fairness, balance, accountability
Justice Tarot Card Meaning
What Justice means upright and reversed, with readings for love, money and career.
The picture and its symbols
Justice shows a figure of justice holding a sword in one hand and scales in the other. It is number 11 of the Major Arcana, the part of the Fool's journey about testing the inner self and learning balance. The scales weigh facts, not feelings. This is the card of reaping what was sown, so the more you wonder about the outcome, the more it points back at what you have done so far.
Upright meaning
fairness, balance, accountability. You reap what you have sown. Judge fairly and honestly and the result will be fair too.
- Love
- A relationship where giving and receiving are balanced. It also connects to promises and formal decisions.
- Money
- A good time to settle contracts, taxes and legal matters. You receive what you are due.
- Career
- Evaluations are fair. Paperwork and contracts go smoothly.
- Yes or no
- Yes
- Advice
- A Major Arcana card points to a larger current that effort alone does not control. Put your energy into aligning with it rather than resisting.
Reversed meaning
unfairness, bias, dodging responsibility. Ask whether you are being treated unfairly, or avoiding responsibility yourself.
- Love
- A relationship in which one side feels they are always losing out.
- Money
- Check contract terms carefully. A dispute is possible.
- Career
- An evaluation or decision may go against you.
- Yes or no
- No
- Advice
- A reversed Major Arcana card signals that you are pushing against a larger current. Before forcing things, ask what you need to let go of.
Timing
Because this is a Major Arcana card, do not hurry the timing: wait for things to ripen. Readers usually think in terms of a season.
The question this card asks
With the emotion taken out, what do the facts alone say?
Draw the cards yourself
For entertainment and self-reflection only. Do not use a reading to make health, legal or financial decisions.