The Justice

What Does The Justice Tarot Card Mean?

As the name suggests, the Justice tarot card represents fair law, truthfulness, and impartiality. You can see that by looking at the figure of justice sitting in a chair, holding a sword in her right hand and a scale in her left hand; those two are the universal symbols of justice.

Justice is all about weighing the facts and making fair and just decisions. Most professional tarot readers online agree that this card represents truth-seeking, law, and the consequences of actions; it emphasizes the principle of cause and effect. It encourages honesty, integrity, and the need to consider all sides before passing judgment or reaching a conclusion.

The Justice Upright Tarot Card Meaning

The upright Justice card represents law, truthfulness, integrity, karma, cause and effect, and equal opportunities. It suggests that whatever choices a person makes, they have a comparable long-term impact on their life and the lives of people around them. Justice can and will punish you if you hope to gain on another person’s pain.

Also, upright Justice might be pointing toward a period of decision-making, and it wants you against doing anything that contradicts this card’s fair outlook on life. Justice in an upright position is a reminder that fairness and truth are crucial for maintaining balance and harmony.

The Justice Tarot Card Meaning: Love & Relationships

If you’re someone who’s putting in consistent effort, upright Justice suggests that you will find the love and romance you hope for, as this card represents karma. It doesn’t matter if you’re single or in a relationship; the karma law is true for everyone. So, make sure you treat the person you’re in love (or the people you are casually dating in search of the one) with the way you want to be treated. Otherwise, Justice won’t be happy.

Justice Meaning: Money & Career

If you’re going through a tough time or are affected by bad workplace politics or any type of dispute, you don’t need to lose hope. The upright Justice card shows that everything will be fine very soon. All you need is to stay honest and fair with your work.

The cause-and-effect principle applies here. If you’re facing any financial problems, you need to start putting more effort into your work or business. If you do, those struggles will be over soon. If things are going well, take Justice in an upright position as a reminder that you need to keep working with uttermost honesty. It’s the only way to avoid starting beef with the universe.

Upright Meaning: Past

The upright Justice card may represent a time when fairness and balanced judgment played a key role in your life. At some point in the past, you probably made a big decision with the utmost integrity, which has already brought or will soon bring you success and recognition. Even if you haven’t seen the positive results of your honest and fair approach yet, Justice in an upright position suggests that you soon will.

The Justice Reversed Tarot Card Meaning

As you can probably guess, the reversed Justice card represents injustice, dishonesty, and lack of accountability. It calls for a reevaluation of your sense of fairness and integrity and warns you against making unjust decisions or ignoring the truth.

Also, the reversed Justice card encourages you to take on responsibility for improving your life. If you think that all you need to do is sit and wait for good things to happen to you, you’re wrong. Justice advises you to act.

The Justice Tarot Card Meaning: Love & Relationships

The message of reversed Justice is that love is not a fair deal; It’s not just about giving and taking. Sometimes, you can love someone more and receive less in return, or vice versa. If you’re someone going through this situation, don’t give up—hold onto the relationship.

Take full responsibility, and things will get better for both of you sooner rather than later. However, if it’s you who isn’t giving your partner what they deserve, take reversed Justice as a warning. Change your ways, or karma will come your way.

Justice Meaning: Money & Career

At times, we face unfair situations in the workplace. For example, your boss might be treating you unjustly or putting the blame you don’t deserve on you. The Justice card in a reversed position shows that even if it feels like you can’t take anymore and are on the verge of a breakdown, you need to relax and handle the situation calmly without making it worse.

Also, if you draw this card, it might mean that there is some dishonesty in your finances. It can be due to sharing your financial information with the wrong person or mishandling your money. Whatever the case, you need to examine it to avoid losing money further.

Reversed Meaning: Past

The reversed Justice card may reflect past experiences where unfairness or a lack of integrity cost you the desired outcome. If you can think of a specific situation when this happened, make sure it doesn’t happen again. Otherwise, you will be punished even more than you were the first time.

Is Justice a Yes or No Card?

Upright Justice Meaning: Yes or No

If you draw upright Justice when asking the deck a yes or no question, the answer is yes—even more so if the question involves fairness, legal matters, or ethical decisions. The deck is telling you that if you keep being fair and honest, your plan will be a complete success.

Reversed Justice Meaning: Yes or No

On the contrary, Justice in a reversed position is a no. Whatever it is you are asking about, the outcomes may not be favorable if unfairness, dishonesty, or a lack of accountability is involved. Otherwise, you can proceed with your plan, but be careful.

Reading Justice in a Spread

Now, let’s see how the other cards you draw together with Justice affect its meaning.

The High Priestess. The combination of Justice and The High Priestess emphasizes the need for knowledge and intuition in making fair decisions. Simply put, trust your gut—and what you decide will likely be fair.

The Emperor. If you draw The Emperor together with Justice, it means that to stay fair in your decision-making, you need to use your authority and remain disciplined. Alternatively, this combination might be a warning that you are not being a fair leader.

The Lovers. The Lovers and Justice duo predict important decisions related to your love life. The cards want to remind you to stay honest and fair in communication with your partner.

The Devil. The Devil and Justice drawn together aren’t the best combination. They point toward addictions or other unhealthy habits. To break free, you will have to search for the most ethical solutions, even if they aren’t the easiest.

The Knight of Swords. If you draw The Knight of Swords and Justice next to one another in a spread, the deck is telling you that you need to take decisive action, but it must also be fair and guided by your moral principles.