Shadowscapes Tarot for this
lovely day, and I threw Justice reversed and the Seven of Swords.
Justice is a card of
adjustment; it corresponds with the element of Air (hot/separates and
wet/adapts, and quick, animated energy that usually brings problems or
challenges that bring growth), Libra (“we are,” partnerships, balance,
cooperation), Lamed (ox goad; training or teaching), and the Path between Tiphareth
(the hub of the creation process where energies harmonize and focus to
illuminate and clarify) and Geburah (the place where forms and structures are
challenged or affirmed). This card
presents two important concepts: balance and truth, and it tells us that the
purpose of the law is to implement and manifest these two concepts. The
traditional image of Justice has two pillars on it, as does The High Priestess;
each is a guardian of sorts, Justice a guardian of equilibrium and The High
Priestess a guardian of secret knowledge.
The Shadowscapes Justice
card presents the concept of justice as not being blind. On the contrary, we each are
responsible for our own thoughts, words and deeds, and those are the things for
which we are held accountable. The
imposition of justice brings balance, because those who cause injustice are
responsible for making those injustices right again.
The Seven of
Swords (Moon, feelings and emotions, illusion, imagination, in Aquarius, “I
know,” friendships, cause-oriented, the group, aloofness), which I had the
other day in an upright position, tells of the effort to maintain things as we
want them, often through the use of deception and without considering the wants
or needs of others. Trying to keep
things the same is an exercise in futility, but sometimes we get so caught up
in our own story that we forget we are affecting others.
The Seven of Swords in the
Shadowscapes Tarot shows a male wearing a mask and smiling as he admires the
Sword he has stolen. In the
Shadowscapes Tarot, this card is about attempting to escape from responsibility
and attempting to keep all the good things for ourselves. Why worry about doing the right
thing? Others will take care of
that! But this kind of attitude
can bring uncertainty and a lack of trust.
The message of these two cards
is pretty clear. It might be
difficult for me to handle things in an objective and fair-handed way, but it
is this very objectivity and this very fairness that is absolutely needed. Truth is important, as is transcending
my personal experiences in order to tap into the highest good for all. If I make it a point to at least try to
imagine what it would be like to walk in another’s shoes, I might be able to
switch these cards and end up with Justice in an upright position and the Seven
of Swords reversed. A good
intention for the day!
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