Tarot Special Edition: Justice Card
Pictured above: Sculpted Justice tarot card by Tara of Wicked FairyTale. Symbolism includes elemental balance, the Autumn Equinox, and the duality of perception. View more art at *WickedFairyTale.com
Originally published on October 17, 2023 -Archived as part of my Sacred Tools and Tarot & Compass content.
This sculpted card first appeared through Wicked FairyTale, but its more profound message finds a permanent home here within the True Path framework. This is more than art—it’s a meditation on justice, balance, and the duality we each carry within.
🌌 Duality Within: A Personal Reflection
In my "About Me" section, I talk openly about my own duality—the fusion of the earthly and the universal, logic and intuition, science and symbolism. Some days, I’m dressed in a structured fashion, and other days, I’m smudged in clay, surrounded by paint, moss, or essential oil blends.
This isn’t a split. It’s a spectrum.
I’ve come to embrace this dualism not as indecisiveness but as one of my greatest strengths. And no card better reflects that ongoing dance than the Justice card.
⚖️ Libra, Balance, and the Call for Equity
As a Libra sun (October 21), I’m often mislabeled as a Scorpio cusp, but I know where I stand. Libras are seekers of justice—not just in courts or communities, but in daily conversations, within partnerships, and especially when something offends our inner sense of right and wrong.
We are the only zodiac sign ruled by an inanimate symbol: the scales. That alone says something.
Justice isn’t cold. It’s precise. It doesn’t shout. It balances.
Libra is an air sign—intellectual, diplomatic, and tuned into collective harmony. But it also opens the door to intuitive gifts. Many Libras are naturally drawn to symbolism, sacred geometry, divination, and energy work, even if they keep these interests private.
🍂 Justice & the Autumn Equinox (Mabon)
The Justice card in the major arcana is deeply tied to the Autumn Equinox, or Mabon, in the Northern Hemisphere. That sacred in-between space when the day and night hold equal weight—just before the scales tip toward the shadow season.
Growing up in upstate New York, autumn was my favorite chapter. The scent of apples, the sound of leaves crunching under boots, the contrast of chilled mornings and golden afternoons—these are the textures that shaped me.
The symbols on this sculpted card intentionally reflect the balance of elements:
Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Aether
Dual swords, crossed and mirrored
Weighing eyes that see both the outer truth and the inner knowing
A yin/yang sun + moon, rising between worlds
Justice doesn’t just uphold law—it upholds truth.
🌑A Tarot Invitation
This card is a reminder that justice isn’t always about punishment or rules. Sometimes, it asks:
Where are you out of alignment?
What scales need rebalancing?
Are you making choices based on truth or preference?
Sometimes, it arrives to say: the path you’re walking is right.
Other times, it asks you to look again.
Justice calls us to take responsibility without self-blame. To make decisions with clarity. To act from self-integrity, not ego.
Strike your balance. Let your inner compass guide you.
And pursue your own version of wicked justice.
Until next time, let your inner compass guide you. 🧭
💫Tara
© 2023–2025 Tara Palazzolo, True Path Co. All rights reserved. Originally published on Wicked FairyTale® and updated for True Path Co for timeless clarity and alignment. This piece is part of the Traveler’s Codex—designed to support your journey of inner growth and sovereignty. Sharing is welcome with proper credit. No reproduction or redistribution is permitted without written permission.