STRENGTH

"The Dominance of Grace"

Rider Waite Tarot

Pamela Coleman Smith

1909

Fire – Leo

- upright -

· Inner Strength

· Ability to Face Life

· Perseverance

· Persuasion

· Influence

· Patience

· Fortitude

· Remain Strong in Distress

· Compassion

· Confidence

· Courage

· Intune with Inner Power

· Feminine Energy Force

· Release Deep Emotion with Love

· Weakness

· Torment from Within

· Self-doubt

· Inadequacy

· Cowardice

· Being Dominated

· Fear

· Hesitancy

· Insecurity

· Imposter Syndrome

· Forcefulness

· Low Energy

- Reversed -

Fire – Leo

Rider Waite Tarot

Pamela Coleman Smith

1909

- upright -

· Inner Strength

· Ability to Face Life

· Perseverance

· Persuasion

· Influence

· Patience

· Fortitude

· Remain Strong in Distress

· Compassion

· Confidence

· Courage

· Intune with Inner Power

· Feminine Energy Force

· Release Deep Emotion with Love

- reversed -

· Weakness

· Torment from Within

· Self-doubt

· Inadequacy

· Cowardice

· Being Dominated

· Fear

· Hesitancy

· Insecurity

· Imposter Syndrome

· Forcefulness

· Low Energy

Indication:

You can find vital strength in your passions and desires.
Don’t struggle or repress your inner animal.
Surrender and affirm.
The strength you gain will help you overcome old fears and restrictive conditioning.
If you are ready to accept all of you that you find in yourself,
you will be able to move through everything with deep sensitivity, awareness, love, and understanding.
The way to the light passes through all aspects of darkness.

Question to Ask:

How can you live more fully?
What has prevented you from doing so in the past?
What feelings, emotions, or desires have you been suppressing?
Can you surrender completely to the creative life force within you?

Affirmation:

I enjoy living to the utmost.
I am now aware of the great power that resides in my emotions.
Love, sadness, pain, rage, fear….

Omnipotence. You are able to reclaim the power that is rightly yours. The inspiration which invigorates you and enables you to drive forward is a strong feeling of confidence in yourself, your motives, and the environment you have prepared for this success. The seeds you sow will blossom into long-lasting achievement. You feel omnipotent, ready to conquer the world, for you have fully resolved conflicting issues within your own personality.

— JULIA TURK, Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea (1997)

Etteilla Tarot

Jean-Baptiste Alliette

1789

01. Strength signifies bravery in the face of adversity. Yet there is no coercion here, instead, inner strength is utilized to rise above difficulties and subdue aggression. Compassion and patience hold the key to attaining power and overcoming obstacles. The Strength card celebrates fortitude in times of distress or danger. It reminds one to remain calm even amid intense struggle.

Strength asks for the distillation of goals and desires and a renewed focus on core needs. It calls for reliance on both the vigor of the body and centeredness of mind to endure trial and tribulation. Trust both instinct and raw emotion, and channel them into constructive actions and steady perseverance.

02. Strength is not the ego’s will, but the inner strength to confront yourself calmly and without fear. The search inward cannot be accomplished by the ego. We need to confront feelings and desires long hidden from our conscious thoughts.

The lion signifies all the feelings, fears, desires, and confusion suppressed by the ego in its attempt to control life. Strength allows the inner passions to emerge, as the first step in going beyond the ego.

Strength releases this energy to use as fuel, propelling us along the path of inner search. Strength opens up the personality like Pandora opening her box. It does so with a sense of peace, a love of life itself, and great confidence in the final result. Unless we truly believe that the process of self-discovery is a joyous one, we will never follow it through.

Ethereal Visions Tarot Luna Edition

Matt Hughes

2022

Tarot of Eden

Alika Lindbergh & Maud Kristen

2005

03. Strength signifies the emergence of suppressed feelings, to do all the things that previously seemed foolish or embarrassing. It represents a finding of the strength to begin or continue some difficult project, despite fear and emotional strain.

Psychologically, the Chariot and Strength embody two kinds of power. Our society emphasizes the ‘masculine’ force of control – conquest, dominating the world through reason and will. But the ‘feminine’ qualities of intuition and spontaneous emotion are far from weakness. To release your deepest emotions with love and faith requires great courage as well as strength.

04. Strength card shows that you have inner strength and fortitude during moments of danger and distress. It shows that you have the ability to remain calm and strong even when your life is going through an immense struggle.

Strength also means that patience allows you to accomplish anything with resilience and fearlessness. Compassion will always be rewarded with stability in life, either presently or in the near future.

The Muse Tarot

Chris-Anne

2020

Tarot of Ceremonial Magick

Lon Milo DuQuette

1997

05. Strength urges you to face your animal instincts, gut reactions, and raw emotions, and channel these initial responses constructively. Be conscious of your instinctual urges to suppress them and bring them into balance. Approach your situation from a place of forgiveness, love, and compassion.

Knapp Hall Tarot

J. A. Knapp & Manly P. Hall

1929

Cosmic Tarot

Norbert Losche & Jean Huets

1986

- Turn Around -

06. A reversed Strength card indicates, first of all, weakness. You might be experiencing fear and a lack of conviction and confidence in your own abilities. This can mean that you have forgotten all about your passions and the courage to face life. You feel overwhelmed and pessimistic. Know that your core strength will always be with you and now is a good time to reconnect with this power. You can reinvigorate your self-assurance and self-esteem by collecting evidence from your past that proves you have what it takes to succeed and overcome these temporary challenges.

07. In its shadow form, Strength reversed can signal that you are prone to explosive behavior, lashing out at others and becoming aggressive. You may act without thinking and end up doing something you regret later. The key is not to repress the raw emotion, but to learn how to channel it so it won’t harm others or yourself.

08. Check in on your energy levels right now. You may feel sluggish or low. Strength reversed is your invitation to retreat and restore your energy levels by resting and withdrawing for a temporary period. It’s vital that you take care of yourself so you can take care of others.