Amond2000
what do you think?and what 's relationship each other ? thanks.
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The High Priestess and Justice
jmd
Any two cards can have numerous connections, some with apparent more 'natural' connections than others.
With II and VIII (I shall use the standard numbering as is on the Marseille-style decks), one relation that is apparent is the numerical one (it is of course also apparent in different ways on other decks): eight is the cube of two.
Another aspect which is of course quite obvious is that here we have in each case a woman, seated, and holding something deemed sacred (whether book or weaving, and scales and judicial sword).
For some of us, there is the added dimension that the Moon is at times associated with the Papess (High Priestess) and Yesod, and that it is likewise connected with Binah, the Sefirah with which some amongst us connect Justice with.
...and then there is the role and reflection upon the cardinal virtues. Justice is clearly Justice, and some (personally not I, by the way) make a connection between the 'missing' cardinal virtue of Wisdom (in the form of Sofia) and card II.
With II and VIII (I shall use the standard numbering as is on the Marseille-style decks), one relation that is apparent is the numerical one (it is of course also apparent in different ways on other decks): eight is the cube of two.
Another aspect which is of course quite obvious is that here we have in each case a woman, seated, and holding something deemed sacred (whether book or weaving, and scales and judicial sword).
For some of us, there is the added dimension that the Moon is at times associated with the Papess (High Priestess) and Yesod, and that it is likewise connected with Binah, the Sefirah with which some amongst us connect Justice with.
...and then there is the role and reflection upon the cardinal virtues. Justice is clearly Justice, and some (personally not I, by the way) make a connection between the 'missing' cardinal virtue of Wisdom (in the form of Sofia) and card II.
Thirteen
JMD has the right of it--you'll see many similiarites between cards, especially if you're using standard Rider-Waite images. For example, The Devil and The Hierophant.
What JMD is also refering to with the Hebrew words is the High Priestess' postion on the Kabbalistic Tree of life. In case you're not familiar, in Kabbala there is a tree formed by two yin-yang sides. The qualities on one side are the "severe" qualities, the ones on the other are the "merciful" qualities. The Tarot Majors form pathways that zig-zagging between qualities up and down the sides of this tree. But the HPS' path is situated dead-center between the two.
Both cards are indicative of a kind of balance. The HPS, representing the moon, is both the light and dark sides of the moon, of instinct, creativity, intuition, secret knowledge. It can illuminate, or it can darken.
Meanwhile, Justice is the more straight-forward balance--what's fair, what's right, what's equal. They are alike in trying to remain in the middle, rather than going to the extremes of black/white.
What JMD is also refering to with the Hebrew words is the High Priestess' postion on the Kabbalistic Tree of life. In case you're not familiar, in Kabbala there is a tree formed by two yin-yang sides. The qualities on one side are the "severe" qualities, the ones on the other are the "merciful" qualities. The Tarot Majors form pathways that zig-zagging between qualities up and down the sides of this tree. But the HPS' path is situated dead-center between the two.
Both cards are indicative of a kind of balance. The HPS, representing the moon, is both the light and dark sides of the moon, of instinct, creativity, intuition, secret knowledge. It can illuminate, or it can darken.
Meanwhile, Justice is the more straight-forward balance--what's fair, what's right, what's equal. They are alike in trying to remain in the middle, rather than going to the extremes of black/white.
Fulgour
II The High Priestess signifies The Moon (letter 2 Beth)
VIII Justice signifies Cancer (letter 8 Heth)
Easy enough to see the connection, but
think about the exaltation of the Moon in
Taurus (VI The Lovers) and it gets fun...
VIII Justice signifies Cancer (letter 8 Heth)
Easy enough to see the connection, but
think about the exaltation of the Moon in
Taurus (VI The Lovers) and it gets fun...
