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XI. Justice



Again, it feels like as if this path is the path which ties together all the previous paths, and why shouldn't it? The Justice served on this path is neither blind nor dogmatic, it is not one devised by man.  It requires no institutions, no lawyers or judges to serve it.  It simply is.  It is not the justice based on the ultimate good vs. the ultimate evil.  The pillars between which the figure sits are blank with no indication of polarity.  This puts Justice in the same category of ambiguity as The Hierophant and distinguishes it from The High Priestess whose pillars are black and white which represent Boaz and Joakim.

There is no law that this justice follows as implied by the card, with the exception perhaps of Natural law, or the law of beauty and victory as referenced by the green mantle of the figure.

This justice is not executive; the execution of this Justice is done by the Charioteer.  This is a visceral kind of justice.  The sword points upward towards the Charioteer, and the scales are held down in her left hand.  Its as if the scale is taking measurement of the condition "below" to determine what should be done about it by the Charioteer.

The true power of this path is the union of Geburah (strength, severity, passion, fight, martial power) and Tiphareth, the executive center.  This path is the Boss who coaxes and goads the process in the desired direction.

The method of serving this Justice is beautifully described by Pat Zalewski in "The Kaballah of the Golden Dawn":

Extension, outstretched arm of Man represents an Extension of Power, omnipotence.  Hence אלהים is the extension of the Power of Life to the nth degree, the aspect of the divine which creates without effort.   Conversely, לא signifies an indefinite, and therefore unknown and incalculable quantity which brought down from the abstract to the concrete becomes negation, "no, not".

This is worth pondering:
The name of the letter ל (Lamed) למד signifies learning.
לב - Lev (Heart)

learning by heart implies memorization.

after enough whippings, he learned his lesson.

Couples with the previous letters:
אל - El ( Diety) - the chaos, innocence, limitless possibilities of א are directed by the sword, whip, ox goad of ל
לא  - Lo (negation) -
לב - Lev (Heart)
גל - Gal (Wave, wheel)
דל - Dal (Poor)
לה - la (her)
הל - hel (cardamom)
לו - lo (to him)
לזלז - (to move)
לח - (damp)
חל - (apply)
טל - (barefoot)
לי - li ( to me)
כל - Kol (All)
לך - l'cha (to you)
לך - lech (go! (imp))

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