Mystic Goddess: A Journey in Tarot

Major Arcana 12 is The Hanged Man. I love this card because on first glance is it quite peculiar, indeed! However even the strangest things often have the most wonderful meanings… Here we have a peculiar picture of a young acolyte hanging from what appears to be a tree branch, but is it? At second glance, it looks like there is a t-shaped frame crafted from wood that still grows leaves, from which the acolyte hangs. The thought of someone hanging is quite a macabre one, but this is no cause for alarm as the acolyte is hanging from his one ankle, his hands tied behind him and perhaps attached to the ankle of the bent leg. He certainly has himself in one heck of a predicament, and it’s for a good reason. His blue tunic signifies the intuitive connection to spirit that he’s been dedicating his time to developing while the red tights signify his connection to the pleasure of the material plane. He also has a bright and shining halo around his head a shining representation of his burgeoning...

The 11th card in the major arcana is Justice and within many clues are provided to its meaning and purpose in a reading.. let’s take a look.. Our initial glance at the card we sees woman dressed in red robes symbolizing connection with successfully manifesting in the material world, a crown signifying her authority both in spirit and material worlds. Justice is of course holding her scales symbolizing her part in karmic justice and the weighing of deeds, and her sword represents the clarity of vision and connection to intuition needed to weigh all things carefully. She sits on a chair between two pillars, with a red cloth hiding what is beyond her judgment. The two pillars are reminiscent of the High Priestess card, where the querent must earn the right to traverse beyond the boundaries of the known, into the realm of the teachings of the Goddess and esoteric mystery schools. The justice card is showing us that karma is coming around the corner. The law of balance and karma, what goes ...