Justice Tarot Card Meaning

Justice is the twelfth card in the major arcana and represents balance, karmic justice, fairness, law, order and diplomacy. Justice is represented by the number eleven as it’s connected to a higher level of wisdom and order as well as harmony and compassion. The number eleven is a master number connected to inner wisdom, intuitive insight, divine messages and enlightenment.

Justice is connected to the element air and the zodiac sign Libra, as it’s associated with balance, harmony, cooperation and communication. This card can also represent fairness without bias and the karmic law and order of the universe.

This card is connected to the planet Venus which represents beauty, abundance, creativity and love. Because of this, Justice can also be connected to things like a fair outcome, divine support and that justice will be served in a situation.

Justice Meaning

This card can show that things will be dealt with in a fair manner according to the laws of the universe and what needs to be done karmically to balance out the scales. The image on the card shows a woman wearing flowing robes, holding scales and a sword pointing up to the sky. 

On the card, the woman sits in front of a curtain and in between two pillars symbolizing divine wisdom, structure and law. So Justice can mean that the universe is handling a situation and if things have been done in an honorable way then there will be a fair outcome. 

Therefore, when Justice comes up in a reading it can represent cause and effect and that actions have consequences whether good or bad. Although, Justice can also show that a level of compassion will be brought to the situation as well. Alternatively, Justice can also represent accountability, taking responsibility for your actions and acting honorably. Always look to the cards around it for clarification or to get a deeper meaning.

Upright

Fairness, balance, truth, law and order, karmic justice, peace, diplomacy, harmony, cause and effect, logical thinking, balanced mindset, accountability.

Reversed

Something that is done without honor, not taking responsibility for your actions, dishonesty, denial, acting biased, unfairness, an imbalanced inner state.

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