The Judgement - Meaning of The Judgement Card in Tarot Cards
The title of The Judgement Tarot card is, ‘The Spirit of the primal fire’. The image seen on the card is that of Israfel blowing the Last Trumpet and the dead arising from their tombs. The three trumps attributed to the Elemental Paths are perhaps the most difficult to understand. They represent the action of forces exterior to the experience of humanity, not the influence of environment but the impact of the Supernal upon the sublunary. In the Air we have pure spirit holding in leash the lust of the flesh. In water, the sublimating power of sacrifice. Here in Fire, we are shown the cosmic forces concentrating on the pilgrim from all sides. Judgment is pronounced upon him.
The colours that can be associated with this card are fiery scarlet, glowing crimson, burning red and green. The Judgement Tarot card can be associated with the final decision. You can even call it the judgement of anything. Determination of a matter without an appeal on it’s plane can also be associated with this card. The Judgement card also shows that it is time for a person to move on. It also means that a person should try to resolve a situation. It explains the fact that when you understand where you are and what you have done, you are able to see the bigger picture about a situation.
The image seen on this card can be better explained as : The great angel is encompassed by clouds, but he blows his bannered trumpet, and the cross as usual is displayed on the banner. The dead are rising from their tombs - a woman on the right, a man on the left hand, and between them their child, whose back is turned. But in this card there are more than three who are restored, and it has been thought worth while to make this variation as illustrating the insufficiency of current explanations. It should be noted that all the figures are as one in the wonder, adoration and ecstasy expressed by their attitudes.
Some important things that can be associated with The Judgement Tarot card are change of position, renewal and outcome. Some believe that this card could even mean total loss through a lawsuit. Herein is the intimation of a significance which cannot well be carried further in the present place. This card is believed to be an eternal card of the past life. For the same reason, it may even be compared with that which passes under the name of The Temperance. The Judgement Tarot card enables a person to see the last judgement and the resurrection related with it.
This card often represents the operation of undercurrents of force not easily determinable or the appearance of unexpected elements. The Judgement Tarot card can be closely associated with fire. It can also be related to Pluto and Scorpio. This card also means that in legal matters, the outcome would be such that a person will not have the power to change it.