JUDGMENT REBIRTH INNER CALLING ABSOLUTION
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MAKING A JUDGMENT having a day of reckoning separating the wheat from the chaff making an honest appraisal getting off the fence using critical faculties taking a stand making hard choices Reversed Early Phase: You may have to judge. You're preparing to make a choice. An opinion may be rendered. Someone may get off the fence. A conclusion may be reached. Late Phase: There's less judging now. Your actions are no longer under scrutiny. A decision has been made. A day of reckoning is behind you. The period of criticism is ending. |
FEELING REBORN awakening to possibilities transforming enjoying renewed hope making a fresh start seeing everything in a new light discovering joy Reversed Early Phase: Someone may start over. A renewal may be in progress. A time of awakening may be coming. You may see everything differently in the future. Late Phase: The fresh start is ending. A transforming experience is behind you. The bright new beginning is past. Your newfound hope is fading. You're less joyful now. |
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recognizing your true vocation feeling inner conviction feeling an impulse to act deciding to make a difference feeling drawn in a new direction knowing what you must do answering a need Reversed Early Phase: You may begin to see your path. You may become drawn in a new direction. Self-confidence may be growing. The way forward may get clearer. Late Phase: You're losing your sense of purpose. You no longer feel committed to a chosen field. Your certainty is draining away. Someone has failed to heed a call. |
FINDING ABSOLUTION feeling cleansed and refreshed releasing guilts and sorrows forgiving yourself and others atoning for past mistakes unburdening yourself feeling sins washed away Reversed Early Phase: You may start to seek forgiveness. You may begin to unburden yourself. It may become possible to wipe the slate clean. Someone may be getting ready to atone. Late Phase: You experienced absolution. Your guilt has been washed away. The desire to atone is fading. A reprieve is less likely now. Someone is no longer willing to overlook an offense. |
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On Card 20, we see people rising up at the call of an angel. It is Judgment Day, when the faithful are brought to heaven, but what about those who are not saved? Have they been judged and found wanting? For their sins, will they be denied the presence of the Divine? It is this aspect of judgment that is unsettling. How can judgment be reconciled with forgiveness?
In fact, judgment comes in two forms. The hurtful kind says, “What you did is wrong, and you are bad and worthless for having done it.” This type of judgment separates and leaves no room for redemption. It is possible to judge without condemning. We assess the matter, weigh all sides, and try to discern the truth. We recognize the need to choose and hope for the courage to do so wisely—but without blame.
In readings, Card 20 can be a reminder that judgments are necessary; sometimes you must decide. At such moments, it is best to consider the matter carefully and then commit yourself without censure. If you are being judged yourself, learn from the process. Take what is of value, correct what needs correcting, but never lose sight of your worth.
Card 20 also stands for the feelings that come with salvation. When the angel calls, you are reborn—cleansed of all guilts and burdens. The past and its mistakes are behind you, and you are ready to begin anew. You may feel a calling—a personal conviction of what you are meant to do. If you are in a low period, in need of hope and absolution, Judgement can show that renewal is at hand.
Some Possible Opposing Cards
Death—endings
Five of Cups—regret, mistakes
Nine of Swords—guilt, blame, feelings of sinfulness
Some Possible Reinforcing Cards
Fool—rebirth, new starts
Justice—deciding, accepting past mistakes/actions
Seven of Pentacles—decision point
