Episode Summary: What is the Death Card? Transformation, Sacrifice, and Tarot’s Sacred Scythe

Originally posted on Patreon in 2022, this introspective episode of Mystic Theory unpacks the rich metaphor of the Death card—not literal death, but the thousands of tiny deaths we experience in a lifetime.

Inside this deep-dive into symbolic transformation:
→ What the Death card really means (it’s not always scary)
→ Why every desire requires a sacrifice—and how to name it
→ Letting death ride through your “village”: surrendering to endings that clear the path
→ The bare bones of self: what stays when everything else must go?
→ Tarot imagery breakdowns from Rider-Waite, Biddy, and more
→ Venus, Mars, balance, and the unexpected role of iced coffee in death cycles
→ 2-step verification for decision-making: a tool for real life and tarot alike

This episode is for anyone in a season of shedding. Come ride with Death, define your non-negotiables, and let the rest go.

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