Strength
♾
Upright Meaning
The strength being called on here isn't physical or forceful. It's the kind that meets difficulty with patience and care instead of domination. You have more quiet courage than you're giving yourself credit for. The hardest part may be turning that compassion toward yourself.
Reversed Meaning
Self-doubt is louder than it needs to be right now, or you're letting raw impulse drive you when the situation calls for steadiness. The lion doesn't need to be caged. It needs to be understood. What fear is actually underneath the behavior you're trying to change?
Strength in love
If you're single, Strength says your quiet confidence is attractive. Be patient with someone who seems a little wild at first, because gentleness brings out their best.
In a relationship, love grows through gentleness. Patience and compassion settle tension far better than winning an argument.
Drew it reversed? See Strength reversed in love below.
Strength as feelings
As feelings, they admire your inner strength and feel calmer when you are around. Their feelings are warm, loyal and generous in a very Leo way.
Strength in career and money
CareerAt work, Strength is calm influence. You win people over through patience and steady character rather than pushing, which makes it a great card for leadership and for handling difficult clients.
MoneyFinancially, Strength asks for self-control. Small, steady efforts to tame impulse spending pay off more than drastic swings between splurging and starving the budget.
Is Strength a yes or no card?
Yes, because Strength shows something powerful being won over by patience.
Ask your own yes or no question →Strength as advice
Meet the wild part of the situation, or of yourself, with kindness. The courage asked of you here is soft-spoken.
Where in your life do you need patience instead of force?
What the Strength card shows
A woman in white, with a garland of flowers around her waist and an infinity sign over her head, gently holds the jaws of a lion. The landscape is open under a yellow sky, and she shows no sign of fear. The lion is Leo, and her calm touch shows that the strength meant here is compassion and self-control rather than force.
Astrology and symbolism
- Arcana
- Major, card 8
- Element
- Fire
- Astrology
- Leo
Strength corresponds to Leo, so it carries that sign's fire energy. Read more about Leo.
The 22 Major Arcana cards trace the Fool's journey, from the first step of The Fool (card 0) to the completion of The World (card 21). Strength is card 8 of that journey, and when it appears it points to a significant life theme rather than a passing mood.
The Major Arcana
Strength questions
Is Strength a good card?
Mostly, yes. Strength is one of the more welcome cards to draw, bringing courage, patience, compassion and inner strength. Reversed, that same energy can slip into self-doubt, weakness, cowardice and raw impulse, so the cards around it still matter.
What does Strength reversed mean in love?
Reversed in love, Strength points to insecurity, jealousy or letting a temper run the conversation. It can also mean you've lost faith in what you deserve.
What zodiac sign is Strength?
Leo. In the Golden Dawn correspondences that most modern decks follow, Strength is assigned to Leo, which makes it a Fire card.
Is Strength yes or no?
Yes. Drawn upright, Strength answers yes. Reversed, it turns to no, usually because something has to change first.
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