Death

Submit, surrender,

and drown in repose

within us is a fear

each one of us knows.

Change, transform,

transcend at my will.

To struggle is to suffer

so relax and be still.

I will take your burdens

and cast them aside

until only you remain

and all else has died

Death is one of the most misunderstood

cards in the tarot deck.While this card

can refer to a literal death, this is very

rarely the case.Almost always, the

Death card is about transformation,

transcendence, and growth, hence the

blossoming flowers that surround her.

It's about "killing" the old and useless

parts of yourselfto make room for new

growth.

The shadow ofDeath is marked by a

reluctance to change and an inability to

move on even though it may be pivotal

to your ultimate success.

Upright: endings·new beginnings

* painful but necessary transformation

·letting go·transition·cleansing

one's self from one's destructive habits

·figurative or literal death

Reversed: inability to move on

·resisting change·fear of beginnings

*repeating negative patterns

·dependency·internal numbness or

feeling “dead inside"