Strength
Strength speaks to harmonizing peaceful and fiery energies within the self, using courage and inner discipline to tame and redirect passion. The imagery of a woman caressing a lion shows integration rather than suppression, inviting a partnership between gentleness and raw power. When mastered, these forces fuel determination and propel objectives to unexpected heights. Reversed, the card warns of passions running amok, abuse or loss of courage, and disharmony that undermines conviction.
Keywords
Title
STRENGTH
Keyword
Passion Tamed
Description
All humans have both peaceful and fiery energies as part of their design. Left to their own nature, the fiercer energies can get away from us, creating imbalance in our lives. The Strength: through a woman caressing a lion—her savage side. She is not interested in removing herself from it, but rather in turning its gaze, gently and with generosity, toward useful partnership. Combined with her peaceful energies (and mastered by her courage and inner strength), the fiery energies come to her assistance, fueling and propelling her objectives to unexpected heights.
Meaning
power through honoring all facets of the self, courage, self-discipline, respect, harnessed energy, transcendence, determination
Reversal
passions run amok, abuse of power, cowardice, helplessness, fragile convictions, disharmony, smallness
Visual Description
A veiled figure emerges from overlapping translucent planes, with a human face visible near the top. The figure holds a pair of scales, one pan containing a cube and the other a sphere. A sharp, triangular prism descends the center of the image, its lines and facets dividing the composition into angular sections and light washes of color.
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