Tarot · Major Arcana · XI

Justice — tarot card XI

Justice holds a sword upright in one hand and scales in the other. Linked with Libra, the card is read as honest weighing: cause and effect, fair agreements, owning your share. A useful question: what would a fair decision look like if you counted your own needs too?

Upright: keywords

  • fairness
  • truth
  • cause and effect
  • balance
  • accountability
  • clarity

Reversed: keywords

  • unfairness
  • dishonesty
  • avoiding responsibility
  • bias
  • imbalance

Symbolism

Golden Dawn: sign — Libra; Hebrew letter — Lamed.