Logic, reason, morality and mercy are required in the difficult decision making process of rendering fair judgment. The choices we make at each crossroad in our journey can greatly affect our entire lives, others people, and the path we end up on.
The judges gavel implies a feeling of finality when it hits, symbolizing the hammer stroke of justice and punishment. A sense of reckoning and accountability are present, but so is a call to a higher purpose and power. Greater balance and a desire to do good are implied.
However, there is a delicate and tricky duality associated with this card. Sometimes when we think we are acting with good judgement, it can lead to bad things. Alternately, a seemingly bad decision can lead to something positive.
The concepts of law, ethical code, empathy and equality are related to judgement, making the qualities of wisdom and awareness important. Often a major transition or even spiritual awakening is directly related to how we judged a situation or person.
Reversed: Hasty decision making, unfairness, poor logic, inconsideration, self doubt, imbalance.