What is it with cards that seem to appear in readings over and over again, no matter what spread is used, no matter how thoroughly the deck is shuffled? And then just as suddenly as they started showing up, they completely disappear for months at a time.
I used to think that the reason had to be inadequate shuffling, the same couple of cards "sticking" together, until I noticed that the same phenomenon happens when I use my Orphalese Tarot software. Now, the cards on a computer are just pixels on a screen, there is no way they can get stuck to one another the way real card stock can. And yet, the same thing happens. In the span of a week or two, the same cards show up, intent on hammering their message home, until they quietly retreat to the back burner once more.
Lately, Death has been making a come back in my readings. Fortunately, it's been showing up alongside very happy cards, so whatever changes are on the way, (and some of those changes are already starting to become quite apparent) will be very positive ones.
Then, there are those cards who rarely, if ever, show up. Judgment is one of those cards for me. I have a very difficult time even remembering what this card looks like in most of my decks. Not that I mind terribly, seeing as I absolutely detest this card, mostly because I've never been able to really understand what it's all about. This sort of makes me wonder sometimes: Does Judgment know that I don't like it and therefore avoids having to come face to face with me? Hmmm.... I kind of like the idea of scaring a Tarot card away...
Or is it simply that it has no place in my life just yet? Is it biding its time until I'm ready to grasp the full meaning of the elusive message it holds?
Whatever it is, the simple fact that it has been noticeably absent from my readings for so long is rather interesting and I don't believe it's a coincidence. Now, if only I could finally understand what this blasted card is all about, maybe its absence would make even more sense. Out of 78 cards, there was bound to be at least one I wouldn't get along with and I suppose Judgment is as good a card as any to fill that role. When all is said and done, I'd much rather not be Judgment's friend than the Devil's or the Tower's or even the Ten of Swords'.
Image from the Renaissance Tarot by Jane Lyle & Helen Jones
