Major Arcana
Justice
Upright
- ·fairness
- ·truth
- ·consequence
- ·law
Reversed
- ·dishonesty
- ·imbalance
- ·avoiding accountability
- ·bias
Upright
A figure on a throne holding a sword in one hand and scales in the other. Justice is not soft in this card. It is the moment of being told the truth, or telling it. Cause and effect, said plainly. What you have done is what is happening to you now, and what you do next is the next thing that will happen. The card asks for honesty — about the situation, about your part in it, and about what you're willing to be accountable to.
Reversed
Scales tipped. Justice reversed is the lie someone told and you went along with, or the truth you keep softening so people aren't uncomfortable. Sometimes it's the consequence you've been avoiding. Sometimes it's the unfairness you've been told to accept. Either way, the card pushes you toward the harder, cleaner thing — say the true sentence, or stop pretending you can keep dodging the bill.
In the imagery
A crowned figure in red robes sits on a stone throne between two pillars. The right hand holds a double-edged sword pointing up. The left holds golden scales. Behind, a purple veil. The crown has a small blue stone in its center. Eyes forward, expression flat. The justice in this card doesn't feel anything about it. It just is.
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