Annotated Visual References for Card XI. JUSTICE
This Card plays an important role in illustrating the symbolism and philosophy of Pirate Psychology. The Great Seal of the United States features an eagle, a top predator, as the national symbol. Around it are images of those dedicated to enacting Justice. This Card is central to the collective arrangements of Cards known as the Skeleton Key and the Pirate Tarot Mandala, which are used to create stories and interpret themes related to the Pirate archetype and pirate psychology.
Source of images: The Great Seal after the cover of: E. Raymond, Capt. (1978) Our Great Seal: The Symbols of our Heritage and our Destiny. Ojai, CA: Krotona Book Shop. Templar knight (crusader): “The 11th-century Crusader Ideal to recover the Holy Land,” (from H. G. Wells’ The Outline of History) as shown in Gardner,L. (1996) Bloodline of the Holy Grail: The Hidden Lineage of Jesus Revealed. Rockport, MA: Element Books Limited. p.181. “Bodicea from: Truth Against the World (Y gwir erbyn y Byd),” the war cry of Queen Boudicca in L. Gardner (1996) Bloodline of the Holy Grail: The Hidden Lineage of Jesus Revealed. Rockport, MA: Element Books Limited. p.115. Egyptian weighing of the heart scene, a drawing by L. Larny from the Book of the Dead, shown in J. Wasserman (1993) Art and symbols of the occult: Images of power and wisdom. Rochester, , London VT: Destiny Books. p. 46. Figure of JusticeCard XI from: The Alchemical Tarot (1995) by R. Guily and R. Place: Harper-Collins Publishers. Cat-o-nine tails: R. Platt (1994) Pirate. Photographed by T. Chambers. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, p.41.
This Card plays an important role in illustrating the symbolism and philosophy of Pirate Psychology. The Great Seal of the United States features an eagle, a top predator, as the national symbol. Around it are images of those dedicated to enacting Justice. This Card is central to the collective arrangements of Cards known as the Skeleton Key and the Pirate Tarot Mandala, which are used to create stories and interpret themes related to the Pirate archetype and pirate psychology.
Source of images: The Great Seal after the cover of: E. Raymond, Capt. (1978) Our Great Seal: The Symbols of our Heritage and our Destiny. Ojai, CA: Krotona Book Shop. Templar knight (crusader): “The 11th-century Crusader Ideal to recover the Holy Land,” (from H. G. Wells’ The Outline of History) as shown in Gardner,L. (1996) Bloodline of the Holy Grail: The Hidden Lineage of Jesus Revealed. Rockport, MA: Element Books Limited. p.181. “Bodicea from: Truth Against the World (Y gwir erbyn y Byd),” the war cry of Queen Boudicca in L. Gardner (1996) Bloodline of the Holy Grail: The Hidden Lineage of Jesus Revealed. Rockport, MA: Element Books Limited. p.115. Egyptian weighing of the heart scene, a drawing by L. Larny from the Book of the Dead, shown in J. Wasserman (1993) Art and symbols of the occult: Images of power and wisdom. Rochester, , London VT: Destiny Books. p. 46. Figure of JusticeCard XI from: The Alchemical Tarot (1995) by R. Guily and R. Place: Harper-Collins Publishers. Cat-o-nine tails: R. Platt (1994) Pirate. Photographed by T. Chambers. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, p.41.