Strength

Strength represents inner strength, courage, patience, and compassion. This card embodies the power of gentle persuasion over brute force, showing that true strength comes from within. It suggests that you have the inner resources to overcome challenges through patience, kindness, and self-control. Strength encourages you to approach difficulties with compassion, tame your inner beasts through love rather than force, and trust in your ability to persevere.

When reversed, Strength indicates self-doubt, lack of confidence, or abuse of power. You may be struggling with inner demons, feeling overwhelmed by challenges, or using force where gentleness would be more effective. This card can suggest that you're being too hard on yourself or others, or that you're not recognizing your own inner strength. It may also indicate the need to develop more patience and self-compassion.