Judgement Tarot Card
Key 20 judgment. The key symbols for this card are tooth, fang, and a serpent. An ancient adept was called a serpent, and when we want to invoke silence, we pronounce the sound of the letter for this key-Sh. This indicates the silence of the wise. "Be ye wise as serpents," (Matthew 10:16).
Teeth break food and prepare it for digestion. Wisdom, which is kept silent, destroys the forms of the outer world and reveals the hidden nature of things so that you may absorb the spiritual essence.
The cobra was the sacred symbol of Egypt and India. Its venom attacks every cell of the body instantly. The serpent's fang conveys the poison. The analogy is that wisdom can be like acid which instantly eats away everything false. Therefore, the keyword for this card is realization. Astrologically, it is ruled by Vulcan. When we have gained realization of spiritual things, our personal consciousness is ready to blend with the universal consciousness. We then realize our oneness with God and our unity with all humanity. This state of consciousness begins with a mental grasp of the real world, where our attitude is the reverse of most people's because we identify ourselves with the One Reality. Our subconscious minds are dominated by true will.
Our judgment day is the day we have reached our ability to judge the true from the false. The card represents the call to judgment day. The angel Gabriel calls those who are ready to hear the truth that shall set them free and give them new life. Stone coffins, the human body, arise from the deep. They are black when closed, from lack of light, or truth. The three states of consciousness aroused - man, consciousness; woman, subconsciousness; and child, super-consciousness. In older versions of the Tarot, their arms spell the word love or light. They have come into illumination.
Tarot cards came long after the playing cards deck, in 15th century. While playing cards were used in games, Tarot were designed for Psychic readings only. Each Tarot card tells a story about you and your future and past. When you are reading tarot cards, you are connecting with universe on a deep, psychic level, where shadows fall in the dark.
