Justice Tarot Card Meanings
The Daughter of the Lords of Truth,The Ruler of the Balance
The Daughter of the Lords of Truth,The Ruler of the Balance
Card Number: XI (RWS) VIII (Thoth)
Sign and Dignities: Libra, cardinal air. Ruler Venus, Saturn exalted; Motto: “I balance” Hebrew Letter: lamed Hebrew Letter Meaning: Simple letter lamed: Ox-Goad (Work); Value: 30 Path 22: Geburah (5, Severity/Strength—Mars) to Tiphareth (6, Beauty—Sun) Color Scales in the Four Worlds: Emerald. Blue. Deep blue-green. Pale green Themes and Keywords: Truths. Balance. Equilibration. Order. The dance. Cause and effect. Action/reaction. Karma. Impartiality. Love (Venus) and law (Saturn).Severity/mercy = tempered justice. Nature’s exactitude. Structured air = music.Weigh and prune versus continuously adapt. Time and timing. Healing Crystals : Cinnabar, Tiger’s Eye Justice Keywords
UPRIGHT: Good luck, karma, life cycles, destiny, a turning point REVERSED: Bad luck, resistance to change, breaking cycles Numerology 11(eleven)
The Justice card is the eleventh Major Arcanum. In Numerology meanings, 11 is a Master Number. However, it can still be reduced to Number 2. When 11 is viewed as 1 and 1, it forms a hieroglyph representing perfect balance. |
JUSTICE DESCRIPTION
The pillars in the Justice Tarot card are grey because these cosmic principles are eternal. The pillars of the Justice card have been called Severity and Mercy. Both are necessary because dropping the hammer on someone over every offense is just as destructive as letting people run all over you.
The pillars of the Justice Tarot card have also been referred to as Positive and Negative as well as Good and Evil.
The judge of the Justice Tarot is robed in red and yellow and he balances love and reason. So does the rose-colored veil behind him as it conceals most of the yellow (Element of Air, intellect) background of the Justice card.
The judge’s yellow crown set with the azure crystal combines authority, intellect, and divine mercy. While she favors mercy, she’s not afraid to use the sword.
Interestingly, the sword also symbolizes equilibrium. Note the blade’s azure color, which is associated with divine mercy. The sword on the Justice Tarot card is double-edged because it can be used both to destroy and consecrate.
The pillars of the Justice Tarot card have also been referred to as Positive and Negative as well as Good and Evil.
The judge of the Justice Tarot is robed in red and yellow and he balances love and reason. So does the rose-colored veil behind him as it conceals most of the yellow (Element of Air, intellect) background of the Justice card.
The judge’s yellow crown set with the azure crystal combines authority, intellect, and divine mercy. While she favors mercy, she’s not afraid to use the sword.
Interestingly, the sword also symbolizes equilibrium. Note the blade’s azure color, which is associated with divine mercy. The sword on the Justice Tarot card is double-edged because it can be used both to destroy and consecrate.
UPRIGHT JUSTICE
When The Justice Tarot card comes upright in a reading it’s a call for you to remember that no matter how chaotic life may be at times, everything happens for a reason. While the divine source is benevolent, it must also keep the universe in a state of balance. It applies justice when necessary and mercy when possible.
Justice deals with the idea of karma and the law of cause and effect, stating that all events and all people are connected. It's important to remember that not everything you are dealing with, however, is a direct result of your own actions or karma.
Sometimes you will be called upon to deal with the results of the actions of someone you care about and this can sometimes be as difficult and demanding as it is when you're up against something that is complete of your own making.
Justice deals with the idea of karma and the law of cause and effect, stating that all events and all people are connected. It's important to remember that not everything you are dealing with, however, is a direct result of your own actions or karma.
Sometimes you will be called upon to deal with the results of the actions of someone you care about and this can sometimes be as difficult and demanding as it is when you're up against something that is complete of your own making.
General: This card evokes the need for fairness, balance, and harmony. Operate in as balanced and reasonable a fashion as you can. This includes how you think about and treats yourself. If you are directly involved with a court case, it is likely to be resolved, at least to a large degree, in your favor.
