XIII. DeathRider-Waite-Smith (RWS) Tarot Meaning

Death card from the Rider-Waite-Smith (RWS) tarot deck

Number: XIII · Arcana: Major Arcana

Transformation
Endings
Metamorphosis
Transition
Rebirth

Upright meaning

A real ending — mortality, destruction, or decay finally acknowledged rather than denied.

Reversed meaning

Inertia and lethargy, a sleepwalking stagnation where nothing is allowed to end or begin.

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