Be your own lawyer…investigate all sides of an issue…

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“ Accept the diverse nature of truth in conflicts by acting as a lawyer and investigating all sides to an issue. ”

According to The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by A.E. Waite, Justice is described as the following:
As this card follows the traditional symbolism and carries above all its obvious meanings, there is little to say regarding it outside the few considerations collected in the first part, to which the reader is referred.
It will be seen, however, that the figure is seated between pillars, like the High Priestess, and on this account it seems desirable to indicate that the moral principle which deals unto every man according to his works–while, of course, it is in strict analogy with higher things;–differs in its essence from the spiritual justice which is involved in the idea of election. The latter belongs to a mysterious order of Providence, in virtue of which it is possible for certain men to conceive the idea of dedication to the highest things. The operation of this is like the breathing of the Spirit where it wills, and we have no canon of criticism or ground of explanation concerning it. It is analogous to the possession of the fairy gifts and the high gifts and the gracious gifts of the poet: we have them or have not, and their presence is as much a mystery as their absence. The law of Justice is not however involved by either alternative. In conclusion, the pillars of Justice open into one world and the pillars of the High Priestess into another.

This card shows us a bold character seated with a pillar on either side. In one hand, the figure holds up a straight sword pointing upward; in the other, they hold scales that hang down. This is the Justice card, and it invites us to think about truth, law, and the dissimilar sides to a single issue.
You don’t have to be a lawyer to consider law and truth in your life, though we may think of a lawyer first when we consider these topics. We might not think that we are qualified to handle questions of justice, or that we have anything valuable to say or do in these realms. Our card today, however, suggests that we should think again.
We likely don’t know the specific laws for where we live like the back of our hand, but just because we don’t have the knowledge that a lawyer possesses about the justice system doesn’t mean that we don’t have our own capacities for working toward justice in our lives.
We can start by considering the nature of truth and developing skills to resolve questions of right and wrong.
Resolve Conflict Like a Lawyer Would
Let’s consider justice in our lives on a smaller scale. Outside of a courtroom, there are places when our honesty and culpability—as well as the honesty and culpability of others—are brought into question.
to do something, and who should take the fall for the misstep now. On a very small scale, this misstep could be as simple as jamming the printer or not taking the garbage out.
But most of us will know that the size of the original task or event that caused a conflict is meaningless. Huge blow-ups can result from the tiniest of infractions. This has much to do with the fact that tensions build up between people over time, and sometimes a small event must take place before they can come to a head.
But what happens when they do reach a breaking point? What happens when people disagree on the truth of the situation in a way that causes suffering on both sides?

This is where conflict resolution comes into play. If you have a conflict, your options are to ignore it, inflame it, or attempt to resolve it. Of course, resolution is the healthiest option, but this doesn’t make it the simplest.
Practice Empathy in the Search for Truth
Today, as even the most minute of conflicts arise in your life, imagine you are a lawyer in a courtroom who has come to resolve an issue peacefully, open-mindedly, and communicatively. Tell the other people involved in any issues as soon as you recognize them to be a problem. Working through things quickly is like treating a wound before it has time to fester.

Acknowledge that the truth is subjective and that you, too, have played a role in this issue. Show that you are listening to the other person when they speak. Put yourselves in their shoes so you can connect with what they are saying. Do all of this with empathy before you even begin to talk about your own opinion.
Remember that you are not fighting to show the other person why your opinion is correct. Instead, you are like the Justice card, fighting to find the justice at the heart of the situation and truly understand where the other person is coming from.

Today your angels are telling you to be strong enough to stand up for yourself in the situation you’re facing. Just like a lawyer in a courtroom, you are being called to take charge with grace, honesty, and positivity.
Your solar-plexus chakra will play a large part in this situation and your angels are telling you to focus on making sure it’s open to receiving guidance. You may not yet feel that you’re ready to take the next step in standing up for yourself but your angels are right beside you, offering quiet assistance as you advocate for yourself in the courtroom of life.
There is great power within you.
Your solar-plexus chakra is the one between your belly button and your diaphragm and is the center of your personal power. This is where your self-esteem lives, along with your will-power, ego, and identity. When this chakra is blocked you may feel powerless, out of control, have low self-esteem, or realize you’re being manipulative.
Your angels are here to help you release the block in this chakra and receive divine guidance. With their help you will regain your control in this situation and banish any fears you have of it.
Your angels also want to remind you that no one has power over you unless you give it to them. Whatever control you feel someone has over you is because you granted it to them at one point or another.
Your angels are telling you right now to sever that cord and take back your power, take back your control, and erase that connection from your life, whether it was something you granted in an instant, or something that had been taken from you a little bit at a time. Ask your angels for guidance in making sure that you retain your power and stop giving it away to the people in your life.
How to be your own lawyer in the courtroom of life.
It may seem daunting, having to represent yourself in your current situation, but your angels are standing by, waiting to guide and assist you through this. Breaking down the situation into its constituent parts will make it easier for you to understand how to represent yourself, though.
Take a moment and really think about your current situation. Who do you feel has the power over you and why? Ask your angels to sever that connection and allow your eyes to open and see the situation clearly. The person or people you feel have that power over you only have it because you have granted it to them. It’s time to take that power back!
Just like a lawyer preparing for a case, you need to understand where the other person in the situation is coming from. Why do they feel like they have power over you? How does this situation affect them? What do they feel they stand to gain or lose if you don’t allow them power over you? A good lawyer can interpret every facet of the situation and always find a logical, positive route to success.
Always remember that your angels are standing by, ready to guide you in reclaiming your control from the people you’ve granted power over you. Make yourself into the best lawyer possible by following their guidance and severing the cords that keep you bound to other people.
Your solar-plexus chakra will become divinely inspired and you will finally be able to maintain your own control and power.

