Upright meaning
There are many kinds of death here: the end of a cycle, of a relationship, of the ego, of old illusions that kept you from seeing the truth. The mask is what we show to others; and now the truth tears it away, and it hurts. Yet at the very heart of the rupture, something new is born — feelings, ideas, endless possibilities. To become your true self, you must sometimes burn the mask and rise from the ashes.
Reversed meaning
In reversed position
An ending is delayed or averted. Whether that is good or not depends on the situation and the neighbouring cards.