Strength

Courage that is gentle rather than loud. Strength shows mastery over fear and temper through patience and calm, not by overpowering them.

Upright

• courage
• patience
• compassion
• quiet confidence

Courage that is gentle rather than loud. Strength shows mastery over fear and temper through patience and calm, not by overpowering them.

Reversed

• self-doubt
• raw force
• insecurity
• low energy

Doubt, drained energy, or a temper that has got the upper hand. Reversed, the card asks where confidence has slipped and what would rebuild it.

Not every reader uses reversals. Many treat a reversed card as the same theme, blocked, delayed or turned inward.

In the picture

A woman in white, with an infinity sign over her head, gently holds the jaws of a lion. A garland of flowers joins them and a mountain rises in the distance.

Astrology and numerology

Strength is linked with Leo, a fixed fire sign, and so with the element fire.

Its number reduces to 8, which numerology associates with power, authority, material success. See every card that reduces to 8.

Yes or no

In yes or no tarot, Strength counts as a yes when upright, and as a no when reversed. This follows a common convention and not a rule from the deck's makers.

Tarot is a tradition of symbolism. This page says what readers traditionally associate with the card. It does not predict anything and it is not advice.