Initiatic Death: The Tibetan Book of the Dead
The Death (Arcana XIII) is, paradoxically, a card of life. It does not speak of physical end, but of the end of the ego.
Die to be Born
As Rainer Maria Rilke says: "If your life does not have death, you are not a complete being." In initiatic traditions, like the Bardo Thodol (Tibetan Book of the Dead), death is a necessary state of transition for the awakening of consciousness.
The Reaper of the Obsolete
The skeleton of Tarot does not seek to destroy the essence, only what no longer has life: exhausted relationships, soulless jobs, or limiting beliefs. It is not a loss; it is a void for the new seed to sprout.