![]() How do you see your life after making the changes that you need to make?ġ2.Tarot spreads are an incredibly effective tool in unlocking hidden wisdom and understanding unconscious processes within ourselves. What can help you to make these changes?ġ1. What will you lose if you make the changes that you want to make?ġ0. What makes you frightened of, or threatened by, change?ĩ. What are the barriers to making the changes you need in your life?Ĩ. Shall we look at what you need to change in your life?ħ. What do you feel you need to change in your life?Ħ. Some questions we can ask when the death card appears in a reading.ģ. The danger lies in holding on to something that no longer works for you. It is inevitable, unstoppable and in its way perfect. Working from home, home schooling, cooking, yoga and meditation, spiritual renewal, gardening, discovering new and old movies on Netflix – life was tough but there were also opportunities that many people would not have discovered without lockdown.ĭeath rides a white horse signifying the purity of death. Enforced isolation gave families time together to come to know and appreciate one another better. For parents it signals the end of years of hands-on parenting and questions about identity and self-worth.Ĭoronavirus meant the end of ‘normal life’ for millions of people but it also enabled many to explore new possibilities. An unwillingness to explore new people, places, talents, ideas, can stop us moving on.ĭeath can appear in a reading when children are leaving home to make a life for themselves. Recognising stagnation and decay are principles of Death: old ideas, fears, prejudices that keep us stuck. We repeat negative patterns that we know are detrimental to our happiness because the alternative is unknown and fearful. We are unable to let go, reluctant to end something that no longer serves us well, but with which we have become comfortable. We might fear change because we cannot conceive of what life will be in the aftermath. The Death cards signifies renewal, transformation, endings, change, transition, letting go, and releasing pain. And we had been privileged to learn what it is to have a wonderfully supportive parent who will always provide a safety net, without judgement and without asking for anything in return. We looked after our mother and each other, and we finally learned that we were now the adults, whatever that meant. We spent our Christmases and summer holidays together and our parents were the repository of our family stories and memories. We were all adults, scattered around the world with families of our own, and yet we still always turned to our father for advice and help. She was crying as she said, “Now we’ve got to grow up”. One of my sisters called me on the phone. I was in my forties when we realised our father was dying of cancer. Our parents were strong and supportive and the glue that held our family together. Acceptance may not be easy but coming to terms with change is necessary if we are to grow into our best selves. Rejection, denial, grief, disempowerment, vulnerability, questioning, are natural responses to endings or change. ![]() The Death card appears in a reading when a significant part of our life is ending. The rising Sun assures us that there will be a new beginning and we will be given renewed life as we realise all the possibilities that lie ahead. The Tower is our belief system, the meaning we attach to our lives, and it can be both our safe haven and our prison. On the horizon the Sun is rising over the twin towers that we see in so many images from the Tarot, but it is especially reminiscent of The Moon card where we are held captive only by our fears and illusions. In the background we can see an inundation from the gigantic waterfall that floods the plain, while the ship that represented hope and endeavour in the early Wands is trying to navigate the waters of emotion and loss in both the conscious and unconscious mind. The number 5 in tarot symbolises the inevitability and importance of change. It illustrates that no matter what our status, Death must always be victorious.ĭeath as an honourable and reliable knight carries his banner with the huge, dominating image of a 5 petaled rose steadfast in his hand. Even the priestly figure of the Hierophant tries to stop him in vain. In the Rider-Waite deck, we see the armoured figure of Death, like a knight of old, riding his horse at a steady pace over the bodies of kings, children and even the archetypal figures of the Major Arcana. Not many people clap their hands and shout “Oh goody!” at the sight of the armoured skeleton on his white horse with the word ‘Death’ beneath it. The Death card can seem scary, even for experienced tarot readers who, when it comes up in a reading, know that many of their sitters will be anxious. The Death Card in the Rider-Waite Tradition
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