From up there the word judgment softens into something more like reflection, or contemplation. If nothing else, be literal about it - climb the highest peak in town and spend a few hours there by yourself (and yeah, turn the phone off). No matter if your budget is baller or non-existent, there are ways to find solitude and to elevate your perspective. The judgment card is trying to say that you need to spend time with you - to understand why you’ve become so-not-impressed with that beautiful face in the mirror. Once you do, then the fear might whisper that you don’t need to go on your own, you should actually go with a few friends… or even a new boyfriend! Or maybe making space means spending the evening with your cell phone? Um… no. So a common first response to the idea of breaking your usual routine is that you can’t do it because of money/work/logistics/etc. They are twin-sies, or BFFs, so to speak. When there is excessive judgement there is also fear. It’s like watching myself from a birds eye point of view instead of two inches from the mirror, with every pore calling out for scrutiny.īut…. And after two or three days I now feel like I can “see” clearly again. The franticness receded a few steps into the distance. Within 24 hours I felt my nervous system readjusting, my mind slowing down, and my sleep improving. There was “so much go-ing on” at the office, and on top of that we just finished moving (again). For all intensive purposes it was terrible timing. Using any tools within your reach, you carve out a combination of physical space, time, and solitude for your mind to rest in.Ī few days ago I left town. How do you make space for yourself?” And the answer is within the question. And therein lies the key to the Judgement card: it’s a call to step away, to gain distance from the tangle, and to actively make space for yourself.Ī friend recently said to me, “I don’t get it. The bird lifts UP and OUT of the darkness, out of the karmic pull of the present situation. So how do we stop the pattern? How to we change our story? First, take a look at the drawing on the Judgement card. My teacher often reminds me that people who judge others are in truth the hardest on themselves. Like any toxins, they need to find a way out. Trust me :) And try as you might, the negative thinking spreads to those around you. When you’re caught in the web of judgment-gone-wrong, you can’t avoid your own exhausting and cyclical thoughts. Well, there’s one big clue: negative thinking. So is our judgement helpful or harmful? Is there a tangible difference between judgement and discernment? How do we recognize when we’ve crossed the line from one to the other? We say, “use your best judgement” as though it’s a good skill to have, yet no one likes to hear they are “being judgmental”. Seeing as though I pulled this card for the March position of my 2015 year-ahead-spread, I decided it was time to clarify what it’s truly trying to tell me. I’ve noticed when it shows up, the conversation usually takes a vague turn. Of the 78 tarot cards, the meaning of the Judgement card often remains elusive.
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