Arcanum 20: Judgement
Answering the call
You are allowed to answer your own calling, even if it sounds quiet.
An angel blows a trumpet, and a man, a woman and a child rise from coffins with raised hands. Judgement is a moment of awakening when old matters gain new meaning. You rise because something within calls for change, and you no longer carry old guilt.
Gifts and potential pitfalls
- Gift
- You honestly assess what has happened and draw lessons without punishing yourself. When it is time for change, you rise without prolonged hesitation.
- Shadow
- You revisit past mistakes more often than needed and judge yourself more harshly than anyone else. The trumpet has sounded, but you are still reviewing old files.
- First step
- Complete three sentences on paper: “I leave…”, “I take…”, “I begin…”.
In a pair
When this arcanum is at the centre of a shared matrix:
When one of you hears the trumpet of change, the other offers a hand and helps them rise.
In the karmic tail
When this arcanum appears at one of the three points below the centre:
You revisit an old conversation or decision and replay it the same way each time, although it reached its conclusion long ago. When the scene starts again, complete “What I take from this is…” and return to what you are doing.
Where this arcanum appears in the matrix
The centre and other points are sums, so this arcanum can appear for many different dates. Three points depend directly on the date:
- Point A (personality): birth day: 20.
- Point B cannot have this arcanum: there are only twelve months.
- Point C (sum of birth-year digits), 1900–2026: 1982 (1 + 9 + 8 + 2 = 20), 1991 (1 + 9 + 9 + 1 = 20). Number of such years: 9.