Destiny matrix · 20 in the karmic tail
Karmic tail 20 — Judgement
Twenty — Judgement. In the tail, it is a lesson in connecting with your family line: accepting your ancestors and parents, forgiving old hurts and drawing on the strength of your family.
- family line
- family
- forgiveness
- in 14% of people
Past-life image
Past-life image: a person who renounced their family line or abandoned their family, or someone whom the family rejected. Perhaps a story of family conflict, a split, an inheritance.
In the destiny matrix, the karmic tail describes a scenario a person brings with them and tends to repeat until they become aware of it. “Past life” here is an image that helps you see this scenario.
How 20 in the karmic tail shows up today
Today it shows up as resentment toward parents, repeating family patterns, a feeling of “I don’t belong in my family.” The person may avoid their own family or, on the contrary, completely dissolve into their relatives.
Signs the lesson hasn’t been learned yet:
- Grudges against your parents that are hard to let go of.
- Repeating your mother’s or father’s fate.
- Conflicts in the family line, a split in the family.
- A feeling of loneliness with nothing to lean on.
How to work through Arcana 20 in the tail
- Study your family history and draw up a family tree.
- Forgive your parents — at least inwardly.
- Create your own family traditions.
- Keep in touch with loved ones without a sense of obligation.
In its positive expression, Arcana 20 gives: a connection with the family line, wisdom, the ability to take stock and to awaken others.
20 in a couple’s karmic tail
In a couple’s tail, 20 means the relationship is tested by relations with both families; it’s important to accept each other’s relatives and set your own boundaries.
Karmic tails with Arcana 20
A tail is made of three numbers, and 20 can stand in any of the positions. In the matrices of people born between 1945 and 2024, 20 appears in these combinations:
Is there a 20 in your tail?
Arcana 20 in other points of the matrix
Besides the tail, Arcana 20 can appear in personal qualities, talents, money or purpose. Read more on the page “Arcana 20 in the destiny matrix — Judgement”; for the card’s meaning in spreads, see Judgement in tarot.
Other arcana in the karmic tail
3 — The Empress · 4 — The Emperor · 5 — The Hierophant · 6 — The Lovers · 7 — The Chariot · 8 — Justice · 9 — The Hermit · 10 — Wheel of Fortune · 11 — Strength · 12 — The Hanged Man · 13 — Death · 14 — Temperance · 15 — The Devil · 16 — The Tower · 17 — The Star · 18 — The Moon · 19 — The Sun · 21 — The World · 22 — The Fool
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Questions about 20 in the karmic tail
What does 20 in the karmic tail mean?
Twenty — Judgement. In the tail, it is a lesson in connecting with your family line: accepting your ancestors and parents, forgiving old hurts and drawing on the strength of your family.
How do you work through Arcana 20 in the karmic tail?
Study your family history and draw up a family tree. Forgive your parents — at least inwardly. Create your own family traditions.
What does 20 mean in a couple’s karmic tail?
In a couple’s tail, 20 means the relationship is tested by relations with both families; it’s important to accept each other’s relatives and set your own boundaries.