Major Arcana
Death Tarot Card Meaning
- Upright
- Endings, Transformation, Transition, Letting go
- Reversed
- Resisting change, Stagnation, Fear of endings, Holding on
- Yes or no
- No
Death upright
Death rarely means a physical death. It marks the end of a chapter so that something new can begin – a deep and necessary change.
Death reversed
Reversed, Death shows clinging to something that has already ended. Letting go is the only way forward.
Death in love and relationships
The end of one stage of a relationship and the start of another.
Death in work and career
A job or project ends, clearing space for a new direction.
Is Death a yes or no card?
Death is a no card. In a yes or no reading the answer is no, whether it appears upright or reversed.