From the Restored Order Tarot, Judgment; from the Oracle of Kabbalah, Shin:
Shin painting by Victor Brindatch
This Judgment card refers to an initiation into a new level of consciousness - we see there is no real "I" and "you," only an interconnected and interdependent "us." It is similar to the finger pulling a thorn from the foot, not because it was told to but simply because it is a part of. Such a change in awareness might come from trauma or from something wondrous and beautiful. It transforms our motives, relationships, ways of looking at material possessions, and the way we think (as indicated by the four elements in this card). The three prongs of Shin symbolize flames; 'shinui' refers to change. Even if we have an awakening, the obligation of change is on us, not the outer world (though the changes we make in ourselves can't help but affect it). As the Buddha explained:
This being, that becomes.
From the arising of this, that arises.
This not being, that becomes not.
From the cessation of this, that ceases.
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