The Coffin
Meaning, light and shadow
Meaning
The Coffin symbolizes the end of a phase, or transformation.
This card suggests that something must be brought to a close to make room for a new beginning. It invites us to let go of the old and open ourselves to change.
The energy of the card
The Coffin closes a circle. Traditionally it stands for completion and transformation: the old goes so that the new can find room. When it appears in your reading, a chapter is ready to come to an end.
Your path with this card
Every ending carries a beginning within it. The Coffin invites you to let go of what is fulfilled and make room for renewal.
- What in your life can now come to rest?
- What would you like to use the freed-up space for?
In the shadow
Ending, loss, farewell. The Coffin reminds you to give your grief time – it is the path to renewal.
Together with other cards
Related in the tarot
Tarot Death
Death carries the same ending: something has been fulfilled, may go, and makes room for the new.