Generous Pents/Fair Justice
JennyM said:
These cards seem similar to me...
Both have the scales of justice
Both are about making decisions, being fair and achieving balance...and adjusting things.
Yes and no. All 6 cards have something to do with achieving balance and so are related to Justice in that sense. But
6/Pents almost always has to do with the physical world and often relates to generosity, to giving or receiving something in order to achieve that balance. This is usually money, but could be generosity in bed (sex), too many cans of food in the garage, too many old clothes, extra tickets to a show--and someone wants to share the wealth.
It's very much a card likely to show up at this time of year, the holiday season, when people start sharing what they have with those in need--or, on a more personal level--friends feel like giving gifts and affection to other friends. They invite people into their homes to share their food, warmth and good fortune, exchange gifts.
In this regard it's a very earthy and warm card. The negative is that the person giving can think that giving stuff = love. This is the card of parents who gives their kids money instead of hugs to show they care. And the person on the recieving end can sometimes be made to feel inadequate. The charity makes them all the more aware of how powerless they are to change their situation without help.
Justice, on the other hand, almost always implies an outside force that makes sure you get what you deserve (and no more!) or that you be required to give what you must give in order to balance things out. This is the card you get if you were *cheated* out of a inheritance money and the Judge says you must be given your fair share. And it doesn't always have to do with the physical world. It could be an apology you were owed, or rights to an idea that was yours and someone else claimed it was theirs.
Or, more to the point, that the person who says the idea is all theirs will be forced to acknowledge your contribution. You may not get sole credit as you wished, but a balance will be achieved. BOTH names are attributed to the idea. Justice, in that regard, doesn't always feel good. It's a very cold and logical card. But it is absolutely fair.
This is different from someone being generous to you. Justice says that things out of balance will be brought into balance on a cosmic or legal scale. 6/Pents says that someone's generosity will make things more equal.
