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Major Arcana · XI

Justice

fairnesstruthcause and effectlawaccountability
Justice tarot card

The Card

A crowned figure sits between two pillars holding a raised sword and balanced scales. Her gaze is direct and unflinching. She sees everything clearly and judges without bias. This is cosmic law, not human law.

Symbolism

The scales represent objective balance — not mercy, not severity, but exactness. The raised sword is double-edged: it cuts through falsehood and enforces consequence. The small square on her crown means truth.

Upright

Truth will out. Cause and effect are in play. Legal matters, ethical decisions, or a reckoning with past choices. Justice is not revenge — it is the universe balancing the scales.

Reversed

Injustice, dishonesty, legal complications. Avoiding accountability. A system failing to deliver fair outcomes.

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