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Justice shows a set of scales with a single gold and a single silver bowl balanced on the tip of an upright sword.
Scales
Silver
Gold
Sword
Notes
Rodney
Scales
- symbolizes earthly justice, the judicial system and Justice with her blindfold
- suggests the just proportion
- corresponds to worthiness or unworthiness
- represents balance, equality, impartiality, truth and harmony
- symbolizes the causal link between sin and punishment in the afterlife
- “to turn the scales” is to achieve a decision in one’s own favor
Silver
- associated with the Moon and with lunar deities
- believed to ward off demons
- associated with yin energy
- associated with money, prestige and position
- associated with chastity, purity and virginity
- “every cloud has a silver lining” means that even the worst situations may have a consoling aspect or hopeful prospect
Gold
- associated with the Sun and solar deities
- believed to embody the powers of the earth
- was associated with higher powers and the god
- associated with yang energy
- can represent great spiritual wealth and insight
- may be associated with personal riches or material wealth
- represents illumination, sacredness, incorruptibility, wisdom and honor
- “as good as gold” means something that’s very worthwhile or that can always be depended upon
- “to be a gold digger” is to only be interested in oneself or in personal material gain
- “the golden years” are the retirement years
- “the Golden Rule” is to do unto others as you would have them do unto you
- ”all that glitters is not gold” means that everything that appears beautiful isn’t necessarily worth having
- “fool’s gold” is a worthless activity
Sword
- represents decisions, separation into good and evil, and justice
- suggests authority, decisive judgment, insight and penetrative intellect
- “he who lives by the sword dies by the sword” means that those who engage in violence and aggression will meet their death in a similar manner
- “the sword of Damocles” represents an impending potential disaster
- “to beat swords into plowshares” means to make peace or to convert the weapons of war to peaceful uses
- “one sword keeps another in its scabbard” means that by showing that one is ready and able to defend oneself is a good way of discouraging others from attacking
Notes
- the imagery itself suggests the saying that “speech is silver, but silence is golden” which means that it’s good to speak, but sometimes it’s better still to say nothing
- “justice is blind” means that justice should be dispensed with objectivity and without regard to irrelevant details or circumstances
Rodney
