Major Arcana
Justice
The clear measure: truth weighed without flattery, fear, or convenient forgetting.
- truth
- balance
- accountability
- law
- consequence
Upright meaning
Facts, fairness, and consequence matter. The honest measure will decide the next step.
Reversed meaning
Something is unbalanced, misjudged, or hidden from the record. Look again before ruling.
Symbolism
- scales — Balance, evidence, and proportion.
- crown — Authority bound to truth.
- key — The fact that unlocks the case.
- veil — What must be drawn aside before judgement.
Lore
Justice is the scale in the hall after the story has been told. She is neither revenge nor mercy, but measure.
In play, Justice belongs to contracts, evidence, witness statements, fair trades, balanced costs, and choices that leave a record.