Major Arcana 11 · Lamed ל · Libra
Justice
Truth, cause and effect (Strength is 11 in Marseille; Lust in Thoth). What you give returns: give fairly.
Good and bad traits
Good traits
- Fair
- Honest
- Balanced
- Rational
- Truthful
Bad traits
- Judgemental
- Cold
- Harsh
- Unforgiving
What Justice means
- Love
- You want an equal partner and a fair, honest love.
- Work
- Law, administration, mediation, accounts, and any work that needs the truth.
- Money
- Money through law, contracts, accounts and fair dealing; get every agreement in writing.
- Health
- The kidneys and the body's balance; it keeps the score of every excess.
- Spirit
- Cause and effect: truth and fairness come back to you in kind.
- Advice
- What you give returns: give fairly.
Reversed
Unfairness, dishonesty, or judging others harder than yourself.
Shadow work: Your sense of right can turn cold. Mercy is part of justice.
Yes or no
Maybe
As a yes or no card, Justice answers maybe.
Ask yourself
Where am I being unfair, to others or to myself?
Affirmation: “I act with truth and accept what follows.”
Correspondences
- Number
- 11
- Hebrew letter
- Lamed ל
- Astrology
- Libra: the card of Libra
- Constellation
- Inner knowing and balance. The High Priestess, Justice and Judgement: intuition, fairness and a calling you hear inside.
- In the Destiny Matrix
- Courage, Strength, Vitality, Self-control, Endurance; in the minus: Aggression, Force, Exhaustion, Anger
Justice as a birth card
Add your birth month, day and year (for 7 March 1990: 3 + 7 + 1990 = 2000), then add the digits until the total is 22 or less; 22 is the Fool. The card you reach first is your soul card, the last your personality card. Work out yours.
Famous people with Justice as their soul card
Every card
- 0. The FoolBeginnings, faith, the leap into the unknown
- 1. The MagicianWill, skill, turning ideas into reality
- 2. The High PriestessIntuition, secrets, the inner voice
- 3. The EmpressFertility, abundance, nature, mothering
- 4. The EmperorAuthority, structure, fatherhood
- 5. The HierophantTradition, teaching, institutions
- 6. The LoversUnion, choice, values
- 7. The ChariotWillpower, victory, direction
- 8. StrengthCourage and gentle mastery (Justice is 8 in Marseille;…
- 9. The HermitSolitude, wisdom, the inner light
- 10. Wheel of FortuneCycles, fate, turning points
- 12. The Hanged ManSurrender, sacrifice, a new perspective
- 13. DeathTransformation and endings
- 14. TemperanceBalance and alchemy (Art in Thoth)
- 15. The DevilBondage, desire, materialism
- 16. The TowerSudden upheaval and revelation
- 17. The StarHope, healing, renewal
- 18. The MoonIllusion, dreams, the unconscious
- 19. The SunJoy, success, vitality
- 20. JudgementAwakening and calling (The Aeon in Thoth)
- 21. The WorldCompletion and wholeness (The Universe in Thoth)
Questions and answers
What does Justice mean?
Truth, cause and effect (Strength is 11 in Marseille; Lust in Thoth). What you give returns: give fairly.
What does Justice mean reversed?
Unfairness, dishonesty, or judging others harder than yourself.
Is Justice a yes or no card?
Maybe.
What does Justice mean in love?
You want an equal partner and a fair, honest love.
What does Justice mean for money and work?
Money through law, contracts, accounts and fair dealing; get every agreement in writing. Law, administration, mediation, accounts, and any work that needs the truth.
Which zodiac sign is Justice?
Libra, in the Golden Dawn's order; its astrological attribution is Libra.