Strength
courage · gentleness · self-mastery · patience
Upright Meaning
Strength shows a woman calming a lion — soft hands, unshaken center. Real power looks like tenderness, patience, and the ability to stay with what is hard.
Symbolism
A woman in white gently closes the jaws of a lion with bare hands, her expression untroubled. The infinity sign floats above her head like the Magician's — mastery that returns to itself. She does not fight the lion, she befriends it: the wild part of her nature has agreed to be led.
Love & Relationships
Emotional maturity and compassion soothe conflict. Choose kindness even when you're right.
Career & Money
Steady, persistent effort beats force. Lead by example.
Advice
Meet the difficult thing gently. It will yield.
Reversed Meaning
Reversed, Strength shows self-doubt, force, or a temper running the room. You may be white-knuckling a situation that would soften if you did. Rest the fists; the lion in you needs care, not conquest.
Reversed Advice
Loosen one grip today. The thing you are trying to force will move faster once you stop shoving it.
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