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Major Arcana · XX

Judgement

Upright: awakening, reckoning, renewal, calling. Reversed: self-doubt, ignored call, self-criticism, stagnation.

Judgement — the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot card
Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909

Judgement upright meaning

  • awakening
  • reckoning
  • renewal
  • calling

You're being called to take an honest look at your life and answer something you've been putting off. Reflect on where you've been, make peace with it, and step up to who you're ready to become.

Judgement reversed meaning

  • self-doubt
  • ignored call
  • self-criticism
  • stagnation

You're either ignoring a call you know you've heard, or beating yourself up so hard you can't move. Ease off the harsh self-judgement, you can't answer honestly while you're busy condemning yourself.

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Arcana
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Number
XX (20)
Deck
Rider–Waite–Smith

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