I'm new to all this and I have a question. I found a justice chant on the site, and I was intrigued. I recently sold my car to a friend and trusted him to pay me, but instead he changed his phone number. So I thought a spell to bring that back on him sounded great. But everything I've read in my Wiccan studies says I should never, ever do anything to harm another person. Does this count as a malicious act, or would it just be fair? I don't want to hurt anyone or bring anything bad onto myself.
Asking for justice is not you doing harm, it is asking that karma would be restored. There is no harm in asking for things to be restored, since you are not personally sending anything negative in a hateful sense, are you?
Karma does not need restoring because karma has absolutely nothing to do with justice, reward, punishment, or anything else of the like. It keeps track of what directions you have set yourself in and encourages you to continue on those paths. Once you die it will determine what your next incarnation will be like.
And something to make this ex-friend befall a similar fate would indeed qualify as malicious and harmful, so yes this goes against traditional Wiccan beliefs of An It Harm None.
Chiron, perhaps you should go find a dictionary and understand what justice actually means. Don't take this as an offence, I am simply saying that you appear to have a different definition than what is in writing.
The reasoning behind justice. It has a rather clean root within karma, however only in its properly defined state. As an opinion it is a mortal failure. As much as you feel justice is flawed, it is when mortals use it as an "excuse". However, the higher beings see justice in a more balanced light, one in which mortals cannot understand so easily. Humans cannot justify anything, but what simply is justifies everything beyond our own understanding.
... I didn't talk about the reason behind justice, I never suggested that justice is flawed... what in the world are you talking about!? I addressed two things in my post; the definition of Karma and the fact that Wicca is decidedly against harming others.
Unfortunately we appear on two different wavelengths. No need to continue this any further, the individual who posted asked for advice, and so it was given.
Your better off taking him to court. All you need is the transfer from the DMV and his re-registration of it. Then your bank statement where NOTHING shows as far as payment ( as well as any witness to this transaction, which would be your 'best' argument in court )
