Tarot Reading

Death tarot card meaning

Death tarot card (Rider-Waite-Smith)

Major Arcana · XIII

endingconclusiontransitionpassagedeparture

Death is card XIII of the 22 Major Arcana, the trump cards of the tarot that stand for the big turning points and archetypes of a life. Its keywords are ending, conclusion, transition, passage and departure.

Death upright meaning

In the light, Death points to:

Death reversed or shadow meaning

In its shadow, drawn reversed or in a difficult position, Death can point to:

Death in fortune telling

About the card

Card
XIII Death
Arcana
Major Arcana, card 13 of 22 (0 to XXI)
Keywords
ending, conclusion, transition, passage and departure

The other Major Arcana

  1. The FoolThe Fool
  2. The MagicianThe Magician
  3. The High PriestessThe High Priestess
  4. The EmpressThe Empress
  5. The EmperorThe Emperor
  6. The HierophantThe Hierophant
  7. The LoversThe Lovers
  8. The ChariotThe Chariot
  9. StrengthStrength
  10. The HermitThe Hermit
  11. Wheel of FortuneWheel of Fortune
  12. JusticeJustice
  13. The Hanged ManThe Hanged Man
  14. DeathDeath
  15. TemperanceTemperance
  16. The DevilThe Devil
  17. The TowerThe Tower
  18. The StarThe Star
  19. The MoonThe Moon
  20. The SunThe Sun
  21. JudgementJudgement
  22. The WorldThe World