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It depends on whether forgiveness is required in order to let go of what you've been hanging onto. Let us imagine that someone did something horrible to you and you've been carrying around your feelings about that for a long time. You resent them, hate them, etc. Judgement says, that it's time to make the final judgement call on what happened and move on. This, for you, may not be possible until and unless you forgive them for what they did.
Let's take another senario: something horrible happens to you by chance or ill-luck--like you hear that a good friend died in a flood. You think on this friend a lot, you miss them and it hurts. Judgement turns up and tells you that it's time to come to grips with the loss and move on. This does not require forgivness--or even forgetting--but rather putting an end to your mourning and grief.
This is why so many of the responses to your question are saying that forgiveness isn't a "primary" quality of the card. The Primary Message of the card is to let go in whatever way is best. If forgiving is the only way to let go, then forgive. If not, then don't. The card signifies forgiveness *only* if that is what is required in order for the querent to get past this thing/come to terms with it and finally move on.
Let's take another senario: something horrible happens to you by chance or ill-luck--like you hear that a good friend died in a flood. You think on this friend a lot, you miss them and it hurts. Judgement turns up and tells you that it's time to come to grips with the loss and move on. This does not require forgivness--or even forgetting--but rather putting an end to your mourning and grief.
This is why so many of the responses to your question are saying that forgiveness isn't a "primary" quality of the card. The Primary Message of the card is to let go in whatever way is best. If forgiving is the only way to let go, then forgive. If not, then don't. The card signifies forgiveness *only* if that is what is required in order for the querent to get past this thing/come to terms with it and finally move on.