Judgement Major Arcana XX · tarot card meaning
- Element
- Fire
- Hebrew letter
- Shin
- Yes or no
- Yes
Judgement upright
Judgement means renewal through an honest reckoning. It may be a wake-up, a result, or the past finally named clearly. Look at the rising figures. Their raised arms show an answer to the call, not passive sentencing.
Yes or no: Yes, once you answer the call. Judgement responds through a decision already stirring in you.
Judgement reversed
Reversed, Judgement suggests the call heard and declined — a reckoning postponed. Self-blame mistaken for the real thing, or knowing the answer and staying put. The trumpet is still sounding.
Yes or no: Not yet. Here, the call is heard but not answered yet, and hesitation holds it back.
The card at a glance
- Attribution
- System
- First printed
- Themes
- truth, change, ending
What is shown
An angel blows a trumpet from a bank of clouds. A white banner with a red cross hangs from it. Below, naked people rise from rectangular coffins. A man, woman, and child form the nearest group. More figures answer across grey water. Ice-covered mountains close the horizon. Every raised body turns toward the sound.
- Number
- XX
- Yes or no
- Yes
Judgement upright
Le Jugement sounds a trumpet above three rising figures. It represents revelation, a turning point, disclosure, and renewed family connection.
Yes or no: Yes. Le Jugement marks a clear revelation and decisive turning point.
Judgement reversed
Reversed, revelation becomes unwanted exposure or painful realization. Noise and drama can overwhelm the truth being disclosed.
Yes or no: No. Reversed, disclosure creates noise before it creates understanding.
Le Jugement is read in its Marseille title, image, and position; its RWS link is a structural cross-reference, not permission to replace the card's identity.
The card at a glance
- Printed title
- LE JUGEMENT
- Printed number
- XX
- Pattern
- Edition
- Themes
- truth, change, ending
- Deck
- Tarot de Marseille: Judgement (Le Jugement)
What is shown
An angel emerges from clouds and blows a long trumpet. A square banner marked with a cross hangs from it. Below, a nude figure rises from a rectangular grave. Two other figures face the return with joined or lifted hands.
- Attribution
- Nenbroto (20)
- Yes or no
- It depends
Judgement upright
Nenbroto braces both hands against a massive broken architectural form while a crown-like object lies below. The scene joins ambition, damage, and scale.
Yes or no: It depends. Nenbroto has enormous effort, but the structure is already damaged.
Judgement reversed
Reversed, pride keeps supporting a structure that has already failed. Monumental effort continues because releasing it would expose the collapse.
Yes or no: No. Reversed, pride is sustaining a structure that cannot hold.
Nenbroto is read on Sola Busca's own terms — a trump in its own historical line, not a renamed RWS card.
The card at a glance
- Attribution
- Nenbroto (20)
- Workshop
- First documented
- c. 1491
- Themes
- truth, change, ending
- Deck
- Sola Busca: Nenbroto (20)
What is shown
Nenbroto strains upward against a massive broken architectural form, one arm braced high and the other gripping the masonry. A blue drape or structure fills the left side and a crown-like object rests below.
Questions
What does Judgement mean?
A call to answer for what has changed. Judgement means renewal through an honest reckoning.
What does Judgement mean reversed?
Reversed, Judgement suggests the call heard and declined — a reckoning postponed.
Is Judgement a yes or no card?
Yes upright, not yet reversed. Once you answer the call.
What is shown on Judgement?
An angel blows a trumpet from a bank of clouds.
