Death Tarot Card Meanings
Death Keywords
Upright
Reversed
Death Description
An armored skeleton rides a horse carrying a flag in his left hand. The flag has an hourglass symbol, symbolizing that life has a limited time and that all will face an end according to what they start.
The fire that burns the flag, symbolizes time, and shows that everything will end slowly.
The bell on the horse's mouth symbolizes the time that has come, and the sun peaking out from the mountains reveals that no one can run from or interrupt this new cyclical process.
The skeleton carries seeds at his waist that are sent down to anyone who passes by, including small children and the elderly. Everything will end and start based on the karma picked. This can be seen by the small pots carried by the young and old.
Two large plants grow on the bottom right and represent that one by one they are given seeds, have died, disappeared, and grown back into something new.
The ornaments on the plants are remnants of their past characteristics and social positions as queens and kings which are no longer useful after death as they grow back as something different.
NOTE: The Tarot card meaning description is based on the Rider Waite cards.
Upright Death Meaning
Affirmation
Reversed Death Meaning
Affirmation