XX Judgement - A Call To Action

Rider Waite

Gilded

Today's Daily Draw is XX Judgement. There is definitely a religious context the card. In it we see the angel Gabriel blowing his trumpet. Calling all to rise and be judged. St. George's cross hangs from Gabriel's horn. Spirits rise from their tombs.

The scene depicts the Final Judgement, where we will all stand before God and see if we are worthy of heaven. But does Judgement have to be hurtful, Good vs. Bad?

In the Fool's Journey, Judgement comes after The Fool has moved through the mysteries and uncertainty of The Moon and the warmth and enlightenment of The Sun. Our Fool may feel good about himself. He is nearing the end of his journey. But there is one step remaining. He must accept all he has left behind and move forward. We never leave the past behind us. We must be strong enough to face the past and not Judge it as Good or Bad, but simply to Judge it as part of our individual journeys and accept the past as part of us.

Judgement is also a Call to Action. Similar to Justice, which calls us to make our own moral decisions and to "walk our talk" on a personal level. Judgement calls us to do so on a larger level. To honor our Higher Self and our place in the universe.

This decision is often not an easy one. Judgement being influenced by fire reflects new beginnings. People who feel the energies of Judgement may be at a crossroads (notice the cross hanging from the trumpet). They may not be able to make the decision because of fear, lack of money, or lack of time.

The irony here is the change has already happened. The rebirth has already come. Our Fool just needs to recognize this fact. He has already moved through The Moon's fear and woken to The Sun's certainty. He just needs to acknowledge this change and act upon it.

I believe Judgement came today to remind me that the changes that will enable me to move forward and be successful have already happened. I do not need to wait for them. It also reminds me that I can not cut off the people or things I do not like in my life. I must accept them and what they have brought me and accept they are part of my makeup.