Arcana Encyclopaedia

Death

Major Arcana Major Arcana

Correspondences

  • Hebrew Letter: Nun
  • Path: 24 (Tiphareth-Netzach)
  • Zodiac: Scorpio
  • Thoth Title: Death

Meanings

Rider-Waite-Smith

Reversed

Keywords: Cancellation. Annulment. Death

Upright

Keywords: Legacy. Shadow of mortality. Major change | Waite: End, mortality, destruction, corruption; also, for a man, the loss of a benefactor; for a woman, many contrarieties; for a maid, failure of marriage projects.

Legacy. Shadow of mortality. Major change. Reversed: Cancellation. Annulment. Death.

Thoth / Crowley-Harris

Upright

Keywords: Scorpio; death and resurrection; transformation: scorpion, snake, eagle; becoming free of old ensnarements; external changes. As a rule, the card Death does not mean physical death. It generally points to radical external transformation. (The card XVI, The Tower, is the expression of internal change.) Old relationships are demanding to be disintegrated. This process may be bound together with painful experiences. However, your drawing

You are now ready to make the necessary changes in your life. Accept the pain that may come with the loss of the old.