When it appears in a reading, the Judgment card signifies the imminence of a new consciousness. And the event that accompanies it often takes the form of a birth or rebirth... literally or figuratively. In its literal sense, this card refers to our judgments, hasty or peremptory conclusions, our intrigues, and our social condemnations. Judgment reminds us of the splinters we easily see in our neighbors' eyes while a beam obstructs our own. We are quick to criticize and readily exclude those who displease us for one reason or another. And when we practice self-criticism, it sometimes echoes the harshness of an inquisition. We are often unforgiving toward ourselves, imposing severe penalties. In all scenarios, the Judgment card is a call to truth. What the angel whispers in our ear is an apocalypse in the etymological sense: revelation. And this revelation manifests as an irresistible desire to leave a mark... to accomplish immediately what we have deferred for too long. Thus, the project in question finds its realization in transmission. For some, this means starting a family; for others, it involves creating a work—be it humanitarian, artistic, social, commercial, political, or generally societal. Its tagline: "If it is not of divine nature, the judge lies."