Tarot Cards: Major Arcana - Death Qualities

Ending 
       closing one door to open another
       bringing something to a close
       completing a chapter
       concluding unfinished business
       putting the past behind you
       having a parting of the ways 

Going through transition 
       changing status
       moving from the known to the unknown
       being cast adrift
       waiting in an in-between state
       being in the middle 

Eliminating excess 
       cutting out what isn't necessary
       shedding old attitudes
       getting down to bare bones
       concentrating on essentials
       getting back to basics 

Experiencing inexorable forces 
       being in the path of sweeping change
       being caught in the inescapable
       going through what cannot be avoided
       being part of a powerful movement
       riding your fate
       accepting the inevitable