I use tarot and oracle cards as tools for reflection and contemplation. Rather than divining the future, they are a way for me to look more deeply at the "now."
"The goal isn't to arrive, but to meander, to saunter, to make your life a holy wandering." ~ Rami Shapiro

Monday, March 13, 2017

Guiding Justice

From the Tyldwick Tarot, Justice; from the Antiquarian Lenormand, the Stars:
          What strikes me about the set of scales in this card is the mirror behind them. Justice must constantly be reconsidered ('reflected on') as knowledge grows and belief systems change. It wasn't too long ago that women got the right to vote (1920); slavery was considered legal until 1865. Obviously, what is seen as fair and equitable changes over time. Up until now, the States have been gradually moving toward a more distributive justice (distributing benefits equally among society's members) rather than a retributive type of justice (focusing on punishment). Perhaps people have begun to realize that when there is justice in regard to rights and resources, there is less desire for wrongdoing. The Stars card is based on a tin compass rose, a symbol seen on charts and maps that indicates direction. It raises the question, "What or who are you using for guidance?" I fear the U.S. will discover our current leader is a man hiding behind a curtain, much like the wizard in Oz (but without any kindness and concern for others).

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  1. EllenMarch 13, 2017 at 9:51 AM

    It is a fearful notion to have such a leader. I am afraid for my own country too because Wednesday we have elections here and the Dutch equivalent of Trump is dangerously popular...

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    1. thesycamoretreeMarch 13, 2017 at 10:17 AM

      I think many Americans wanted change so badly that they didn't stop to think they may be putting the fox in charge of the hen house when they voted. Hope you don't get Trump's Dutch equivalent!

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  2. Sharyn Mallow WoerzMarch 13, 2017 at 10:06 AM

    There are now several quilt books showing how to make a Mariner's Compass. Too late to help me. You should have seen me with my sweaty pencil and piles of wadded up paper trying to draw one. Hopeless ;)

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    1. thesycamoretreeMarch 13, 2017 at 10:15 AM

      It's one of those designs that look easy at first glance until you try to freehand them! :)

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  3. Carolyn TindorMarch 13, 2017 at 10:40 AM

    I really like that interpretation of the mirror behind the Scales to remind us to be reflective in times of judgement. That being said, the man in the chair is a master at the art of distraction, old magic tricks. I keep thinking all his 'posturing' is supposed to distract us as to what he is really up to.

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    1. thesycamoretreeMarch 13, 2017 at 1:21 PM

      He is good at distraction and deflection, but not so much concerning anything beneficial for Americans as a whole.

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    2. TriviumMarch 13, 2017 at 2:06 PM

      I agree with Carolyn with that level of noise and distraction all kinds of mischief probably going under the radar all round the globe.

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    3. thesycamoretreeMarch 13, 2017 at 2:23 PM

      Wonder what he would do if they closed his Twitter account...
      :D

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