XIII
Death
Death
Upright
transformationan endingchangerebirthclosure
Reversed
resistance to changestagnationprolonged agonyfear of the end
Meaning upright
The end of one thing is the beginning of something new. A symbolic death, of a stage, a relationship, an identity.
Meaning reversed
You resist an unavoidable change, you drag out what should already end.
Love & relationships
The end of a relationship or a deep transformation. Reversed, a dying relationship kept on life support.
Work & career
The end of a stage, a career restart. Reversed, anxiety about change.
Finance
Closing an account, a change of finances. Reversed, clinging to the old model.
Health
Detox, regeneration, a deep change of lifestyle. Reversed, things become chronic.
Advice for you
Let go of what is meant to die. Only then can the new be born.
ArchetypeThe Great Mother, the devouring aspect, the phoenix.