Meaning of Strength
Strength does not tame the beast with violence but with tenderness. It represents the calm courage born of compassion and patience: the ability to master your impulses and fears without suppressing them, by embracing them. It announces that you will face a challenge with calm and inner firmness, and that love will be stronger than brute force.
“My strength is calm; with patience and love I master my inner world.”
Strength reversed
Reversed, Strength reveals eroded confidence: you doubt your ability, let anger or fear carry you, or are too hard on yourself. It can also show repressed energy that bursts out. It asks you to recover patience and treat yourself again with the tenderness you would offer someone you love.
Themes it touches
- Courage. Facing fear from calm, not from rage.
- Patience. Letting things ripen without forcing them.
- Compassion. Treating your shadows, and other people's, with tenderness.
- Inner mastery. Governing your impulses without repressing yourself.
Symbols on the card
the lion · the lemniscate (infinity) · the garland of flowers · the white dress · the mountains.
| Element | Fire |
|---|---|
| Number | VIII |
| Planet | Sun |
| Zodiac | Leo |
| Rune | Uruz - tamed vital force |
| Chakra | Solar Plexus |