“ Accept the diverse nature of truth in conflicts by acting as a lawyer and investigating all sides to an issue. ”

According to The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by A.E. Waite, Justice is described as the following:
As this card follows the traditional symbolism and carries above all its obvious meanings, there is little to say regarding it outside the few considerations collected in the first part, to which the reader is referred.
It will be seen, however, that the figure is seated between pillars, like the High Priestess, and on this account it seems desirable to indicate that the moral principle which deals unto every man according to his works–while, of course, it is in strict analogy with higher things;–differs in its essence from the spiritual justice which is involved in the idea of election. The latter belongs to a mysterious order of Providence, in virtue of which it is possible for certain men to conceive the idea of dedication to the highest things. The operation of this is like the breathing of the Spirit where it wills, and we have no canon of criticism or ground of explanation concerning it. It is analogous to the possession of the fairy gifts and the high gifts and the gracious gifts of the poet: we have them or have not, and their presence is as much a mystery as their absence. The law of Justice is not however involved by either alternative. In conclusion, the pillars of Justice open into one world and the pillars of the High Priestess into another.

This card shows us a bold character seated with a pillar on either side. In one hand, the figure holds up a straight sword pointing upward; in the other, they hold scales that hang down. This is the Justice card, and it invites us to think about truth, law, and the dissimilar sides to a single issue.
You don’t have to be a lawyer to consider law and truth in your life, though we may think of a lawyer first when we consider these topics. We might not think that we are qualified to handle questions of justice, or that we have anything valuable to say or do in these realms. Our card today, however, suggests that we should think again.
We likely don’t know the specific laws for where we live like the back of our hand, but just because we don’t have the knowledge that a lawyer possesses about the justice system doesn’t mean that we don’t have our own capacities for working toward justice in our lives.
We can start by considering the nature of truth and developing skills to resolve questions of right and wrong.
Resolve Conflict Like a Lawyer Would
Let’s consider justice in our lives on a smaller scale. Outside of a courtroom, there are places when our honesty and culpability—as well as the honesty and culpability of others—are brought into question.
to do something, and who should take the fall for the misstep now. On a very small scale, this misstep could be as simple as jamming the printer or not taking the garbage out.
But most of us will know that the size of the original task or event that caused a conflict is meaningless. Huge blow-ups can result from the tiniest of infractions. This has much to do with the fact that tensions build up between people over time, and sometimes a small event must take place before they can come to a head.
But what happens when they do reach a breaking point? What happens when people disagree on the truth of the situation in a way that causes suffering on both sides?

This is where conflict resolution comes into play. If you have a conflict, your options are to ignore it, inflame it, or attempt to resolve it. Of course, resolution is the healthiest option, but this doesn’t make it the simplest.
Practice Empathy in the Search for Truth
Today, as even the most minute of conflicts arise in your life, imagine you are a lawyer in a courtroom who has come to resolve an issue peacefully, open-mindedly, and communicatively. Tell the other people involved in any issues as soon as you recognize them to be a problem. Working through things quickly is like treating a wound before it has time to fester.

Acknowledge that the truth is subjective and that you, too, have played a role in this issue. Show that you are listening to the other person when they speak. Put yourselves in their shoes so you can connect with what they are saying. Do all of this with empathy before you even begin to talk about your own opinion.
Remember that you are not fighting to show the other person why your opinion is correct. Instead, you are like the Justice card, fighting to find the justice at the heart of the situation and truly understand where the other person is coming from.

Today your angels are telling you to be strong enough to stand up for yourself in the situation you’re facing. Just like a lawyer in a courtroom, you are being called to take charge with grace, honesty, and positivity.
Your solar-plexus chakra will play a large part in this situation and your angels are telling you to focus on making sure it’s open to receiving guidance. You may not yet feel that you’re ready to take the next step in standing up for yourself but your angels are right beside you, offering quiet assistance as you advocate for yourself in the courtroom of life.
There is great power within you.
Your solar-plexus chakra is the one between your belly button and your diaphragm and is the center of your personal power. This is where your self-esteem lives, along with your will-power, ego, and identity. When this chakra is blocked you may feel powerless, out of control, have low self-esteem, or realize you’re being manipulative.
Your angels are here to help you release the block in this chakra and receive divine guidance. With their help you will regain your control in this situation and banish any fears you have of it.
Your angels also want to remind you that no one has power over you unless you give it to them. Whatever control you feel someone has over you is because you granted it to them at one point or another.
Your angels are telling you right now to sever that cord and take back your power, take back your control, and erase that connection from your life, whether it was something you granted in an instant, or something that had been taken from you a little bit at a time. Ask your angels for guidance in making sure that you retain your power and stop giving it away to the people in your life.
How to be your own lawyer in the courtroom of life.
It may seem daunting, having to represent yourself in your current situation, but your angels are standing by, waiting to guide and assist you through this. Breaking down the situation into its constituent parts will make it easier for you to understand how to represent yourself, though.
Take a moment and really think about your current situation. Who do you feel has the power over you and why? Ask your angels to sever that connection and allow your eyes to open and see the situation clearly. The person or people you feel have that power over you only have it because you have granted it to them. It’s time to take that power back!
Just like a lawyer preparing for a case, you need to understand where the other person in the situation is coming from. Why do they feel like they have power over you? How does this situation affect them? What do they feel they stand to gain or lose if you don’t allow them power over you? A good lawyer can interpret every facet of the situation and always find a logical, positive route to success.
Always remember that your angels are standing by, ready to guide you in reclaiming your control from the people you’ve granted power over you. Make yourself into the best lawyer possible by following their guidance and severing the cords that keep you bound to other people.
Your solar-plexus chakra will become divinely inspired and you will finally be able to maintain your own control and power.

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