Work: You need to be sure that your work/life balance is where it needs to be. Too much emphasis on either throws the other into balance. For most people, one or the other comes more easily to us; be sure that regardless of which field (personal life or work) you feel most comfortable in, that you are giving the other part of life as much attention and energy. Balance is necessary in order to thrive.
Love: If you are questioning whether you and your long-term partner are likely to stay together, often when this card appears, the answer is that you are likely to choose to go your separate ways. On the other hand, if you are single, this is a time when commitment may be coming your way very shortly. Stay clear about what you most want from relationships and you are likely to "find it" that much sooner.
Finances: This is a good time for games of chance. Very often, when this card appears in the context of money, it can mean that a (usually fairly small) "windfall" is coming your way. Even if you don't gamble in any way, money that you weren't expecting can show up now. That's always a good thing. Use it wisely.
Health: It's important to "stay in the moment" and, once again, to pay attention to how you are (or are not) keeping a sense of balance in your life. Moderation is not just for monks, it's an important part of living a sensible and healthy life.
Work: You need to be sure that your work/life balance is where it needs to be. Too much emphasis on either throws the other into balance. For most people, one or the other comes more easily to us; be sure that regardless of which field (personal life or work) you feel most comfortable in, that you are giving the other part of life as much attention and energy. Balance is necessary in order to thrive.
Love: If you are questioning whether you and your long-term partner are likely to stay together, often when this card appears, the answer is that you are likely to choose to go your separate ways. On the other hand, if you are single, this is a time when commitment may be coming your way very shortly. Stay clear about what you most want from relationships and you are likely to "find it" that much sooner.
Finances: This is a good time for games of chance. Very often, when this card appears in the context of money, it can mean that a (usually fairly small) "windfall" is coming your way. Even if you don't gamble in any way, money that you weren't expecting can show up now. That's always a good thing. Use it wisely.
Health: It's important to "stay in the moment" and, once again, to pay attention to how you are (or are not) keeping a sense of balance in your life. Moderation is not just for monks, it's an important part of living a sensible and healthy life.
REVERSED JUSTICE
When The Justice Tarot card turns up inverted or reversed in a reading, it’s a call for you to acknowledge that while you are an important part of the universe, it does not revolve around you.
When reversed, The Justice Tarot also points to a struggle between the ego and the cosmic order. Whether reversed or upright, Justice deals with the idea of karma and the law of cause and effect, stating that all events and all people are connected. Not everything you are dealing with, however, is a direct result of your own actions or karma. General: In reverse, this card can mean that you are feeling current as though something happening in your life is particularly unjust. You may well be correct. However, there may not be a great deal that you can do about it and if there is not, it will be important to accept reality and not chafe too much. Work: When Justice comes up in reverse in the context of a work question, you may indeed be being treated unfairly in your workplace. However, there may not be a great deal that you can do to change this in the short term. Think critically and logically about what is happening and do not allow emotion to make you “cut off your nose to spite your face.” Even when reversed, this card carries the warning that you need to be sure that your work/life balance is where it needs to be. Too much emphasis on either aspect of life throws the other into imbalance. Love: In the context of a love relationship you may feel that you have been treated unfairly when this card appears. When you draw this card in reverse and you are looking for love, know that although you may feel as though you are ready for a long-term, loving relationship, that there may be ways in which you are standing in your own way to prevent love from coming to you. |
Finances: With Justice in reverse showing, this is unlikely to be a good time for gambling. Be cautious and prudent with your money and see to it that particularly with cash, you are careful where you put it and who has access to it.
If you are waiting on an answer to financial issues and questions that must come from someone else/an institution, unfortunately, you may have to wait a while longer. Try to be patient.
If you are waiting on an answer to financial issues and questions that must come from someone else/an institution, unfortunately, you may have to wait a while longer. Try to be patient.
Health: Even when Justice is drawn in reversal, in the context of health, we are reminded that it is important to "stay in the moment" and to pay attention to how we are endeavoring to keep a sense of balance in our lives. Moderation is not just for monks, it's an important part of living a sensible and healthy life.