Llewellyn's Complete Book of Tarot by Anthony Louis

Author:Anthony Louis
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Published: 2016-07-06T16:00:00+00:00

13. Death: A New Chapter Begins

Key XIII: Death

Astrology: Scorpio, the Scorpion (a Water sign ruled by Mars and Pluto)

Dates of Scorpio: 23 October–22 November (tropical); 16 November–15 December (sidereal)

Element: Water

Numerology: 4 (Emperor) = 1 + 3 (Death) = 2 + 2 (The Fool)

Hebrew letter: Nun (a sprouting seed; a Hebrew word meaning to propagate, bear offspring, perpetuate life, continue on to a new generation, increase; also posterity, a son or an heir). The pictograph of Nun resembles a human sperm. In Aramaic, the word nun means fish, a symbol important to Christianity. This card reminds us that death is part of the natural process of engendering new life.

Myths/Archetypes: Osiris. Dionysus. The Angel of Death. The Eleusinian Mysteries. The phoenix myth. Transfiguration. Easter. The Resurrection.

Mathers (1888): Death, change, transformation, alteration for the worse; (R) death just escaped, partial change, alteration for the better.

Waite (1911): The end, mortality, destruction, corruption; also, for a man, the loss of a benefactor; for a woman, many contrarieties; for a maid, failure of marriage prospects; (R) inertia, sleep, lethargy, petrifaction, somnambulism; hope destroyed.

Golden Dawn: Involuntary change (as opposed to voluntary change indicated by the Moon trump), transformation, sometimes death.

Keywords (+): Transition, transformation, a sprouting seed, major change, endings, renewal, a necessary change, propagation, a sprouting seed, new growth, the closing of a chapter, shutting a door, entering a new stage of existence, liberation, release, metamorphosis, transfiguration, moving on, the need to let go, an inevitable ending, the natural cycle of life and death, courage to face the unknown.

Keywords (-): Refusal to let go, stagnation, decay, procrastination, failing to sprout, clinging unproductively to the past, resisting necessary change, fear of the unknown.

Death Upright

When upright, the Death trump signals a period of significant change and transformation. A new seed is sprouting in your life. One chapter is ending and another beginning. This necessary process should not be denied or avoided. The major theme of this card is “out with the old to make way for the new.” Have courage to face the unknown because new life awaits you. Keep in mind the biblical admonition: “Except a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it abides alone: but if it dies, it brings forth much fruit” (John 12:24, KJV).

Death Reversed

When reversed, the Death card suggests that you may be avoiding necessary change and transition. Clinging to the past is not productive in the long run. Aspects of your life that are stagnant or outworn must be discarded so that new growth can take place. Are you creating conditions inimical to the sprouting of new seeds in your life? If so, now is the time to summon the courage to face the unknown.

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