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This is the card which even those people who are not familiar with Tarot symbolism are often able to recall, maybe from having seen a Hammer horror film on television. It shows Azrael, the Archangel of Death, descending upon ancient Egypt in response to the invocation of Moses. In this legend, Moses had asked for his people to be allowed to go free out of ancient Egypt, and when his requests had been repeatedly refused by the Pharaoh, he summoned the Angel of Death to come and take the firstborn of each Egyptian household.

This card, then, may be warning us about becoming too inflexible with regard to some of the changes which life sometimes makes upon us. It is simply saying that we must be flexible and not allow ourselves to get drawn into ‘winner-takes-all’ scenarios from which we stand to lose more than we could possibly gain.

This card is saying to you that a major period of change is taking place in your life – but that it is going to be extremely advantageous to you in the long run.

You may not feel that the time is right for you to have to make such major changes, but this card is really reassuring you and saying that what is being presented to you is an exceptional opportunity for you to get out of your rut and start to experience something different from anything that has gone on before now.

What are the umbilical cords which still link you to past patterns? What is stopping you from cutting them?