arrives to sweep those things aside. One day our bodies will no longer serve us as they once did and Death will do us one last favor. When that time comes we will still have to leave things we love behind. Although it is never easy to say goodbye to things in our lives, parts of ourselves, or places and people we care about, it’s usually necessary if we want to grow. Growth is never comes easy, it nearly always requires sacrifice.
Although Death heralds change, how we choose to perceive that change will determine whether we dwell in negativity and lament the loss of something that no longer benefits us anymore or see it as an opportunity for a fresh start and a new beginning. This change may not be immediate, but it is very likely already in progress.
It’s funny to think that what probably seems like the end of the world to a caterpillar, is just the beginning for the butterfly.
Money & Career $
Careers paths and current work situations are very likely to experience change. Perhaps it will just be a role change within your current organization, but more likely it may be time to reconsider what you truly want to do in the next stage of your life. If you are looking for a job at this time, Death can signify that new opportunities may arise soon.
Financially you may be in a difficult situation, but things are changing, most likely for the better, so hang in there.
Love & Relationships <3
If you have a current partner this is the end of a chapter in your lives together. Something big is coming that will alter your your relationship as you know it. Alternatively, it may also describe the end of your relationship altogether.
If you are looking for love expect big changes on the horizon. There may be changes that are on the way to get you prepared for the next person who will share your life.
For those in new relationships, perhaps you met each other while both in the midst of sweeping changes in your lives and Death is showing that you are ready for something exciting and new together.
Other Aspects.
NUMBER: 13
KEY NUMBER: 24
ELEMENT: Water
NUMEROLOGICAL LINK: N/A
ASTROLOGICAL PLANET OR SIGN: Scorpio the Scorpion
ASTROLOGICAL DECAN: N/A
PATHWAY ON THE TREE OF LIFE: Fourteenth, in-between Netzarach and Tiphareth
HEBREW LETTER: Nun
Translation: Decline and rebirth
Symbol: The fish
CHAKRA: Alta major, for the past and past lives
PERSONALITY:
ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Mortality, Transformation, Thirteen, *Unnamed.
ANSWER: No
Death REVERSED
Keywords:
Resistance to change, holding on, decay, repeating negative patterns, stagnancy, unable to move forward, dependency.
General:
Resistance to change is Death reversed. Take a good hard look at the thing you are having such a hard time letting go, it may be that you are holding onto something that has been dead for a long time.
If you lack hope that you will ever replace the things you are being asked to leave behind with something else just as good then you may never let go. It's essential to trust that the universe is capable of providing in abundance. After all, did it not once provide the thing you’re so afraid of letting go now?
FYI, if you won’t choose to let it go, there is a chance the universe will make you. That tends to be more messy.
Sometimes this card describes the slow process of resisting inevitable change or dodging change temporarily, only to end up at the same place anyway a little further down the road.
Money/Career $
Death reversed isn’t the best to get when hoping for job prospects. It may even signal the end of a career path. It may be time to consider what alternatives exist for you right now.
Financially this is could be describing the erosion of your wealth in some way. Look at your spending habits and examine your business for any unnoticed ways money might be leaking out.
Love / Relationships <3
Reversed Death usually tends to mean a slow conclusion to relationships. Sometimes there are factors which make it hard to quit, such as kids, shared bills, fears of being alone, or other obligations, but eventually you must come to terms with the fact that those aren’t good enough reasons to hold a bad relationship together.
If there are things that can be done to help strengthen a relationship and they are being ignored, this card can also mean resistance to change or unwillingness to do the work to make a relationship successful.
As a single person this may be asking you to heal yourself before moving into a new partnership. And even more rarely this card can indicate an old relationship resurfacing.