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Judgement, Tarot de Marseille
Major arcana

Judgement

Judgement stands for the call, the moment of awareness and the point where new information changes how a situation is understood.

Tarot de Marseille Fire/Pluto See in Rider-Waite-Smith →

What the card shows

A trumpet with a long bell crosses the top of the card, held by an angel. Below, a man, a woman and a child rise out of the tomb, their hands joined.

Its light

Accepting a fact without stiffening opens the possibility of correcting a position that was too narrow. What is finally faced gets sorted and frees the space it occupied.

Its shadow

Awareness stays theoretical when it changes nothing in your choices. Understanding and carrying on as before leaves the situation where it is.

Keywords

revelationawarenesscallingrevisiondecision

Notes on the symbolism

Symbolism TdM. Judgement. The twentieth card illustrates the last call: the dead rise at the sound of the instrument, a motif fixed by Christian iconography.

What this card invites you to do

Take into account what is becoming obvious, even if it goes against your plan. Revise your decision with what you know today, and follow it with an action.

A card does not decide for you.
It shows you where to look.

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