The Fool's Journey - 20 Judgement- Learning The Tarot

Fool's Journey Day 21

With The Vice Versa deck the original side is called This Side and the added side is called That Side. There is no good side or bad side or right side and reverse side. It simply another aspect of the card.

The next step on our journey is 20 - Judgement

This side: A man, woman and child stand on barren, cracked earth, looking up at the angel of resurrection. They come naked and without shame, hiding nothing.

In a reading: A time of spiritual awakening has arrived. Now you are being asked to look over your past and atone for any wrongs you may have committed. It is time to ask forgiveness and offer forgiveness, to others and to yourself.  This atonement is not groveling or self-loathing, it is accepting human failings - a gift and opportunity to wash your spirit clean.

That side: We can see that the people have been called from their graves to be judged. The man holds a skull to show the transitory nature of flesh. The woman holds a golden egg that contains the Universe and primal creative power. The child's hands are empty as he has nothing to prove and has a clear innocent conscious. Horus the God of the Rising Sun soars above them.

In a reading: Time to consider what you would bring before the angel of Judgement. What do you understand of your life so far and what can you offer as you move into your next phase? What do you need to do to be as lighthearted as the young child?