Parzival
I have been reading Leon's Origins of the Tarot and Huson's Mystical Origins of the Tarot, and I find them both fascinating and thoughtful, the one more Platonic, the other more Aristotelian. Leon makes a strong case that Justice originally was the penultimate Tarot image/icon, just before the finale World. He sees this as indicating significant Neoplatonic and Sufic influence, since these streams put great emphasis on Justice. Huson, however, sees Justice in the Marseilles placement, based upon its original place in Italian decks --in position 8, before the Hermit. According to actual history, where was Justice first placed in the Tarot ? Thematically, was it Neoplatonic/Sufic, or Christian? Was it about the ultimate harmony of the soul (20), or about a cardinal virtue (8) trumped by Judgment (20)?