The 2027 Tarot Card of the Year: Justice

A figure sits between two grey pillars, holding an upright double-edged sword in the right hand and golden scales in the left. The scales weigh choices and their consequences as they are, and the double-edged sword says that a clear decision serves the truth but also comes back to the person who makes it. A white foot peeks out from under the red robe: the figure is ready to step out and act on the verdict. A Justice year reads as a year to weigh things fairly, then act on what you decide.

Justice does not leave a lopsided relationship alone for long. If you have been the one doing all the work, 2027 is a year to say so honestly. If the give and take is already equal, the card points to a relationship that grows steadier. If you are single, it asks you to watch whether someone's words and actions match before you let the excitement run ahead. Honest, equal connections are the ones this card favours.

If you are thinking about an ex, Justice first asks why it ended. If you can both look at that reason clearly, there may be room to talk again. If the same reason is still there, the card asks you to choose what protects you.

Contracts, paperwork and clear agreements matter in 2027. Terms you skim over tend to come back, so read the details before a job change or a new project. For people who have been working steadily, the card suggests that effort is more likely to be seen and weighed fairly.

The 2027 card of the year is the same for everyone, but your personal year card comes from your birthday.

• Add your birth month, your birth day and 2027.
• Add the digits of the total. If the result is above 22, add the digits again.
• That number is your 2027 card. If you get 22, it is the Fool (card 0).

For example, if you were born on March 14: 3+14+2027=2044, and 2+0+4+4=10, so your card is the Wheel of Fortune. Born on December 25: 12+25+2027=2064, and 2+0+6+4=12, so your card is the Hanged Man.

The numbers: 1 the Magician, 2 the High Priestess, 3 the Empress, 4 the Emperor, 5 the Hierophant, 6 the Lovers, 7 the Chariot, 8 Strength, 9 the Hermit, 10 the Wheel of Fortune, 11 Justice, 12 the Hanged Man, 13 Death, 14 Temperance, 15 the Devil, 16 the Tower, 17 the Star, 18 the Moon, 19 the Sun, 20 Judgement, 21 the World, 22 the Fool.

(This follows the Rider-Waite-Smith numbering. Older Marseille-style decks swap Justice and Strength, numbering Justice VIII.)

The calculated card sets the tone of the whole year. A card you shuffle and draw yourself speaks to where you are right now. In the 2027 tarot reading you can draw your 2027 card right away, then open the year one card per month, January to December. The cards do not decide your future. They are a mirror for choosing how you want to walk through the year.