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For the playing card, see <a href="/wiki/Ace_of_spades" title="Ace of spades">Ace of spades</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RWS_Tarot_13_Death.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/RWS_Tarot_13_Death.jpg/220px-RWS_Tarot_13_Death.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="380" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/RWS_Tarot_13_Death.jpg/330px-RWS_Tarot_13_Death.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/RWS_Tarot_13_Death.jpg/440px-RWS_Tarot_13_Death.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1111" data-file-height="1919" /></a><figcaption>Death, <a href="/wiki/Rider%E2%80%93Waite%E2%80%93Smith_tarot_deck" class="mw-redirect" title="Rider–Waite–Smith tarot deck">Rider–Waite–Smith tarot deck</a></figcaption></figure> <p><b>Death (XIII)</b> is the 13th <a href="/wiki/Trump_(card_games)" title="Trump (card games)">trump</a> or <a href="/wiki/Major_Arcana" title="Major Arcana">Major Arcana</a> card in most traditional <a href="/wiki/Tarot" title="Tarot">tarot</a> decks. It is used in <a href="/wiki/Tarot_card_games" title="Tarot card games">tarot card games</a> as well as in <a href="/wiki/Tarot_reading" class="mw-redirect" title="Tarot reading">divination</a>. The card typically depicts the <a href="/wiki/Grim_Reaper" title="Grim Reaper">Grim Reaper</a>, and when used for divination is often interpreted as signifying major changes in a person's life. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Death_(tarot_card)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some decks, such as the <a href="/wiki/Tarot_of_Marseilles" title="Tarot of Marseilles">Tarot of Marseilles</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Visconti-Sforza_tarot_deck" class="mw-redirect" title="Visconti-Sforza tarot deck">Visconti Sforza Tarot</a> omit the name from the card, calling it "The Card with No Name", often with the implication of a broader meaning than literal death. There are other decks that title Death as "Rebirth" or "Death-Rebirth." </p><p>The Death card usually depicts the <a href="/wiki/Grim_Reaper" title="Grim Reaper">Grim Reaper</a>, the personification of Death. In some decks, the Grim Reaper is riding a <a href="/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse#Pale_Horse" title="Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse">pale horse</a>, and often he is wielding a sickle or scythe. Surrounding the Grim Reaper are dead and dying people from all classes, including kings, bishops and commoners. The <a href="/wiki/Rider%E2%80%93Waite_tarot_deck" class="mw-redirect" title="Rider–Waite tarot deck">Rider–Waite tarot deck</a> depicts the skeleton carrying a black standard emblazoned with <a href="/wiki/White_Rose_of_York" title="White Rose of York">The White Rose of York.</a> </p><p>In the background are two towers and a rising sun. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Examples">Examples</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Death_(tarot_card)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Examples"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Death_tarot_charles6.jpeg" class="mw-file-description" title="Charles VI (or Gringonneur) (15th century)"><img alt="Charles VI (or Gringonneur) (15th century)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Death_tarot_charles6.jpeg/61px-Death_tarot_charles6.jpeg" decoding="async" width="61" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Death_tarot_charles6.jpeg/92px-Death_tarot_charles6.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Death_tarot_charles6.jpeg/123px-Death_tarot_charles6.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="365" data-file-height="713" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Charles VI (or Gringonneur) (15th century)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cary-Yale_Tarot_deck_-_Death.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Cary-Yale Visconti (15th century)"><img alt="Cary-Yale Visconti (15th century)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Cary-Yale_Tarot_deck_-_Death.jpg/59px-Cary-Yale_Tarot_deck_-_Death.jpg" decoding="async" width="59" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Cary-Yale_Tarot_deck_-_Death.jpg/89px-Cary-Yale_Tarot_deck_-_Death.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Cary-Yale_Tarot_deck_-_Death.jpg/118px-Cary-Yale_Tarot_deck_-_Death.jpg 2x" data-file-width="625" data-file-height="1266" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Visconti-Sforza_tarot_deck#Cary-Yale" class="mw-redirect" title="Visconti-Sforza tarot deck">Cary-Yale Visconti</a> (15th century)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Death_-_Pierpont_Morgan_Bergamo_tarot_deck.