The Tarot Death

Keywords

Endings, breaking old patterns, letting go, clearing, purifying, severance, and, when reversed, resistance

The Lesson of the Tarot Death is Renewal

The Fool realizes life is about transition, transformation, death of the old, irreversible change, and renewal. Nothing stays the same.

Personality (Strengths & Weaknesses)

Phlegmatic Type 1 is associated with the Blue HSP Personality (Water).

Phlegmatic Type 2 is associated with the Green HSP Personality (Water).

Note: Of the seven personalities, those with a phlegmatic constitution are inclined to be highly sensitive, so if your aura is primarily blue or green, you will be way more sensitive than most Highly Sensitive People and, maybe, psychic.​ 

The Tarot Death Traditional Meanings

You probably wonder why you always have to let go of so many things you hold dear to you. It may seem that whenever you feel you have found security in something or someone, life asks you to give a part of it up (a job that doesn't really work for you, a marriage, a way of life or of thinking, someone has died or is dying, a transformation of some sort).

Some of your previous affiliations may no longer seem to serve any definite purpose, and you may feel forced to abandon them. They no longer support your endeavors or your spiritual growth.

You may have to say goodbye to your dearest and closest friends and raise your standards by creating a new self-made "family" for yourself. Don't be afraid of the solitude this may bring at first. You may even need to leave behind precious possessions.

Loss is never easy. The death of life as you know it can feel as if you are caught in a cocoon, but you are actually transforming into something better and more beautiful.

You are likely longing for things to be the way they once were. This is impossible. Let go.

The Tarot Death Biblical Meanings

Many people fear death. However, for the redeemed, losing one's body is no loss but rather a transformation from one World to the next, a "going home." It is through the symbolic death of Jesus that we are given the gift and hope of rebirth. You'll be happy to know the Tarot Death card is rarely about physical death.

Keywords: Spiritual rebirth, transformation, transition, endings, letting go, severance, or resistance and refusal to transform.

2 Corinthians 5:17 – If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.

Note: The Greek word Christ means the "anointed" or "chosen" one. While the disciple Paul was the first to use the term,  Christianity didn't exist until 100 years after Jesus died. In Hebrew, Jesus's real name was Yeshua. The English pronunciation is "Joshua" or "Jesus".

The Tarot Death in Health Readings

In my Taroscendence consultations, when this card appears in a wellness context, I explore nervous system support, stress reduction, natural remedies, and lifestyle adjustments that help your body feel safer and more regulated. Tarot health meanings aren't provided here because of the possibility of using a remedy that's not in your best interest. If you would like a healthy nudge in the right direction, you are welcome to request a consult from me.

Tarot Meditation

What do you need to let go of, transform, or renew?

Food Remedies

Phlegmatics seem to do well on both vegetarian and traditional diets. Milk, dairy products (including cheeses), wheat (and other foods containing gluten), refined sugar, starches and flours, very cold and icy foods and drinks, and moist, creamy, rich foods will bother the Phlegmatic temperament.

Phlegmatic 1 (Blue): See Raising Blue/Phlegmatic Temperament Energy Levels

Phlegmatic 2 (Green): See Raising Green/Phlegmatic Temperament Energy Levels

Choosing Herb & Essential Oil Remedies

Phlegmatic 1 (Blue): Chamomile (all types), lavender, marjoram, tea tree, thyme, vanilla, and white musk

Phlegmatic 2 (Green): Basil, chamomile (all types), Douglas fir, eucalyptus, inula, jasmine, lavender, lemon balm (melissa), marjoram, peppermint, pine, rose, rosemary, tea tree, thyme, vanilla, and white musk

Stones & Crystals

Phlegmatic 1 (Blue): Blue sapphire, lapis lazuli, blue lace agate, blue topaz, blue chalcedony, blue calcite, blue opal, aquamarine, sapphire, celestite, blue kyanite, angelite, blue tourmaline, turquoise, and nephrite

Phlegmatic 2 (Green): Moss agate, green aventurine, olivine, emerald, lapis lazuli, rose quartz, malachite, pink kunzite, pink opal, rhodochrosite, jade, rhodonite, chrysoprase, pink rhodonite, rose quartz, green or pink tourmaline, and pink coral.

Artwork: Isabella and the Pot of Basil by John William Waterhouse, 1907.