Card 11

Justice

Brief Description

Justice symbolizes fairness, balance, and the clear weighing of actions and consequences, embodied by a figure holding scales and a sword between opposing lights. Upright, it brings clarity, accountability, and resolution—truth and reason help settle disputes and restore equilibrium. Reversed or inflexible, it warns of rigidity, bias, or avoidance that stalls movement and conceals partiality. It urges responsibility, evidence-based judgment, and humility to repair harm, reminding you that ignoring duties will compound imbalance until it is addressed.

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Visual Description

A robed woman stands front and center between two classical pillars, holding an upright sword in her right hand and a set of scales in her left. Behind her, the background splits into two halves: a bright sun on the left and a crescent moon with stars on the right. Two small, unclothed childlike figures stand at her feet, one turned away and one facing slightly forward. Ornate carved statues frame the scene, and a decorative title plaque at the bottom reads "Adjustment."

Meaning

You stand before a woman who measures and balances, the scrape of metal and the hush of scales filling the air as sunlight and moonlight meet behind her. In the upright posture, she brings fairness, clarity, and consequence: decisions land with the weight they deserve and loose threads are tied into accountable ends. The sword sings with truth, and the scales remind you that actions have measurable outcomes; when you trust reason and steady judgment, contracts settle and disputes resolve. In a reversed or inverted moment, that same balance can stiffen into rigidity, bias, or evasion, where the search for perfect fairness freezes movement and hides partiality. Sometimes justice arrives as necessary correction, sometimes as cold reckoning that demands humility and repair; either way, it asks you to face what you have done and accept measure. Let evidence and conscience guide you rather than emotion alone, and beware of overjustifying or scapegoating when calculations tilt. The image promises that balance can be restored, but also warns that avoidance of responsibility will compound the imbalance until it is addressed.

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