A woman in white classic Roman garb with her left breast bared, stands on a small two-tiered step. The second tier of the step is off-center to the right and she has one foot on each tier.
Her arms are outstretched, with an upright sword held high in her left hand, and a balanced scale in her right. The left vessel of the scale is lit with flame, while the right vessel is dark.
The woman wears her hair up, with braids surrounding her face (looking like a laurel wreath) and she has a white crown from which come more flames with a third eye suspended in the flames. Plumes of white smoke rise from the flames
She is standing on a marble platform between two pillars (a temple maybe?) and behind her is a flat surface - it may be water - with hills behind. Behind her, in the water, this is a glowing orange light that is either more flame or the reflection from the sun, which we can't see. The sky is also lit orange and yellow.
The hilt of the sword has some sort of symbol on it.. a circle that is vertically cut in half, with the left half horizontally cut again into a quarter. Above that, there are two curved shapes that look sort of like snakes facing away from each other.
This version of Justice is most certainly not blind - She looks straight ahead, holding up both light and reason in the form of the Sword. The flaming eye atop her head points to a connection with divinely inspired truth and vision - she is not leaning simply on her own intellect and opinion.
The scale shows the choice being weighed...light and dark, energetic and passive, inspired and mundane, what is seen and what isn't... The scale is even - there is not yet a choice made, and neither is inherently right or wrong - they must be regarded as equal until they've been fully and objectively considered.
If that is water that surrounds the temple, this shows that even in the face of emotional decisions, the decision itself can be based on a solid, firm foundation rather than simply being a reaction to one's emotional response.
The bared breast makes me remember that an aspect of Justice isn't simply to punish or reward, but to nurture truth - to judge honestly and yet, with mercy.
Today I will want to consider what choices I need to consider, and look at them with intellect and wisdom. I will want to resist making snap judgments or assumptions, but instead weigh the facts and carefully consider alternatives to ensure fairness in my decision making.
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