13. Death

“Rebirth has not happened yet. The wait is the most tormenting and despairing part.”

Vision

The person focuses intently, their fists unconsciously clenched and their mind wholly occupied on how to overcome the hurdle before. This card inherits the energy of The Hanged Man but amplifies it with a deeper sense of faith. Anticipation becomes stubbornness; plight becomes “do-or-die.” Carrying a cocoon on their back, the person eagerly waits for the new creation crafted with their blood and sweat to hatch and the power accumulated in darkness to be rightly rewarded.

Message

I frequently experienced the energy of Death over the past year, feeling like navigating a dark path leading to Temperance. I had to reassure myself that the exit lay ahead. However, it was precisely because of this uncertainty about the future and the chosen direction that I poured in more effort and attentiveness – far exceeding what the situation could contain. I sacrificed my normal life, pressing on against the wind with sheer willpower and hoping to soon trade it for a not-so-bad outcome.

Keywords

tense moments | special times | abnormality | focusing on immediate problems | profound faith | obsession | accumulating incremental changes while waiting for transformative moments | unwilling to relax out of fear | undergoing destruction to welcome rebuilding