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Pierpont Morgan Bergamo (15th century)"><img alt="Pierpont Morgan Bergamo (15th century)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Death_-_Pierpont_Morgan_Bergamo_tarot_deck.jpg/61px-Death_-_Pierpont_Morgan_Bergamo_tarot_deck.jpg" decoding="async" width="61" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Death_-_Pierpont_Morgan_Bergamo_tarot_deck.jpg/92px-Death_-_Pierpont_Morgan_Bergamo_tarot_deck.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Death_-_Pierpont_Morgan_Bergamo_tarot_deck.jpg/122px-Death_-_Pierpont_Morgan_Bergamo_tarot_deck.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1275" data-file-height="2500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Visconti-Sforza_tarot_deck#Pierpont_Morgan_Bergamo" class="mw-redirect" title="Visconti-Sforza tarot deck">Pierpont Morgan Bergamo</a> (15th century)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jean_Dodal_Tarot_trump_13.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Jean Dodal Marseilles (1701-1715)"><img alt="Jean Dodal Marseilles (1701-1715)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Jean_Dodal_Tarot_trump_13.jpg/66px-Jean_Dodal_Tarot_trump_13.jpg" decoding="async" width="66" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Jean_Dodal_Tarot_trump_13.jpg/99px-Jean_Dodal_Tarot_trump_13.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Jean_Dodal_Tarot_trump_13.jpg/133px-Jean_Dodal_Tarot_trump_13.jpg 2x" data-file-width="213" data-file-height="385" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Jean Dodal <a href="/wiki/Tarot_of_Marseilles" title="Tarot of Marseilles">Marseilles</a> (1701-1715)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Troccas-13-der-tod.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Rauch Troccas (1831–1838)"><img alt="Rauch Troccas (1831–1838)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Troccas-13-der-tod.jpg/63px-Troccas-13-der-tod.jpg" decoding="async" width="63" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Troccas-13-der-tod.jpg/94px-Troccas-13-der-tod.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Troccas-13-der-tod.jpg/126px-Troccas-13-der-tod.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1328" data-file-height="2524" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Rauch <a href="/wiki/Troccas" title="Troccas">Troccas</a> (1831–1838)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Minchiate_card_deck_-_Florence_-_1860-1890_-_Trumps_-_13_-_La_Morte.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Florence Minchiate (1860–1890)"><img alt="Florence Minchiate (1860–1890)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Minchiate_card_deck_-_Florence_-_1860-1890_-_Trumps_-_13_-_La_Morte.jpg/71px-Minchiate_card_deck_-_Florence_-_1860-1890_-_Trumps_-_13_-_La_Morte.jpg" decoding="async" width="71" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Minchiate_card_deck_-_Florence_-_1860-1890_-_Trumps_-_13_-_La_Morte.jpg/107px-Minchiate_card_deck_-_Florence_-_1860-1890_-_Trumps_-_13_-_La_Morte.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Minchiate_card_deck_-_Florence_-_1860-1890_-_Trumps_-_13_-_La_Morte.jpg/143px-Minchiate_card_deck_-_Florence_-_1860-1890_-_Trumps_-_13_-_La_Morte.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1414" data-file-height="2372" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Florence <a href="/wiki/Minchiate" title="Minchiate">Minchiate</a> (1860–1890)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Piedmontese_tarot_deck_-_Solesio_-_1865_-_Trump_-_13_-_Death.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Solesio Piedmontese (1865)"><img alt="Solesio Piedmontese (1865)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Piedmontese_tarot_deck_-_Solesio_-_1865_-_Trump_-_13_-_Death.jpg/70px-Piedmontese_tarot_deck_-_Solesio_-_1865_-_Trump_-_13_-_Death.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Piedmontese_tarot_deck_-_Solesio_-_1865_-_Trump_-_13_-_Death.jpg/105px-Piedmontese_tarot_deck_-_Solesio_-_1865_-_Trump_-_13_-_Death.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Piedmontese_tarot_deck_-_Solesio_-_1865_-_Trump_-_13_-_Death.jpg/140px-Piedmontese_tarot_deck_-_Solesio_-_1865_-_Trump_-_13_-_Death.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1624" data-file-height="2787" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Solesio <a href="/wiki/Tarocco_Piemontese" title="Tarocco Piemontese">Piedmontese</a> (1865)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:T13_Tarot.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Lequart Marseilles (1890)"><img alt="Lequart Marseilles (1890)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/T13_Tarot.png/63px-T13_Tarot.png" decoding="async" width="63" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/T13_Tarot.png/95px-T13_Tarot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/T13_Tarot.png/127px-T13_Tarot.png 2x" data-file-width="813" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Lequart <a href="/wiki/Tarot_of_Marseilles" title="Tarot of Marseilles">Marseilles</a> (1890)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:17_La_Mort_-_Grimaud_Grand_Etteilla_Tarot_Deck.