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ake special note of the curtain behind Justice which blocks out the radiant universal light of pure insight. This can’t be let in, otherwise no decision could ever be made.</p><p id="3675">Justice has its limitations.</p><p id="8554">Justice is impartial, objective, unbiased. It isn’t kind, forgiving or merciful.</p><p id="ec35">In our dealings with others, we have a tendency to measure, to weigh, to follow the letter of the law, to demand justice be done.</p><p id="0412">But like Shylock demanding the pound of flesh he is owed by Antonio in Shakespeare’s play ‘The Merchant of Venice’, our demand for justice can be flawed.</p><p id="a59a">We want justice metered out to others but want kindness, forgiveness and mercy to be poured over us in an unrelenting stream.</p><h2 id="b1b5">Living with Mindfulness</h2><p id="c1dc">If this card turns up in a Tarot spread, it’s time to ask:</p><p id="0c90">How am <i>I</i> unbalanced?</p><p id="a639">Am <i>I</i> thinking clearly?</p><p id="645e">What do I require of others that I don’t require of myself?</p><p id="ce6c">Are facts blinding me to the doorway of compassion?</p><h2 id="2d81">Insight</h2><p id="7f60">Be careful when you demand Justice be done. It might turn to bite you.</p><p id="8a67"><a href="undefined">Mike Schoenhofer</a> has more to say on this subject:</p><div id="62e9" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/thoughts-by-myself-15-generosity-1b97ee2d470b"> <div> <div> <h2>Thoughts by Myself #15 — Generosi

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ty</h2> <div><h3>Everyone Deserves the Benefit-of-the-Doubt; Including Yourself!</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*g5DK-GYll-ke6mzozWgp_A.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="4d74">The next article in this series on <b>Mindfulness with Tarot Cards</b> will feature the <b>Hanged Man</b>.</p><p id="dfd1"><b>Foretaste</b>: Enjoy the view!</p><p id="ff5d">The previous article in this series featured the <b>Wheel of Fortune</b>: If you’re feeling dizzy, move to the middle!</p><div id="f30a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/is-your-world-spinning-too-fast-cb4109f00eab"> <div> <div> <h2>Is Your World Spinning Too Fast?</h2> <div><h3>Move to the middle.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*p0d0J0w7_3X-xpvFrT3d1Q.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="de75">With love, <i>Marlane</i></p><p id="a24a"><b>Thanks for reading! I hope it helps you for the rest of your life. For more articles on mindfulness visit me at <a href="https://www.marlaneainsworth.com">https://www.marlaneainsworth.com</a></b></p></article></body>

In the balance

Justice — Rider-Waite Tarot deck — photo by author

Do you want justice? Really? Do you want to get exactly what you deserve?

In the Rider-Waite Tarot deck, Justice is represented by a woman seated on a platform between two pillars. She has a sword in her right hand and a set of balances in her left. These tools will be used to decide the truth of the matter.

Her opinion isn’t being asked. The sword and balances will decide the outcome. The sword ensures impartial thought. The balances ensure fairness.

What Justice decides is based on facts discernible only on the physical level. Justice asks one-correct-answer-only questions: Who is wrong? Who is right? And what she decides must be followed.

But will her decision be the best outcome?

Is Justice as infallible as she’s made out to be?

The positioning of the objects on the card represents the duality of human reasoning. Just like the sword points up and the scales hang down, our thoughts jump to opposites like heaven and earth, spiritual and physical, innocence and guilt. The two pillars remind us that there can be two sides to everything, two points of view.

And take special note of the curtain behind Justice which blocks out the radiant universal light of pure insight. This can’t be let in, otherwise no decision could ever be made.

Justice has its limitations.

Justice is impartial, objective, unbiased. It isn’t kind, forgiving or merciful.

In our dealings with others, we have a tendency to measure, to weigh, to follow the letter of the law, to demand justice be done.

But like Shylock demanding the pound of flesh he is owed by Antonio in Shakespeare’s play ‘The Merchant of Venice’, our demand for justice can be flawed.

We want justice metered out to others but want kindness, forgiveness and mercy to be poured over us in an unrelenting stream.

Weigh Yourself

In the balance

Living with Mindfulness

Insight

Thoughts by Myself #15 — Generosity

Everyone Deserves the Benefit-of-the-Doubt; Including Yourself!

Is Your World Spinning Too Fast?

Move to the middle.