- Suit
- Major Arcana
- Keywords
- Calling • Renewal
- Astrology
- Pluto (Fire)
- Yes or no
- Yes
Use what the past taught you to make a new choice. Awakening.
Judgement upright
Use what the past taught you to make a new choice. Awakening. The 22 Major Arcana cards describe thresholds rather than everyday choices. When one turns up, the question usually belongs to a bigger cycle in your life.
Judgement reversed
Old guilt; judging yourself harshly.
A reversed card is not automatically bad news. It can mean the upright meaning is weaker, turned inward, or flipped; the cards around it tell you which.
In love and relationships
Reckoning with the past and taking a second look. An old connection may come back up.
Work and money
A calling, or a return. What you did in the past finds its answer today.
Advice
Notice the difference between judging yourself and assessing yourself. One paralyzes you; the other moves you forward.
Is Judgement yes or no?
Yes. Yes, in the form of answering a call: the decision has already been made and you're accepting it. If something from the past is still open, that closes first.
Astrological correspondence
In the Golden Dawn system, which the Rider-Waite-Smith deck was drawn within, Judgement corresponds to Pluto (Fire).
