Sometimes an event comes together because it has been carefully planned for months. Other times, something is placed in front of you, and the timing itself seems to ask for a response. That is essentially how my September 14 Judgment Day healing came about.
I had mentioned to a client and friend that September 14 is a date I have understood for years as Judgment Day. Not in the frightening sense many of us were taught, with God sitting in judgment and deciding who is worthy and who is condemned, but as an opportunity to give up judgment itself.
His response was immediate. He encouraged me to hold a healing for the occasion and said he wanted to participate. His enthusiasm stayed with me.
I didn't resist the idea. I understood the importance of the subject. At the same time, I had already been doing a number of events back-to-back, and there was very little time left to organize and promote something else before September 14. Practically, it would have been easy to let the date pass. Spiritually, however, his enthusiasm felt like a nudge.
Sometimes another person reflects something back to us that helps us recognize what deserves our attention. His response made me see the opportunity differently. Rather than focusing on how little time there was to promote the event, I began considering why the healing might need to happen in the first place.
That became even more meaningful to me because of his spiritual connection with Archangel Zadkiel.
Who Is Archangel Zadkiel?
Archangel Zadkiel is often associated within mystical and metaphysical teachings with mercy, forgiveness, compassion, spiritual transformation, and the release of the past.
He is also frequently connected with the Violet Flame, a spiritual concept associated with transmutation and transforming limiting energy, patterns, memories, and emotional residue.
That does not mean pretending something painful never happened or overlooking behavior that requires discernment. Forgiveness and transformation are not denial.
Rather, the deeper invitation is to release what continues to bind us to an experience long after the event itself has passed.
That association made me curious about why Zadkiel would consider a Judgment Day healing particularly important. So I asked him.
A Message from Archangel Zadkiel
I will tell you why I encouraged this event. Many sit in judgment of themselves and others, not realizing how much it holds them back. It diminishes their return on investment in whatever results they prefer. The harm also comes to them at a cellular level. It feeds on distrust, and distrust allows corruption. Corruption feeds imbalance and further diminishment of results. It is an endless cycle with no return until you step out of the judgment from the beginning.
Once released from judgment, wholeness may return. From that wholeness, love can co-exist with life as it expresses itself. Without love, darkness penetrates. Judgment pierces and allows that darkness access. Without judgment, life occurs, lessons may be realized, but darkness doesn’t necessarily gain a foothold.
Darkness is insidious and looks for any access point given. By choosing to judge, you give darkness an entry point. Once darkness has an entry point, it can grow with every negative emotion. Which would you prefer: a life built on love and light, or a life diminished by the darkness you invited in through your judgments?
His message took the subject beyond the traditional meaning many people associate with Judgment Day. The issue is not simply fear of some future reckoning. It is the judgment we are carrying now.
Judgment Can Affect More Than We Realize
Many people judge themselves constantly, often without realizing how often.
They judge their appearance, decisions, finances, health, relationships, productivity, spiritual growth, parenting, careers, businesses, and past mistakes.
Others remain caught in judgment of people who hurt them, disappointed them, betrayed them, disagreed with them, or failed to behave the way they believed they should.
Judgment can also be directed toward God. Someone may feel abandoned because a prayer seemed unanswered, angry because life did not unfold as expected, or convinced that a difficult experience should never have happened.
Then there are the judgments we inherit. Families pass down judgments about money, success, relationships, religion, race, gender, class, work, health, sexuality, spirituality, and what constitutes a respectable or worthwhile life.
Communities and cultures reinforce more of them. Over time, those judgments can become so familiar that we no longer recognize them as judgments. They simply become the lens through which we see ourselves and the world.
Judgment is Not the Same as Discernment
One of the most important distinctions in this conversation is the difference between judgment and discernment. Discernment is necessary.
We need to recognize what feels safe and what does not, what aligns and what does not, and what is truthful, appropriate, constructive, or harmful. Discernment allows us to make choices.
Judgment carries an additional charge. It tends to condemn, diminish, compare, reject, or place someone above or below another.
We can discern that someone's behavior is inappropriate without condemning their entire being. And we can recognize that a decision we made was unwise without turning that realization into years of self-punishment.
We can leave a relationship, establish a boundary, change direction, or say no without carrying hatred with us. That difference matters.
What Happens When Judgment Becomes a Pattern?
Zadkiel's message describes judgment as something that can interfere with wholeness and diminish the results we are trying to create.
That caught my attention because people often work very hard to improve their lives while continuing to judge themselves throughout the entire process.
They may pray for abundance while judging themselves for not already having enough.
Someone may want a loving relationship while condemning every previous partner.
Another may desire healing while resenting the body for becoming ill.
A person may seek spiritual growth while judging themselves for not being further along.
