Justice — Karma, Truth, and the Price of Your Choices

Card Essentials

• Number: 11
• Hebrew Letter: Lamed (ל) – The Goad; divine teaching through consequences
• Astrological: Libra ♎ – Balance, fairness, weighing all sides, harmony
• Planet: Venus ♀ – Love of justice, beauty in balance, diplomatic wisdom
• Element: Air 🜁 – Mental clarity, objective truth, clear judgment
• Other Names: Lady Justice, Ma’at, Divine Judgment
• Archetype: The Judge / The Truth Seeker / The Karmic Balancer
• Timing (Season): Fall Equinox (September 23 – October 22) – perfect balance, harvest of actions
• Yes/No: It depends. Yes, if you’re honest and fair — No, if you’re avoiding truth or manipulating.
• Keywords: Karma, balance, fairness, truth, consequences, divine justice, legal matters, cause and effect, moral responsibility, spiritual law, honest assessment, karmic debt, equilibrium

The Mythology

Ma’at – Goddess of Truth and Justice who held scales to weigh the newly dead person’s soul against the Feather of Truth. She decided if the soul was worthy to pass into Osiris’s realm, representing divine judgment that transcends human limitations.

Upright Meaning

Justice appears when it’s time to face the consequences of your actions and reap what you’ve sown. This is the karma card that shows how the laws of the Wheel of Fortune flow into your life through cause and effect. Whatever situation you’re dealing with happened because of choices you made, and things are exactly how they’re supposed to be right now.

This card calls for absolute honesty and fair treatment in all your dealings. Justice represents divine judgment that isn’t bound by human limitations, so you need to seek guidance from your inner self rather than relying on outside advisors. Before taking action, be mindful, as this involves spiritual consequences, not just earthly.

In legal matters, Justice indicates fair outcomes, successful contracts, and litigation that favors truth over manipulation. You’re being called to take full accountability for your actions without blaming others or making excuses. Strip the bias. Let truth, not comfort, lead your decision.

This is a Libra card about balance and fairness; what you put into the universe comes back to you. The law of attraction is working in your life, and the seeds you plant in your mind are the ones that will grow. If you’ve been unfair to others, now is the time to make amends and restore equilibrium. Only you can save yourself by making better choices moving forward.

And remember, even upright, Justice can become cold, calculating, or self-righteous if wielded without empathy. Be wary of using “truth” as a weapon rather than a compass.

Career & Money

Your current situation is the result of past choices—good or bad. You can’t expect better outcomes if you’re fueling them with resentment or negative thinking. Balance tips in your favor when your mindset aligns with your effort. What you focus on grows.

Justice often shows contracts, approvals, or negotiations where integrity matters more than speed. If surrounded by positive cards, expect legal or financial matters to resolve in your favor—just don’t rush the process.

This card also reveals where you’ve been undervaluing your worth or overextending your energy. Real power comes from alignment, not hustle.

Love & Relationships

If your relationship is healthy, expect talk of deeper commitment – marriage, moving in together, or signing documents that bind you legally. What you put into this relationship determines what you get back.

If you’ve sown bad seeds through dishonesty or unfairness, expect negative results. The universe is balancing the scales.

Singles

The energy you put out is the energy you attract. Say you won’t find someone, you won’t. Say you will, you will. Justice is about universal fairness – change your mindset, change your results.

This card doesn’t promise love, it reflects it. You attract who mirrors your integrity, not your ideal.

Reversed Meaning

Justice reversed reveals unjust legal decisions, dishonesty, and unfair treatment from others. You might be experiencing delays in legal matters, corrupt authority figures, or litigation that favors politics over truth. This card, reversed, can mean you’re being treated poorly or that others are acting unfairly toward you through manipulation or abuse of power.

You could be avoiding the consequences of your actions through denial, blame, or trying to escape karma you’ve rightfully earned. Sometimes this manifests as a victim mentality, where you feel unfairly treated when you’re receiving appropriate consequences for past choices. You might be in imbalanced relationships where one person gives everything while the other takes advantage.

Alternatively, you might be the unfair one, making biased decisions or handing out punishment that’s too severe for the crime. You’re unbalanced and swing from one extreme to another instead of finding the middle ground. You made a decision and now question if it was correct, creating doubt that clouds your judgment. You also might be chasing fairness from others while refusing to give yourself the same.

Justice reversed can also mean you’re unwilling to see the meaning behind events, and you’re missing opportunities to learn important life lessons. You’re too dependent on outside influences instead of trusting your inner wisdom. Get your affairs in order, balance your life, and stop trying to manipulate outcomes. Face what you’ve created honestly.