Rede Seeker
What strikes me first is Lady Justice's haggard expression. She looks like she has been ridden and put away wet. Still, her posture is as erect as her sword; her stance is as even as her scale. Her robes are purple, the color of Justice; the columns behind her have a purple-ish tint to them. One column is in Night, the other in Day.
Justice is bare-foot and bare-breasted. Both wrists wear golden bracelets, one plain (right) and one jeweled (left). Her right hand holds the sword; her left holds the scale. Her crown is a lavender color and seems to have horns - a sign of wisdom. The crown is jeweled. Her necklace is lavender and jeweled, too. The pendant is an infinity symbol on it's side, with a pear in each lobe. Justice wears a sash in red, yellow, and green. Her purple robes and bright sash make it hard not to see her bare breasts. Her face and breasts are open for all to see - one in a less than flattering state, the other shocking to most people - modesty dictates they be concealed. Justice isn't modest and she is relentless, she'll rest when her task is completed - until then, she's earned every crow's foot and wrinkle and it's the crackle of energy that keeps her hair floating like Medusa's. Justice looks out with clear eyes.
Her sash is bound at her shoulder with miniature crossed swords inside a circle of gold beads beneath which hang a circle of pearls. A similar arrangement binds the sash at her hip near the belt. The belt has an enormous buckle. The sash and belt are a mystery to me - is this like wearing a 'belt and suspenders'?
Justice stands on a black and white floor, much like a game-board. Justice plays by the rules. There are veils attached to the columns in the background. The veils are blowing from left to right. but that wind does not affect the direction Justice's hair is flowing.
There are no Runes on this card. The borders are covered with pears and sunflowers with the miniature crossed swords in the corners and circle of pearls on the side.
Justice is marked as 'XI' the eleventh card in the Major Arcana. I prefer the older arrangement where Justice is the eighth card and Strength is the eleventh card. I re-arrange my deck accordingly so that The Chariot-Justice-The Hermit form a triad: Experiencing the World-Personal Responsibility-Self-Knowledge (ref: 'Tarot and the Journey of the Hero' by Hajo Banzhaf).
Justice is bare-foot and bare-breasted. Both wrists wear golden bracelets, one plain (right) and one jeweled (left). Her right hand holds the sword; her left holds the scale. Her crown is a lavender color and seems to have horns - a sign of wisdom. The crown is jeweled. Her necklace is lavender and jeweled, too. The pendant is an infinity symbol on it's side, with a pear in each lobe. Justice wears a sash in red, yellow, and green. Her purple robes and bright sash make it hard not to see her bare breasts. Her face and breasts are open for all to see - one in a less than flattering state, the other shocking to most people - modesty dictates they be concealed. Justice isn't modest and she is relentless, she'll rest when her task is completed - until then, she's earned every crow's foot and wrinkle and it's the crackle of energy that keeps her hair floating like Medusa's. Justice looks out with clear eyes.
Her sash is bound at her shoulder with miniature crossed swords inside a circle of gold beads beneath which hang a circle of pearls. A similar arrangement binds the sash at her hip near the belt. The belt has an enormous buckle. The sash and belt are a mystery to me - is this like wearing a 'belt and suspenders'?
Justice stands on a black and white floor, much like a game-board. Justice plays by the rules. There are veils attached to the columns in the background. The veils are blowing from left to right. but that wind does not affect the direction Justice's hair is flowing.
There are no Runes on this card. The borders are covered with pears and sunflowers with the miniature crossed swords in the corners and circle of pearls on the side.
Justice is marked as 'XI' the eleventh card in the Major Arcana. I prefer the older arrangement where Justice is the eighth card and Strength is the eleventh card. I re-arrange my deck accordingly so that The Chariot-Justice-The Hermit form a triad: Experiencing the World-Personal Responsibility-Self-Knowledge (ref: 'Tarot and the Journey of the Hero' by Hajo Banzhaf).