Sulis
I much prefer Justice at number 8 and Strength at number 11.
I use numbers in my readings because there are numbers on all of the decks that I use; they're there just as all the other symbolism is there so I incorporate them into my readings. I prefer decks that don't have RWS type scenes on the Minor Arcana so I primarily use image, element, context and number to get the card's meaning and I often link the Minors to the Major that has the same number and link the meanings (all the Aces are aspects of The Magician etc).
To me the number 8 is a card of balance, of movement around a fixed central point and of harvest, reaping what we sow, seeing the results of previous actions etc.. That links it to Justice, not Strength..
From what I've read I understand that The Golden Dawn changed the Strength card's number to 8 so that it would correspond to the astrological sign of Leo and changed Justice's number to 11 so that it would correspond to the astrological sign of Libra - I don't use astrology in my readings at all and know very little about it so those associations don't resonate with me at all.
I use numbers in my readings because there are numbers on all of the decks that I use; they're there just as all the other symbolism is there so I incorporate them into my readings. I prefer decks that don't have RWS type scenes on the Minor Arcana so I primarily use image, element, context and number to get the card's meaning and I often link the Minors to the Major that has the same number and link the meanings (all the Aces are aspects of The Magician etc).
To me the number 8 is a card of balance, of movement around a fixed central point and of harvest, reaping what we sow, seeing the results of previous actions etc.. That links it to Justice, not Strength..
From what I've read I understand that The Golden Dawn changed the Strength card's number to 8 so that it would correspond to the astrological sign of Leo and changed Justice's number to 11 so that it would correspond to the astrological sign of Libra - I don't use astrology in my readings at all and know very little about it so those associations don't resonate with me at all.