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Synopsis
Completion of the karmic cycle; reaping
rewards, or otherwise, for past actions. General
Description
The card of judgment is easily misunderstood
when we consider its name. judgment, particularly the Last
judgment that is meant here, is primarily associated with
punishment, damnation, and therefore with fear and terror.
However, the meaning of a card must always be derived from
the picture and the emotional and mythological images that
are behind it. The resurrection portrayed here shows the moving
experience of releasing and liberating that which was buried
or imprisoned before. It shows that the truth, the divine,
is ascending from the dungeon and entering the light. This
then gives the card a completely positive meaning. It shows
the decisive step to becoming oneself, the successful process
of alchemical transformation from which something higher is
created from a base substance. On a more everyday level, this
card signifies every form of liberation: from worries and
need, from unthankful situations and bonds, from inhibitions
and timidity. It can also be an indication that our "treasure"
is inherent to the plans characterized by this card.
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