Divination: Tarot Tour - No. 20 Judgement

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This week's featured card is Judgement. The card pictured comes from the Rider-Waite deck. (Which was illustrated by Pamela Coleman-Smith, whose artwork laid the foundation of modern tarot iconography.) Judgment is a tricky card to interpret depending on where it falls in a reading.

Generally, it speaks of the ultimate ending of a situation to make way for a renewal. It can be considered a card of karmic events and of second chances. The Christian iconography of this card leaves some uncertainty as to which Angel is blowing the trumpet, Gabriel or Metatron. The image of this card is a reference to the book of Revelations and St. Paul's Letter to the Corinthians. It is supposed to depict the dead being resurrected.

In the Fool's Journey, the card Judgment speaks of the Fool's renewal as a wiser and more learned individual. It speaks of the Fool experiencing the natural consequences of their previous actions through the lens of wisdom and experience.