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Grimaud Etteilla (1890)"><img alt="Grimaud Etteilla (1890)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/17_La_Mort_-_Grimaud_Grand_Etteilla_Tarot_Deck.jpg/65px-17_La_Mort_-_Grimaud_Grand_Etteilla_Tarot_Deck.jpg" decoding="async" width="65" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/17_La_Mort_-_Grimaud_Grand_Etteilla_Tarot_Deck.jpg/98px-17_La_Mort_-_Grimaud_Grand_Etteilla_Tarot_Deck.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/17_La_Mort_-_Grimaud_Grand_Etteilla_Tarot_Deck.jpg/130px-17_La_Mort_-_Grimaud_Grand_Etteilla_Tarot_Deck.jpg 2x" data-file-width="354" data-file-height="652" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Grimaud <a href="/wiki/Etteilla" title="Etteilla">Etteilla</a> (1890)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Papus_Atout_13-sans-nom-without-a-name.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Papus (1909)"><img alt="Papus (1909)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Papus_Atout_13-sans-nom-without-a-name.png/77px-Papus_Atout_13-sans-nom-without-a-name.png" decoding="async" width="77" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Papus_Atout_13-sans-nom-without-a-name.png/115px-Papus_Atout_13-sans-nom-without-a-name.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Papus_Atout_13-sans-nom-without-a-name.png/153px-Papus_Atout_13-sans-nom-without-a-name.png 2x" data-file-width="242" data-file-height="378" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Papus" class="mw-redirect" title="Papus">Papus</a> (1909)</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Interpretation">Interpretation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Death_(tarot_card)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Interpretation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to <a href="/wiki/Eden_Gray" title="Eden Gray">Eden Gray</a> and other authors on the subject, it is uncommon that this card actually represents a physical death, rather it typically implies an end, possibly of a relationship or interest, and therefore an increased sense of self-awareness.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In fact, Gray interprets this card as a change of thinking from an old way into a new way. The horse Death is riding is stepping over a prone king, which symbolizes that not even royalty can stop change.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The card, drawn in reverse, can be interpreted as stagnation and the inability to move or change, according to Gray.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to <a href="/wiki/A._E._Waite" title="A. E. Waite">A. E. Waite</a>'s 1910 book <i><a href="/wiki/The_Pictorial_Key_to_the_Tarot" title="The Pictorial Key to the Tarot">The Pictorial Key to the Tarot</a></i>, the Death card carries several divinatory associations:<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>13. DEATH.—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. <i>Reversed:</i> Inertia, sleep, lethargy, petrifaction, somnambulism; hope destroyed.</p></blockquote> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Astrology" title="Astrology">Astrology</a>, the Death card is associated with the fixed-water <a href="/wiki/Astrological_sign" title="Astrological sign">sign</a> of <a href="/wiki/Scorpio_(astrology)" title="Scorpio (astrology)">Scorpio</a> and its ruling planet, <a href="/wiki/Pluto_(astrology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pluto (astrology)">Pluto.</a><sup id="cite_ref-askAstrology_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-askAstrology-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_versions">Other versions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Death_(tarot_card)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Other versions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In the Mythic tarot deck, Death is depicted by <a href="/wiki/Hades" title="Hades">Hades</a>.</li> <li>In the Sun and Moon tarot deck, Death is depicted as a woman bathed in fire with wings. It is titled "Death-Rebirth"</li> <li>In the Star Spinner tarot deck, Death is depicted as <a href="/wiki/Nyx" title="Nyx">Nyx</a> holding her child, <a href="/wiki/Thanatos" title="Thanatos">Thanatos</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Death_(tarot_card)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Triskaidekaphobia" title="Triskaidekaphobia">Triskaidekaphobia</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Death_(tarot_card)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Gray, Eden. <i>The Complete Guide to the Tarot</i>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Bunning, Joan. <i>Learning the Tarot</i>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Gray, Eden. <i>Complete Guide to the Tarot</i> (1970). New York: Crown Publishers.