Justice

Justice

Key Words:

justice, karma, cause and effect, equality, truth, responsibility, integrity, fairness, judgement, contract, legal action, lawsuit, trial

Meaning:

Do you expect life to be fair? Life isn’t fair and the Justice card isn’t about fairness, by which we usually mean “equality.” We can’t say that from even before birth any two people have exactly equal amounts of anything, let alone everything. Martin Luther King Jr. said that the moral arc of the universe is long and bends toward justice. This card is about true justice, about doing what is right, about restoring balance, and about taking responsibility for actions. Depending on your behavior, this card may be welcome or feared. It may feel like you can’t see justice at work because sometimes it takes a while and sometimes you don’t know the whole story. The bottom line of this card is that whatever bed you’ve made, it’s time to sleep in it.

Advice:

First, make sure you aren’t fretting about fairness, about everyone having equal shares. That’s not realistic or mature. If you are certain your actions have been in alignment with your own highest values, stand your ground and trust that justice will prevail eventually. When it does, be as gracious about it as possible. If you know that you haven’t behaved according to your ideals, then don’t try to argue or defend yourself. The scales say it is time to acknowledge the mistake and accept the consequences. The sword and the wand remind you to learn from the experience and resolve to live more impeccably in the future.