XI
Justice
Justice tarot card meaning
Major Arcana · XI
truth · fairness · consequence
Upright meaning
Cause and effect, plainly weighed. Justice is the honest account: what was done, what follows, and the decision that squares the two.
Reversed meaning
Bias, an unfair outcome, or accountability being avoided. Something is being weighed with a thumb on the scale.
Love
Honesty settles this. Say the unsaid thing.
Career
Contracts, agreements, a decision judged on merit.
Advice
Tell the truth even when a softer version is available.
Where it sits in the deck
Justice is card XI of the Major Arcana, the twenty-two trumps that mark the turning points of a life. Read alongside its neighbours it forms part of the Fool's Journey, the story the deck tells when laid out in order.
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