20. Judgement
by Kelly Weeks
Keywords: Pluto, Reckoning, Redemption, Awakening
This card is like a phoenix rising from the ashes, a sign that it's time to wave goodbye to the old and embrace the shiny new version of yourself. You're practically unrecognizable from the person you used to be! But sometimes, this card can also feel like a court summons, forcing us to face the music for our choices and make tough decisions. But, hey, in the end, it's your own
approval that matters most!
The ancient Egyptians believed that the heart recorded all of the good and bad deeds of a person’s life, and was needed for judgment in the afterlife. After a person died, the heart was weighed against the feather of Maat (goddess of truth and justice).
The scales were watched by Anubis (the jackal-headed god of embalming) and the results were recorded by Thoth (the ibis-headed god of writing). If a person had led a decent life, the heart balanced with the feather, and the person was rendered worthy to live forever in paradise with Osiris.