You arrive at the path of Lady Justice… The path of Justice represents accountability and responsibility.
Justice is the sword that cuts through a situation, and will not be swayed by outer beauty when deciding what is fair and just.
Astrologically, Libra, the zodiac sign of balance, rules Justice. Librans can be peace-loving, diplomatic, artistic, sociable and persuasive, or fickle, indecisive and apathetic.
The Major Arcana Represents Major Life Lessons: If Justice comes out on the first card of your reading in the positive position, you are asked not to be swayed by others and go against what you know is right and wrong, or you might make a mistake and regret the decision you made.
If the Justice card shows up in the outcome of the reading in a positive position, you need to make adjustments to get your life back on track and become accountable for your actions. There may be a law suit that you win because someone wronged you. Justice is about fairness, and goes by the law as to what is truly fair and just.
The Story Of The Justice Tarot Card
The Justice card is enumerated eleven. When I see the number 11, I think of truth and balance, and a pair of stone pillars that symbolize “completion” and “beginning,” and between which lay the answers to many questions.
The sunny yellow crescent signifies strength and enlightenment. The purple valance symbolizes victory, supreme rank, and a spiritual connection. Purple is also associated with Libra, indicating that Lady Justice excels in communication and balance. She will expose the truth, make you accountable, and balance the scales by revealing your shortcomings and forcing you to take responsibility for your obligations.
Lady Justice’s red robe represents passion, victory, and fire energies. The green cape and undergarment symbolize the emotional growth that enables her to make wise decisions. The gold crown signifies strength and the power to rule, the blue gemstone signifies thought. Her forward-directed gaze indicates a strong character, resolution, and determination to take action.
The two stone pillars (beginning, ending) represent a strong, rigid foundation. Lady Justice holds a sword in one hand (conscious strength of the mind) and a scale in the other (balance). Her white shoes reflect firm grounding in spiritual beliefs. These qualities guide all her decision-making, her refusal be swayed from her earned position by others, and her faith in her ability to balance all situations with complete fairness.
The Outcome
Lady Justice sits on her throne holding a scale (balance) in her left hand (the past). The right hand (the future), wields a sword that cuts through all that is unbalanced. The curtain behind the throne conceals the mysterious workings of the universe that dictate your outcome.
Lady Justice tells you that no one can pull the wool over the eyes of the universe. You will receive your just desserts. Past and present actions will always bear fruit, and seeds sown in the past will determine good or bad outcomes.
Justice may represent actual court cases, legal proceedings, contracts, and agreements. Justice never promises you what you want or need, but rather an outcome that is just and fair within the rules of the law.
This card focuses upon personal accountability, asking you to look at your responsibilities and ensuring that you fulfill them. If you don’t take responsibility, you will face the consequences. In a reading, Justice tells you to examine your past actions and suggests changes and improvements for the future.
The Justice card is straightforward and does not allow hiding, excuses, or procrastination. Justice symbolizes rules, balance, harmony, and fairness in your life, as well as the choices that you make while being honest, respectful, and loyal.
Justice is the sword that cuts right to the matter of things and represents the basic law of cause and effect. The Justice card is not about punishment, good or bad, right or wrong. Rather, it is about adjustment.
Justice is wise rather than nice, and when the Justice card appears in your reading in a positive position it may mean that you have been the victim of a wrong or misfortune that has been attached to you. The wrong will be made right, and fate will turn in your favor because of your honesty and integrity.
Positive Position: You are accountable for your actions, responsible, and understand the difference between right and wrong. A wrong will be made right and your honesty will absolve you and protect you.
Negative Position: You are not accountable. You are not taking care of your obligations. Dishonesty to yourself and others proceeding from non-compliance with rules, or from an unclear imbalance, works against you.
Timing is 1 – 30 days.
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