Death
Nun (נ)
Scorpio (Sign)
Path 24: Tiphareth → Netzach
Herb: Nettle
Upright
Transformation, endings, transition, release.
Reversed
Resistance to change, stagnation, fear of ending.
What the Golden Dawn actually taught
Book T reads: “time, ages, transformation; change involuntary, as opposed to The Moon.” Close to RWS in substance — both agree it is rarely literal death — but Book T contrasts it with The Moon as a pair: Death is involuntary change, The Moon voluntary.
Imagery & symbolism
A skeletal rider in black armor moves across a field on a pale horse, a black banner marked with a white rose in hand. A king lies fallen before him, a bishop pleads, a child offers flowers, a maiden turns away — none are spared the same slow approach.
Numerology
13 reduces to 4 — its real nature is rebuilding structure, not destruction.
Also associated with
transformation, endings, release, transition, renewal