Major Arcana · VIII
Strength Tarot Card Meaning
- courage
- inner strength
- compassion
- patience
Strength upright
Strength is the quiet courage of a hand laid gently on the lion. Power here is patience, tenderness, and self-trust. What you meet with compassion you no longer have to conquer.
Strength reversed
Reversed, Strength reveals depleted courage or self-doubt whispering louder than self-trust. The inner beast is not your enemy — it is waiting to be held with compassion, not conquered.
How to read Strength
Strength is card VIII of the 22 Major Arcana. When a Major Arcana card appears, readers give it extra weight: it points to one of the bigger lessons or turning points of the moment.
Upright, let its keywords guide the reading: courage, inner strength, compassion, and patience.
Reversed, the same themes are usually blocked, delayed or turned inward. Read the reversed meaning above with that in mind.
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