Perhaps the Death Card is the most dreaded and underestimated of all the cards in the Tarot deck. Most people freak out and fear that as soon as this card appears, they will immediately kneel over and die. Relax! One of the most optimistic cards in the deck can be the Death Card.
The Death card symbolizes the end of a major phase or aspect of your life that is no longer serving you, freeing up the possibility of something much more important and necessary. You must close one door to open another. Put the past behind you and part ways. Be ready to embrace new opportunities and possibilities.
Death is a sign that you need to learn to let go of unhealthy attachments in your life. With doing this, you can experience a fuller, more fulfilled life of deeper meaning and significance. This is a perfect card to break a bad habit or pattern of behavior. Purge the baggage that is getting in your way.
The Death card reversed brings you the opportunity to embrace change, rather than resist it. Say yes to change and see what wonderful opportunities present themselves to you.
You may also be experiencing personal transformation on a deep level. Allow yourself to release what no longer serves you and make space for the new to emerge in your life.
The reversed Death card also invites us to return to the lesson of the Hanged Man – a card of pause, suspension and putting things on hold. Even though we are experiencing heightened levels of uncertainty as more events are cancelled and restrictions put in place, we are being asked to see things from a new perspective and to find the opportunity in the pause.
