Judgement shows an angel blowing a trumpet while the dead rise from their graves with open arms. It is awakening, calling and renewal: a moment of truth, reckoning with the past, and an answer to an inner calling.
The call to rise, an awakening and a reckoning with the past.
Waite’s keywords (1911): Change of position, renewal, outcome.
Reversed
Reversed, the call is ignored: self-doubt, harsh self-judgment, refusing to learn from the past, or a decision that keeps being postponed.
A call ignored, harsh self-judgement, a past not yet laid to rest.
Waite’s keywords (1911): Weakness, timidity, simplicity; also deliberation, decision, sentence.
In love
Upright A second chance in love, reconciliation, or a decisive moment in a relationship.
Reversed Refusing to forgive, or repeating the same mistakes in love.
In work
Upright A calling; a career change in line with your mission; important evaluations.
Reversed Missing a calling, fear of judgment, or a delayed decision.
In money
Upright Settling the past; an important financial decision; repayment.
Reversed Repeating financial mistakes, or delaying a reckoning.
At home and in the family
Upright Family reconciliation, reunions, forgiveness.
Reversed Old family conflicts unresolved.
On your path
Upright Spiritual awakening; you hear your calling.
Reversed You ignore your inner voice; do not judge yourself so harshly.
Its counsel
Upright Answer the call. Rise.
Reversed Forgive yourself, and decide.
Correspondences
- Arcana
- Major Arcana, card 20
- Element
- Fire
- Number
- 20
Dreams that carry this card
The Major Arcana
The Fool · The Magician · The High Priestess · The Empress · The Emperor · The Hierophant · The Lovers · The Chariot · Strength · The Hermit · Wheel of Fortune · Justice · The Hanged Man · Death · Temperance · The Devil · The Tower · The Star · The Moon · The Sun · The World