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

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Let the Punishment Fit the Crime

From the Touchstone Tarot, the King of Swords; from the Waterhouse Oracle, St. Eulalia:

If one really wishes to know how justice is administered in a country, one does not question the policemen, the lawyers, the judges, or the protected members... One goes to the unprotected - those, precisely, who need the laws' protection most! - and listens to their testimony.
—James Baldwin

The solemn King of Swords is a judge, deciding what is right and wrong and who is innocent or guilty. The black and white chess board is a hint that he sees no gray areas and does not bend to emotional pleas. Though he is extremely intelligent, compassion is not a trait he cultivates. St. Eulalia shows the death of a 13-year-old girl at the hands of the Roman government because she dared to speak out about the persecution of Christians. Yes, society needs consequences when laws are broken, but as Cicero stated, "the increase of punishment should be in proportion to the increase of crime." Liking or not liking someone or their beliefs should not influence the judgment.

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