Major Arcana
Strength
- courage
- compassion
- patience
- inner strength
On the card
A woman in white, crowned with flowers and with an infinity sign above her head, gently closes the jaws of a lion under an open yellow sky.
Upright
Strength is the quiet courage that comes from calm rather than force. It invites you to meet strong emotions, your own or someone else's, with patience and compassion. Real power here looks like gentleness that does not give way.
Reversed
Reversed, Strength can point to self-doubt, impatience or feeling ruled by your reactions. It may also show strength turning into control. Be kind to yourself, breathe, and remember that softness and firmness can live together.
- Love & connection
- In love, it speaks of patience, emotional maturity and a tenderness that helps both people feel safe being fully themselves.
- Work & purpose
- At work, it favours steady confidence, resilience and leading through calm example.
- A prompt for you
- Meet one hard feeling today with patience instead of pressure.
Card art: SoulMates Quest deck. Meanings based on A. E. Waite (1911). A reflection, not a prediction.