VIII
Strength
Strength tarot card meaning
Major Arcana · VIII
courage · patience · gentle power
Upright meaning
The lion is calmed, not defeated. Strength is composure under provocation — influence that comes from steadiness rather than force.
Reversed meaning
Self-doubt, a temper close to the surface, or endurance stretched past what is healthy.
Love
Patience holds this together; softness is the strong move.
Career
Stay calm through the difficult stretch. It ends well.
Advice
Respond gently. It will carry further than raising your voice.
Where it sits in the deck
Strength is card VIII of the Major Arcana, the twenty-two trumps that mark the turning points of a life. Read alongside its neighbours it forms part of the Fool's Journey, the story the deck tells when laid out in order.
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