The very thing they want to change becomes wrapped in resistance, criticism, resentment, shame, distrust, or disappointment.
From a spiritual healing perspective, those layers matter.
When judgment clears, it doesn't mean we suddenly approve of everything that happened. It means we no longer let our condemnation of the experience keep controlling what happens next. That creates room for something else.
Understanding
Forgiveness
Choice
Peace
Love
Possibility
A Different Understanding of Judgment Day
Years ago, Archangel Michael explained September 14 to me as a day associated with letting go of judgment.
That perspective turns the traditional idea of Judgment Day almost completely on its head.
Rather than fearing the day God judges us, perhaps we're invited to examine the judgments we have been carrying ourselves.
Where am I judging myself?
Who am I still condemning?
What experience have I refused to release?
Where have I judged God?
What conclusions about myself have become limitations?
Whose judgments did I inherit?
What would become possible if I no longer needed to carry them?
Those questions can take us much deeper than simply trying to become a more "positive" person.
They invite us to look at what judgment may have cost us.
Why I Decided to Hold the Healing
What began as a conversation with a client and friend eventually became a much larger realization.
His enthusiasm made me stop thinking about how inconvenient the timing was and consider the opportunity's importance. There was very little time to promote another event. That was true. It wasn't the most important consideration.
Sometimes the significance of a moment matters more than whether everything around it is perfectly organized. I am grateful he encouraged me to do it.
His response led me to ask Zadkiel why the healing mattered, and Zadkiel's answer deepened my own understanding of what may be at stake when we continue carrying judgment. This event is therefore not merely about clearing fear of Judgment Day. It is about clearing judgment itself.
Join Me for September 14
Judgment Day Healing
On September 14, I will be holding a special Judgment Day Healing to address judgment at deeper spiritual, energetic, emotional, and karmic levels.
We will look beyond the obvious judgments we can name consciously and work with the patterns that may still be influencing our relationships, money, health, purpose, self-worth, spiritual connection, ability to receive, and capacity to move forward.
The intention is not to eliminate discernment.
It is to release the judgment that keeps us separated from ourselves, other people, God, love, and the possibilities available to us.
As Zadkiel expressed in his message, once we release judgment, wholeness may return.
That alone makes this work worth considering.
If you feel called to use September 14 as an opportunity to clear judgment and release what may be holding you back, I invite you to join me.
Judgment Day Healing
September 14, 2026
Learn more and register here:
https://session.joyofspirituality.com/judgment-day
Frequently Asked Questions
Does releasing judgment mean I have to approve of what someone did?
No. You can recognize that an action was harmful, make different choices, set boundaries, or remove yourself from a situation without carrying condemnation or resentment. Releasing judgment is about freeing yourself from what you no longer need to carry, not excusing harmful behavior.
Can I release judgment and still hold someone accountable?
Yes. Releasing judgment does not mean removing responsibility or consequences. You can recognize that someone's actions were harmful, require accountability, establish boundaries, and make choices that protect your well-being without continuing to condemn the person. Accountability addresses the behavior and what needs to happen because of it, while judgment can keep you emotionally and energetically tied to what occurred. Letting go of judgment allows you to respond from greater clarity rather than remaining bound by anger, resentment, or the need to punish.
Why would I participate if I do not think of myself as judgmental?
Because judgment is not always obvious. It can show up as self-criticism, comparison, resentment, disappointment, blame, perfectionism, frustration with yourself or others, or conclusions you made long ago about what should or should not have happened. Some judgments may also be inherited, subconscious, or so familiar that they simply feel like truth. You may not consider yourself a judgmental person and still carry judgments that influence your relationships, choices, self-worth, ability to receive, and the results you create. The healing offers an opportunity to uncover and release those deeper layers.
Can judgment be inherited or carried unconsciously?
Yes. Some judgments are learned so early that we may not even recognize them as judgments. Families, cultures, religions, communities, and past experiences can shape beliefs about money, relationships, success, worthiness, health, spirituality, and how life is supposed to unfold. From a spiritual healing perspective, I also look at ancestral, karmic, and energetic patterns that may continue influencing us beneath conscious awareness. A belief can feel entirely our own when, in fact, we may have absorbed or carried it for years. Bringing these hidden judgments into awareness gives us the opportunity to decide whether they still belong in our lives and, when appropriate, release them..
Do I have to believe in Archangels or follow a particular religion to benefit from this work?
No. You do not have to follow a particular religion or believe in Archangels in the same way I do to benefit from the healing. My work is spiritual and is intended to meet people where they are. You are free to understand the process through your own relationship with God, Source, Spirit, higher guidance, or simply as an opportunity to release patterns that no longer serve you. What matters most is your willingness to look honestly at what you may be carrying and remain open to greater freedom, peace, and wholeness.
