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DEATH
Description
The Death
card is often seen as a scary card in the deck. A figure representing
Death rides on a horse, the victor in a battle against the people as he
holds his flag of triumph high. A Priest prays in the background
for mercy and masses die at the feet of the horse. Death is clearly
the winner here as the sun sets in the horizon and not one person in seen
in the card left alive other than the Priest. The horse is white
and the figure black representing the balancing of positive and negative
energies at the end.
Divinatory
Meaning
Death in
the Tarot rarely means actual death. Actually, I have not seen an
instance where this is the case. Rather it is better to understand
the real meaning of death when we read the cards and that is simply a change.
When this card is seen in a reading it means that there will be a major
change in the situation regarding the matter and the cards surrounding
the Death card will indicate whether this card will bring good change or
bad change. However the death card itself means only change, neither positive
or negative. This is one of the most important cards in the
deck and when it is seen it can be sure that the change will come.
Usually the change is dramatic in nature and will affect the life of the
person in a big way.
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