Strength
The card depicts compassionate inner strength expressed as gentle restraint and steady patience rather than brute force. The infinity symbol above the woman's head emphasizes an enduring capacity to endure and to love oneself and others, producing confidence, perseverance, and the transformation of raw impulse into deliberate action. It also warns that kindness can harden into people-pleasing or that control can mask fear, turning tenderness into suppression or self-denial. The guidance is to reawaken tenderness toward yourself, restore balance, and meet challenges with calm courage, steady practice, compassion, and the willingness to be vulnerable.
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Visual Description
A seated male figure with a leonine, shaggy animal head sits in a wooden chair while a woman in a white gown stands beside him with her hand resting on his shoulder. An infinity symbol floats above the woman's head against a muted sky. The woman wears a crown of red flowers and similar roses appear embroidered on her dress; the background shows trees and grass, and the whole scene is set within an ornate golden frame. A wooden plaque at the bottom reads 'CLAUDE & MELVINA LA FORCE crooked-way-tarot.'
Meaning
In a quiet garden, a gentle hand rests on the beast and a collaring touch becomes an act of care; you can hear the soft rustle of leaves and feel the weight of patience in that touch. The infinity above the woman's head hums with an unspoken promise that strength is not brute force but an endless capacity to endure and to love oneself and others when tested. This image tells of courage worn like a quiet garment, of restraint that is tender and steady, and of resilience birthed through compassion rather than domination. When this energy flows freely, you find confidence, perseverance, and the ability to tame inner doubt without crushing it, turning raw impulse into deliberate action. At times the same scene warns of strain: when kindness becomes people-pleasing or when control masks fear, the gentle hand can harden into suppression or self-denial. In those moments, the wisdom here asks you to reawaken tenderness toward yourself, to acknowledge exhaustion and to restore balance rather than push harder. Whether facing an external challenge or an inner turmoil, the card invites you to cultivate calm courage, to meet ferocity with a soft but unwavering will, and to remember that mastery comes through steady practice, compassion, and the courage to be vulnerable.
Crooked Way tarot
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