Karma Tarot Cards
Tarot cards representing karma, cause and effect, and the larger patterns that shape our lives.
✨ What These Cards Mean
Karma in tarot represents cause and effect—the spiritual law that what we send out returns to us. Justice (XI) is rational karma, the scales that must balance, the consequences that follow choices. The Wheel of Fortune (X) is cyclic fate, the great wheel of fortune and misfortune that turns regardless of our preferences. Judgement is the reckoning—the moment when past actions are weighed and souls are called to account. These cards address the interplay between destiny and free will: while certain patterns may be fated, how we meet them is our choice. Warning signs include victimhood or blaming fate for personal choices. The spiritual lesson is responsibility—owning our part in creating our circumstances.
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🃏 6 Cards About Karma
🔮 Karma in Different Contexts
Love & Relationships
In love readings, karma cards indicate karmic relationships—partnerships with history, lessons to learn together, or past-life connections. Justice suggests relationships must be fair and balanced. The Wheel indicates fated meetings or relationships going through cycles. These bonds teach important lessons.
Career & Work
Career-wise, karma cards suggest that professional outcomes reflect what has been earned. Justice indicates fair treatment—getting what you deserve based on performance. The Wheel shows career fortune cycling. Hard work creates positive professional karma; shortcuts create debt.
Spiritual
Spiritually, karma cards represent the Law of Return and the soul's journey of learning through experience. They indicate times when karmic patterns are active and visible, offering opportunities for conscious resolution. Working with karma, not against it, accelerates spiritual growth.
🎯 Karma Cards by Position
Past Position
Reveals seeds sown previously that created current circumstances. Past actions, positive or negative, have shaped your present reality.
Present Position
Demands accepting consequences of past choices while making new, conscious choices. What you do now creates future karma.
Future Position
Promises dharma—cosmic correction and the working out of karmic patterns. What has been sown will be reaped.
Obstacle Position
Suggests perceived unfairness or refusal to accept consequences is blocking progress. Fighting karma only creates more karma.
Outcome Position
Expect equilibrium and justice. The outcome reflects what has been earned—karma resolving toward balance.
⚡ Powerful Card Combinations
Justice paired with the Six of Pentacles amplifies karmic balance—giving and receiving must balance over time. The Wheel of Fortune combined with The World represents karmic completion, a full cycle of learning resolved. Judgement with Justice creates the ultimate karmic reckoning—final verdicts on past actions. The Star following karma cards suggests that even difficult karma leads to eventual hope.
❓ Common Questions
What tarot card represents karma?
Justice is the primary karma card, representing cause and effect, consequences, and the scales that must balance. The Wheel of Fortune represents cyclic karma and fate's turning. Judgement shows karmic reckoning and being called to account. Together, these cards teach that actions have consequences across time.
Is karma bad?
No, karma is neutral cause and effect—not punishment. Positive actions create positive karma; challenging karma often brings valuable lessons. Justice doesn't judge good or bad, only balance. Karma is the universe's teaching mechanism, returning our energy so we can learn from experience.
Does Justice mean legal matters?
Justice can represent legal matters, contracts, and court cases—any situation where fairness and consequences are determined. It also represents karmic justice beyond human courts. When it appears, expect fair outcomes based on the actual facts and actions involved.
How do I clear karma according to tarot?
Judgement suggests rising above karma through awakening and answering a higher call. Justice indicates balancing the scales through conscious action. The Star offers hope and healing from karmic wounds. Ultimately, awareness, responsibility, and changed behavior shift karmic patterns.
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