Justice

Truth, fairness and consequences that follow from what was done. Weigh things honestly and take responsibility for your part. A clear decision brings balance.

fairness · truth · accountability · balance · clarity

Unfairness, or truth avoided. Something is being weighed with a thumb on the scale, perhaps your own. Look at your part without excuses, and at others' without blame.

injustice · dishonesty · avoidance · bias

A magistrate in a black court cap and wide vermilion robes, patterned with pale round crests, sits squarely facing forward. Behind him hangs a plain indigo curtain between two wooden pillars. In one hand he holds a straight double-edged blade upright; from the other hangs a pair of bronze scales. His face is calm and his gaze is even.

In Rider–Waite–Smith tarot Justice sits between two pillars with a raised sword and a pair of scales: fairness, truth and the law of cause and effect. The scales weigh each side; the upright blade cuts cleanly to a decision. Unlike the blindfolded figures of justice on courthouses, the tarot figure looks straight ahead, and so does this one. The card asks for clear sight, not for luck.

Honesty and fairness in the bond. Each side is accountable. Say what is true and ask for the same.

Contracts, agreements and fair dealing. Be precise, keep records, and act in a way you could defend in full daylight.

Write the situation out as if for a neutral judge: the facts, your part, the other side's part. Decide from that page, not from the mood.

Not yet clear

The answer depends on what is fair; it follows from honest action and the facts as they stand.

What would you decide if you weighed this fairly, your own part included?