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I always get these two cards mixed up because to me their meanings are very close.
Justice is an arbitrary form of deciding right from wrong (arbitrary because it is usually handed down to us by a judge or authority figure). It also has some of the connotation of: when things go awfully wrong for you, your justice will be in the form of seeing harm coming to the one who has done you wrong.
Judgement is more of a karma or religious decision. Human wishes or prejudices don't hold any weight when it comes to Judgement - it comes from God or the Creator and the only way we can receive a good judgement (as in the Old Testament's meaning) is by living a good life and not breaking the commandments.
I know this is sounding very judeo-christian, but I do believe the Tarot cards are greatly influenced by this tradition.
That said, I am using a mythology deck and Justice is represented by Athena (holding the scales) and Judgement is represented by Hermes or Mercury, the messenger god who acted as a go-between for human to god communications. He also guided the soul to the after-life.
What do others think?
Justice is an arbitrary form of deciding right from wrong (arbitrary because it is usually handed down to us by a judge or authority figure). It also has some of the connotation of: when things go awfully wrong for you, your justice will be in the form of seeing harm coming to the one who has done you wrong.
Judgement is more of a karma or religious decision. Human wishes or prejudices don't hold any weight when it comes to Judgement - it comes from God or the Creator and the only way we can receive a good judgement (as in the Old Testament's meaning) is by living a good life and not breaking the commandments.
I know this is sounding very judeo-christian, but I do believe the Tarot cards are greatly influenced by this tradition.
That said, I am using a mythology deck and Justice is represented by Athena (holding the scales) and Judgement is represented by Hermes or Mercury, the messenger god who acted as a go-between for human to god communications. He also guided the soul to the after-life.
What do others think?