Grief and transitions guide
Wren Abernathy
“There’s no right way to do this. I’ll keep you company.”
- Losing someone
- The end of a relationship
- Children leaving home
- Retiring, moving, or any big ending
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Major Arcana · XIII
Death tarot card meaning
- endings
- change
- clearing
Upright
Despite the name, this card is almost never about dying. It’s about endings that make room: a chapter closing, a version of you being outgrown, the clearing before something new.
Reversed
Reversed, something has already ended but you’re still holding the door open, and the holding is costing you.
If you pulled it today
Something is finishing, and it’s allowed to. Grieve it if you need to, thank it if you can. You don’t have to know what comes next to let this part be over.
Filed under Death
Wren keeps this card on their desk. If it’s been following you around, Wren is a good person to talk to.