Tarot Study

XX

Judgement

การพิพากษา

Remember it

The angel's trumpet sounds and people rise from their coffins, arms open: when called, rise and answer.

Meaning · Upright

  • awakening
  • a calling
  • rebirth
  • self-reflection
  • forgiveness

Judgement is a trumpet call that wakes you up. It's the moment you look back, see your path clearly, and realise who you want to become next. In a reading it often marks an important decision, a sense of being called, or a feeling that ‘it's time’ — along with forgiving yourself and others so you can start fresh. The name sounds heavy, but the card is really about release and a second chance.

Read it for a topic

My day · Upright reading

A good day to reflect on the past, forgive yourself, and answer the call that feels right.

What’s in the picture

  1. 1

    Angel blowing a trumpet

    A wake-up call; the signal that it's time

  2. 2

    Banner with a red cross on the trumpet

    Where things meet — balance and renewal

  3. 3

    Man, woman and child rising from coffins

    Rebirth for everyone — or for every part of ourselves

  4. 4

    Arms raised and open toward the sky

    Openness and acceptance of the change

  5. 5

    Coffins floating on water, mountains behind

    Release from emotions and a past that kept us confined

Arcana
Major Arcana
Number
XX
Astrology
Fire (Pluto)

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