I often utilize the Tarot
during Divination readings for myself and others. They are a regular
part of my meditative and spiritual practice. One card that inspires
reactions in people is the "Death" card. Number 13 of the Major Arcana
has inspired Hollywood and misunderstandings in many people, but for
me, it is a card I welcome. I truly believe that the only constant in
life is change, and if the cycles of the universe teach us anything, is
that for every life there is death and then rebirth. It is natural and
beautiful. The death card often depicts a skeleton or the grim reaper
in some manner, depending on the deck. The deck I use for Divination
purposes features the image of a Shaman surrounded by skulls and fire,
his center is open and a white dove is flying out. For me this is what
the death card represents. Like the higher vibration of Scorpio, to see
this card in a reading can symbolize freedom, deep change, release, and
allowing something to end so that a new, grander version can emerge.
Transformation. Regeneration. These are all the beauty symbolized in
this card.
During
readings for myself over the last few days, the death card has
literally flown out of the deck. Cards that fly out of deck as I'm
shuffling or repeatedly show up again and again are cards that are
asking for attention...well,
to have the same card jump out of a deck 3 times is demanding to be
heard and contemplated! Today I began to understand why this was
happening. The Universe conspired all day, in many ways, to show me
what has ended in my life and the lessons completed, of which I can be
grateful for. And as each experience presented itself, I saw the death
card, standing in all the love and renewal that is promised with it.
The
death card, like any card, is nothing to fear. Never fear the cards!
They are here to help us, they are a mirror to our energy, and they
are, for me, a symbol of the love and wisdom that is the thread of all
existence of which I and we all are a part. Anything that brings me
closer to my spirit is a gift, and the death card is no exception.