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Gray, Eden. <i>The Tarot Revealed</i> (1960). New York: Bell Publishing Company.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFWaite,_Arthur_Edward1979" class="citation book cs1">Waite, Arthur Edward (1979). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/stream/pictorialkeytota00arth?ref=ol#page/284/mode/2up"><i>The Pictorial Key to the Tarot</i></a>. New York: Samuel Weiser. p. 285. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-87728-218-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-87728-218-8"><bdi>0-87728-218-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Pictorial+Key+to+the+Tarot&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=285&rft.pub=Samuel+Weiser&rft.date=1979&rft.isbn=0-87728-218-8&rft.au=Waite%2C+Arthur+Edward&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fstream%2Fpictorialkeytota00arth%3Fref%3Dol%23page%2F284%2Fmode%2F2up&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADeath+%28tarot+card%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-askAstrology-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-askAstrology_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://askastrology.com/tarot-reading/major-arcana/death/">"The Death Tarot Card"</a>. askAstrology.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Death+Tarot+Card&rft.pub=askAstrology&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Faskastrology.com%2Ftarot-reading%2Fmajor-arcana%2Fdeath%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADeath+%28tarot+card%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Death_(tarot_card)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></a></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Death_(Major_Arcana)" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Death (Major Arcana)">Death (Major Arcana)</a></span>.</div></div> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A._E._Waite" title="A. E. Waite">A. E. Waite</a>'s 1910 <i>Pictorial Key to the Tarot</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sir_James_Frazer" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir James Frazer">Sir James Frazer</a> <i>The Golden Bough</i></li> <li>Hajo Banzhaf, <i>Tarot and the Journey of the Hero</i> (2000)</li> <li>Most works by <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Campbell" title="Joseph Campbell">Joseph Campbell</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Book_of_Thoth_(Crowley)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Book of Thoth (Crowley)">The Book of Thoth</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Aleister_Crowley" title="Aleister Crowley">Aleister Crowley</a></li> <li>G. 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style="font-family: 'Georgia Pro', Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', Times, 'Times New Roman', FreeSerif, 'DejaVu Math TeX', 'URW Bookman L', serif;">II</span> <a href="/wiki/The_High_Priestess" title="The High Priestess">The High Priestess</a></li> <li><span class="serif-fonts" style="font-family: 'Georgia Pro', Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', Times, 'Times New Roman', FreeSerif, 'DejaVu Math TeX', 'URW Bookman L', serif;">III</span> <a href="/wiki/The_Empress_(tarot_card)" title="The Empress (tarot card)">The Empress</a></li> <li><span class="serif-fonts" style="font-family: 'Georgia Pro', Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', Times, 'Times New Roman', FreeSerif, 'DejaVu Math TeX', 'URW Bookman L', serif;">IV</span> <a href="/wiki/The_Emperor_(tarot_card)" title="The Emperor (tarot card)">The Emperor</a></li> <li><span class="serif-fonts" style="font-family: 'Georgia Pro', Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', Times, 'Times New Roman', FreeSerif, 'DejaVu Math TeX', 'URW Bookman L', serif;">V</span> <a href="/wiki/The_Hierophant" title="The Hierophant">The Hierophant</a></li> <li><span class="serif-fonts" style="font-family: 'Georgia Pro', Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', Times, 'Times New Roman', FreeSerif, 'DejaVu Math TeX', 'URW Bookman L', serif;">VI</span> <a href="/wiki/The_Lovers" title="The Lovers">The Lovers</a></li> <li><span class="serif-fonts" style="font-family: 'Georgia Pro', Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', Times, 'Times New Roman', FreeSerif, 'DejaVu Math TeX', 'URW Bookman L', serif;">VII</span> <a href="/wiki/The_Chariot_(tarot_card)" title="The Chariot (tarot card)">The Chariot</a></li> <li><span class="serif-fonts" style="font-family: 'Georgia Pro', Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', Times, 'Times New Roman', FreeSerif, 