Okay, so I’ve been wanting to dive deeper into tarot, and I figured, why not try reading in Spanish? I’m not fluent, but I know enough to get by, and I thought it would be a cool way to practice my language skills while learning more about the cards. Today, I decided to focus on the Judgement card, or “El Juicio” as it’s called in Spanish.
First, I grabbed my trusty tarot deck and pulled out the Judgement card. I laid it out on my table and just stared at it for a bit, taking in all the details. The imagery is pretty intense, right? An angel blowing a trumpet, people rising from their graves… it definitely makes you think!
Looking up the words
Next, I grabbed my Spanish-English dictionary. I mean I figured I looked up some of the key words associated with the card in Spanish tarot readings. Some of the big ones I found were:
- Juicio (Judgement): Obviously, this is the big one.
- Despertar (Awakening): This makes sense, given the imagery of people rising from the dead.
- Renacimiento (Rebirth): Similar to awakening, a new beginning.
- Llamada (Calling): Like the angel’s trumpet is calling people to a higher purpose.
- Evaluación (Evaluation): A time to reflect and assess.
- Decisiones (Decisions):That the card meaning I need to make decisions.
I jotted these down in my notebook, along with their English translations, to help me remember them.
Putting it all together
With my newfound vocabulary, I started to interpret the card’s meaning in Spanish. I thought about how “El Juicio” represents a time of reckoning, of facing the consequences of our actions. It’s about “despertar” – waking up – to a new reality, a new understanding of ourselves and our place in the * tells me I have to make “decisiones”.
It’s also a card of “renacimiento,” of letting go of the past and embracing a new future. The “llamada” of the trumpet can be seen as a call to action, urging us to step up and live our lives to the fullest. And of course, there’s the element of “evaluación” – taking stock of our lives and making sure we’re on the right path.
Honestly, doing this exercise in Spanish really helped me connect with the card on a deeper level. It forced me to slow down and really think about the meaning of each word, and how it related to the overall message of the card.
I’m definitely going to keep practicing my tarot readings in Spanish. It’s a fun and challenging way to improve my language skills, and it adds a whole new dimension to my understanding of the cards. Who knows, maybe one day I’ll even be able to give readings in Spanish! But for now, I’m just happy to be learning and growing, one card at a time.
