The Enchanted Initiate
A Journal of Traditional Symbolism, Hermeticism & the Occult Sciences

Card 20. Judgment

JUDGMENT" is a tarot card representing the end of cycles and the unfolding of consequences, often interpreted as a period of reckoning

Concordance & Cross-References

Primary Correspondences & Figures

Ice Plain→Substance

JUDGMENT" opens graves, symbolizing the transition from death to life, which occurs on the ice plain

Both cards represent aspects of the world, with the Empress as a life-giver and Judgment as a time of reckoning, showing the interplay between creation and destruction

White CloudSubstance

The white cloud grows and covers a quarter of the sky, preparing the way for the messenger to arrive, reflecting the transition from preparation to action

Mediate Correspondences

Sympathetic Chains & Distant Affinities

Card 20. JudgmentthroughCard 3. The EmpressilluminatesEmperor →
I. Card 20. Judgment & Card 3. The Empress

Both cards represent aspects of the world, with the Empress as a life-giver and Judgment as a time of reckoning, showing the interplay between creation and destruction

II. Card 3. The Empress & Emperor

The Empress and the Emperor are depicted as complementary forces, with the Empress representing life and the Emperor representing order and authority

Card 20. JudgmentthroughIce PlainilluminatesEmpiress →
I. Card 20. Judgment & Ice Plain

JUDGMENT" opens graves, symbolizing the transition from death to life, which occurs on the ice plain

II. Ice Plain & Empiress

When the messenger of the Empress comes, the ice plain quivers in response, symbolizing the sympathy of life and death

Card 20. JudgmentthroughIce PlainilluminatesSnowy Mountains
I. Card 20. Judgment & Ice Plain

JUDGMENT" opens graves, symbolizing the transition from death to life, which occurs on the ice plain

II. Ice Plain & Snowy Mountains

Snowy mountains and ice plain represent contrasting aspects of nature, with the ice plain symbolizing a new beginning and the snowy mountains the enduring aspect of nature

Card 20. JudgmentthroughCard 3. The EmpressilluminatesFour Principles
I. Card 20. Judgment & Card 3. The Empress

Both cards represent aspects of the world, with the Empress as a life-giver and Judgment as a time of reckoning, showing the interplay between creation and destruction

II. Card 3. The Empress & Four Principles

"The four principles" guide the vision of the world seen by the Empress, connecting her understanding to the order of the universe