card of the month
18 January 2026 — 17 february 2026
justice
When the Justice card appears, I see it as a directive to get really, really honest about a situation. I mean, look at the scene here: a straight-backed figure on a stone seat, with a stone floor, flanked by stone pillars, holding a double-edged sword while wearing a metal crown. Look at that direct eye contact. This isn’t a warm-and-fuzzy, let’s-feel-our-feelings card. This is a card of cold, hard facts. Brutal honesty. Right-is-right and wrong-is-wrong.
If there’s a situation or a decision that’s plaguing you right now, set your emotions aside and consider the facts. What are you seeing with your own two eyes? What is the data telling you? Is there something you’re doing that’s contributing to any unease or disharmony in your life? Is there something you’re not doing that’s making your life a little harder or less fulfilling? Are you standing in your own way? I know, I know – it’s hard to see yourself as the perpetrator of your own unrest. But this lunar cycle, you are being called upon to do what you know deep-down you need to do to bring about your own balance.
I’d be remiss right now, in this very moment, not to pan out and look at the bigger picture here. I think we are all witnessing, and in some cases experiencing, the effects of an unjust system, acts of unjust violence, and fellow citizens carrying out unjust orders. How I wish these cards were fortune tellers, reassuring us that justice is on its way. That the villains will get their comeuppance. Sadly, that’s not how this works. But we all can – and must – do a big or little something to tip the scales toward justice.
MY QUESTION – AND REMINDER – FOR YOU: What’s something wrong that you – yes, YOU – can make right? Think about this in terms of your own life, and then consider a more global view. It sounds corny, but it’s important to remember that the smallest acts of kindness and charity — toward yourself and others — make a ripple. This is our moment. Let’s tip those scales.
DECK: Rider Waite Smith
