Is there such a thing as justice/karma or is the universe completely amoral?

I personally have seen no evidence to support the idea of karma as it is commonly (mis)understood, and imho, the universe itself is entirely unconcerned even with our very existence.  In that regard, I see it more as the stage upon which we walk, a setting rather than a character.  For it to be moral or even amoral would imply a sentience at some level, and other than the ascended sentience of all those singularities of consciousness, I've seen nothing to indicate that the universe even notices we are here at all.

To me, the idea of karma is something of a scapegoat for people who want to blame their woes or attribute their seeming good fortune to something other than their own actions in the Now.  Granted, the actions we take in the Now will certainly have consequences in the future (and, to a sorcerer, even in the past, through retroactive enchantment), but in the quantum vision of it all, this can all be tracked straight back to the individual herself. 

With that said... gotta admit that sometimes the universe does seem to be "out to get me".  Or, on the opposite side of the coin, I will have incredible runs of good luck.  So while I don't attribute it to karma, I do see evidence for what I can only call a "flow of energy in a specific direction."  Chances are if I stub my toe first thing in the morning, I will hit my funny bone in the afternoon and fall on my face before the day is done.  If I wanted to attribute it to karma, I could perhaps say it was because I lied to my mother at the age of 6, but more likely, I'm just a klutz who wasn't being impeccable.  Heh heh - we were talking about impeccability being a matter of not crapping in one's own path.  Well... karma seems to me to be nothing more than what happens when we step in our own leavings.  Nothing cosmic about it.  Just cause & effect.

Does the existence/nonexistence of justice mean anything in terms of our relationship with our double?

Not as far as I'm concerned.  This would take volumes to really explain, but let's just say there was a time when I felt I didn't "deserve" Orlando.  I have certainly not lived the life of any sort of saint, nor even a particularly "good person" at times - at least not insofar as the cr agreements are concerned.  I've lied to get jobs I wasn't qualified for (so sue me); I cheated on my ex (more than once); and I once hid underneath the front porch where my crazy granny was waiting for Gabriel's horn, and tooted on a flutophone so loud and hard that the old lady went tumbling out of her rocking chair with her feet sticking straight up in the air like some cartoon character while I laughed hysterically at her cries of "Lordy, lordy, Jesus is a'comin'!"

There's a special fire in hell just for me - just ask my crazy granny. (Though you'd have to use a Ouija board at this point).

Point being... if there was any sense of cosmic/karmic "justice", I certainly would not have deserved to ever meet or create or interact with Orlando.  Now, I'll be the first to admit he can be as much devil/tormentor as teacher/beloved, so it's certainly a double-edged sword.  But in all seriousness, I think he is a reflection and manifestation of who *I* am - and so it stands to reason he is going to be every bit as much a trickster as a mentor.

As far as our doubles are concerned, it seems to me we create them through our actions in the Now, through dreaming, and through writing our identity on the fabric of the nothing with the quill of Intent and will.  That being the case, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with justice or whether we "deserve" something or not.  I suspect that whole idea of "worthiness" comes straight from some Catholic program  that occasionally seeps out of its cathedrals and into our awareness.

Thou art god.  There is no other. 

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