'DejaVu Math TeX', 'URW Bookman L', serif;">VIII (XI)</span> <a href="/wiki/Justice_(tarot_card)" title="Justice (tarot card)">Justice</a></li> <li><span class="serif-fonts" style="font-family: 'Georgia Pro', Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', Times, 'Times New Roman', FreeSerif, 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<li><span class="serif-fonts" style="font-family: 'Georgia Pro', Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', Times, 'Times New Roman', FreeSerif, 'DejaVu Math TeX', 'URW Bookman L', serif;">XIII</span> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Death</a></li> <li><span class="serif-fonts" style="font-family: 'Georgia Pro', Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', Times, 'Times New Roman', FreeSerif, 'DejaVu Math TeX', 'URW Bookman L', serif;">XIV</span> <a href="/wiki/Temperance_(tarot_card)" title="Temperance (tarot card)">Temperance</a></li> <li><span class="serif-fonts" style="font-family: 'Georgia Pro', Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', Times, 'Times New Roman', FreeSerif, 'DejaVu Math TeX', 'URW Bookman L', serif;">XV</span> <a href="/wiki/The_Devil_(tarot_card)" title="The Devil (tarot card)">The Devil</a></li> <li><span class="serif-fonts" style="font-family: 'Georgia Pro', Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', Times, 'Times New Roman', FreeSerif, 'DejaVu Math TeX', 'URW Bookman L', serif;">XVI</span> <a href="/wiki/The_Tower_(tarot_card)" 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ace_of_Coins" title="Ace of Coins">Ace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Two_of_Coins" title="Two of Coins">Two</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Three_of_Coins" title="Three of Coins">Three</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four_of_Coins" title="Four of Coins">Four</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Five_of_Coins" title="Five of Coins">Five</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Six_of_Coins" title="Six of Coins">Six</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seven_of_Coins" title="Seven of Coins">Seven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eight_of_Coins" title="Eight of Coins">Eight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nine_of_Coins" title="Nine of Coins">Nine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ten_of_Coins" title="Ten of Coins">Ten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Page_of_Coins" title="Page of Coins">Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knight_of_Coins" title="Knight of Coins">Knight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_of_Coins" title="Queen of Coins">Queen</a></li> <li><a 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title="Nine of Wands">Nine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ten_of_Wands" title="Ten of Wands">Ten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Page_of_Wands" title="Page of Wands">Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knight_of_Wands" title="Knight of Wands">Knight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_of_Wands" title="Queen of Wands">Queen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_of_Wands" title="King of Wands">King</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Suit_of_cups" title="Suit of cups">Cups, goblets, or vessels</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ace_of_Cups" title="Ace of Cups">Ace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Two_of_Cups" title="Two of Cups">Two</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Three_of_Cups" title="Three of Cups">Three</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four_of_Cups" title="Four of Cups">Four</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Five_of_Cups" title="Five of Cups">Five</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Six_of_Cups" title="Six of Cups">Six</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seven_of_Cups" title="Seven of Cups">Seven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eight_of_Cups" title="Eight of Cups">Eight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nine_of_Cups" title="Nine of Cups">Nine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ten_of_Cups" title="Ten of Cups">Ten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Page_of_Cups" title="Page of Cups">Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knight_of_Cups" title="Knight of Cups">Knight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_of_Cups" title="Queen of Cups">Queen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_of_Cups" title="King of Cups">King</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Suit_of_swords" title="Suit of swords">Swords or blades</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ace_of_Swords" 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