Justice in the Tarot corresponds with Libra — a sign devoted to fairness, truth, and equilibrium. With Justice as feelings in a love Tarot reading, the message is that honesty and accountability are essential to restoring balance. This isn’t the swooning, romantic kind of love; it’s the kind that insists both partners bring integrity, mutual respect, and emotional transparency to the table.
Go to:
- Angelic Love Tarot Ritual with Archangel Raguel
- A Justice-inspired Tarot Spread for Relationship Harmony
Justice represents cause and effect in relationships — the karmic mirror that reflects how your past choices and patterns are now shaping your current emotional landscape. It speaks of equality, consent, and moral alignment rather than passion or fantasy.
Key ideas often linked with Justice in relationships include:
- Lessons in accountability and karmic closure
- Equality and reciprocity in emotional investment
- Honest communication and fair treatment
- Shared values and long-term compatibility
By applying insights from relationship psychology—especially Attachment Theory, Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love, and Duck’s Phase Model of Relationship Breakdown—we can deepen our understanding of how The Fool plays out in love.
Justice is fair but not cold; she’s the steady light of truth that lets two souls meet without distortion.
Justice as Feelings of a Love Interest (Upright)
When someone’s feelings or intentions show up as Justice, they’re often weighing their emotions carefully rather than rushing in headfirst. Their heart and mind are in dialogue. This is a connection grounded in respect, not infatuation. The love interest may admire your integrity, reliability, and fairness.
Using Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love, this card aligns most closely with Companionate and Consummate Love, where intimacy and commitment are balanced by an honest evaluation of what’s sustainable.
They may feel:
- Deep admiration for your moral compass and honesty
- Desire for an equal partnership built on shared values
- Cautious optimism—they want to be sure this love stands the test of time
This is often the kind of person who asks, “Is this fair to both of us?” rather than “Does this feel exciting right now?”
Justice as Feelings of a Love Interest – Reversed or Ill-dignified
Reversed, Justice often reveals emotional imbalance, guilt, avoidance, or rationalisation. Someone may know what’s right but avoid accountability because it’s uncomfortable. They may project blame, dodge emotional responsibility, or withhold truth.
According to Social Exchange Theory, this can signal a love dynamic where one person perceives an unfair “cost-to-reward” ratio — one gives more than they receive, and resentment grows.
Common patterns include:
- Avoiding difficult conversations or emotional responsibility
- Feeling wronged or judged
- An imbalance of effort or emotional reciprocity
- Emotional manipulation under the guise of “fairness”
In short: Justice reversed often reveals a moral or emotional ledger that doesn’t quite add up.
Justice When You Are Single and Looking
When you’re single, Justice encourages you to refine your standards and release karmic baggage. It’s about embodying fairness — to yourself and others — so that future partnerships are built on equality rather than projection or imbalance.
Through Rusbult’s Investment Model, this card invites reflection: what are you truly willing to invest emotionally, and what returns do you seek? If you’re constantly giving without receiving, Justice asks you to adjust the scales.
This is an ideal time to:
- Review patterns in past relationships
- Practise discernment before committing
- Align dating choices with personal ethics and long-term compatibility
Justice singles attract partners by embodying their truth.
Justice As Your Attachment Style
If Justice represents your attachment style, you likely have an earned secure or anxious-avoidant hybrid pattern. You crave balance and transparency yet struggle when others withhold clarity.
You might analyse your partner’s every word for subtext, fearing being mistreated. When you feel secure, you become an excellent communicator and conflict mediator.
Your challenge is to trust your intuition as much as your logic—love isn’t always a legal battle.
Justice As the Attachment Style of Your Love Interest
When your partner embodies Justice energy, they may seem rational, detached, or conflict-averse. They tend to overthink emotional situations, striving to maintain peace even when honesty might cause short-term discomfort.
This person may carry a dismissive-avoidant attachment pattern cloaked in rationality. They value commitment and loyalty but need emotional safety to express vulnerability.
Be patient: once they trust you, they bring a stabilising influence and genuine commitment.
Justice As the Energetic Connection
Justice between two people signals a soul contract that exists for mutual evolution. The relationship serves as a karmic balance point, teaching both partners about equality, truth, and moral alignment.
According to Lee’s Six Styles of Loving, this connection often blends Storge (friendship-based love) and Pragma (practical, values-driven love). You mirror each other’s integrity and help one another refine your capacity for fairness and self-respect.
This bond may not begin with fireworks, but it endures because it’s honest and deeply karmic.
Justice As the Potential Outcome
If you’re asking where the relationship is heading, Justice predicts that what is right will prevail. This can indicate a balanced partnership, a legal commitment such as marriage, or, conversely, a breakup if truth or fairness are lacking.
Justice reminds you that you can’t build long-term love on dishonesty. When both partners act in alignment with truth and mutual respect, this card brings lasting commitment and peace.
Justice in a Relationship Breakdown
In Duck’s Phase Model of Relationship Breakdown, Justice corresponds with the Dyadic and Social phases — where partners confront the reality of the imbalance and seek resolution or closure.
You may be evaluating fairness: Was I heard? Was this fair? Justice doesn’t sugarcoat endings; it delivers clarity.
Lessons:
- Accept truth without blame
- Take responsibility for your side of the equation
- Release resentment to clear karmic cords
Justice ensures endings become gateways to growth rather than cycles of regret.
Angelic Love Tarot Ritual with Archangel Raguel
Purpose: To manifest harmony, fairness, and peaceful communication in your relationship.
You will need:
- The Justice Tarot card
- A light blue candle (for Libra and Archangel Raguel)
- White rose petals or incense of sandalwood
- A quiet space for reflection and your journal
Best timing: On a Friday (day of Venus), during the planetary hour of Venus.
Steps:
- Set your altar with the Justice card at the centre and the blue candle before it.
- Light the candle and say:
“Archangel Raguel, angel of relationship harmony, I call upon your light.
Bring truth, peace, and mutual understanding into my love life.
May every word I speak be guided by compassion and integrity.
Balance the scales of my heart that I may love wisely and well, and receive the same in return.” - Meditate on the scales of Justice, visualising both sides of the relationship in perfect equilibrium.
- End by saying:
“By the power of love’s truth, it is done.”
Let the candle burn all the way down safely, or blow it out when you feel a sense of release and calm. Thank Archangel Raguel for his assistance. Don’t forget to journal any insights you received. Now is also a good time to do the Tarot spread below for further insights.
Check out the Angelorum Love and Relationship Tarot Spreads!
Justice-Inspired Tarot Spread for Balance in Love Relationships
This spread helps restore fairness, balance, and peaceful understanding between partners. Use it alongside the Angelic Love Ritual for Justice on a Friday in the hour of Venus, invoking Archangel Raguel for guidance.
- The Inner Scales — Where am I out of balance within myself?
Reveals internal disharmony that may project into the relationship. Justice begins with self-awareness. - The Mirror — How do I contribute to the current dynamic?
Shows what energy, beliefs, or behaviours you are unconsciously adding to the equation. - The Other’s Truth — What is my partner (or love interest) really feeling?
Illuminates their emotional perspective so that compassion can replace assumption. - The Karmic Lesson — What deeper truth is this relationship teaching me?
Reflects the spiritual reason this connection entered your life — the justice of the soul’s learning curve. - The Path of Resolution — What action will restore balance and harmony?
Reveals the fair, loving, and honest approach that can rebalance the partnership. - The Sacred Verdict — What is the likely outcome if balance is restored?
Shows the evolved potential of the connection once both hearts align with truth and integrity.
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