11 - Justice

Justice is the 12th card of the Major Arcana (it is Card No.11 because the first card of the Major Arcana is card no.0). This card is primarily concerned with balance, and justice with ourselves as well as with others.

When "Justice" appears in a spread she ("Justice" is usually depicted as female) may be inviting the sitter to use reason to consider another point of view, or another person's point of view. She may also prompt the sitter to consider if he/she has all the relevant information about the situation under consideration - mistakes can be made when we think we understand something, yet in reality our view is based on incorrect assumptions.

This card also raises the question about possible imbalances and the possibilities of re-balancing them for a more stable future. Take care to observe the position of this card in the spread. Is it referring to the Past, Present, or Future ?

Some specific terms associated with "Justice" Tarot card include:
Fairness, Equality, Balance, Legality, Legal Matters, Negotiations, Discipline, Equilibrium, Justice.

The cards of the Major Arcana are widely considered to be the most powerful cards in the Tarot Deck. The 22 cards of the Major Arcana tell a complete story when arranged in upright and numerical order (beginning with The Fool). This is a story of of development and enlightenment and is sometimes referred to as "The Fool's Journey".

Some texts also include meanings for "reversed cards". These are for the situation in which the cards are shuffled in both order and orientation. The theoretical advantage to this is that it effectively doubles the number of possible "cards" in the deck from 78 to 156. (However, in terms of the calculation of obtaining results according to chance alone, it is not a simple mathematical doubling because once a card has been drawn it cannot be drawn again in the opposite orientation in the same reading.)