Death
The Card
A skeletal knight rides a white horse across a field. Before him: a fallen king, a pleading child, a bishop in prayer. A woman turns away. The sun rises or sets in the distance — the perspective is deliberately ambiguous. Life continues on the other side.
Symbolism
The white horse is a symbol of purity and power. The rising sun behind the pillars is resurrection. The bishop meets Death without fear — spiritual preparation. The black flag with the white rose means something beautiful survives the transformation.
An ending is occurring — but Death in tarot is almost never about physical death. It is about transformation: something must end so something else can begin. The old self must die so the new one can emerge. Resistance only prolongs the pain.
Resistance to change, inability to let go, decay without renewal. Clinging to what is already over.
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