Strength tarot card meaning: love, career and money

The light and shadow side, love, career, money, feelings, advice, symbolism, and astrology link, in plain words.

Number: VIII
Theme: gentle courage and patience
Keywords: courage, patience, compassion, self-control
Shadow keywords: self-doubt, impatience, suppressed feelings
Astrology link: Leo

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Strength: the light side

Real strength here is calm and patient, not forceful.

Strength: the shadow side

You may be swallowing your feelings, or losing patience with yourself.

Strength in love and relationships

Patience and honest calm do more than chasing or pleading.

As feelings: steady, caring and patient, with deep feelings held calmly.

Strength for career and work

Stay steady under pressure; quiet confidence wins respect.

Strength for money

Patient choices beat panic decisions.

Strength for family

A calm, kind response can soften even a difficult person.

Strength for you and your growth

Being gentle with yourself is a form of strength.

As advice

As advice: respond gently and patiently; calm wins where force fails.

The symbolism of Strength

A woman gently closes a lion's jaws with her hands, an infinity sign above her head. It means courage with gentleness, and inner strength.

Astrology link

In the traditional (Golden Dawn) system, Strength is linked with Leo. Read today's Leo horoscope.

A question to reflect on

Where could patience do more than force?

अक्कोधेन जिने कोधं, असाधुं साधुना जिने।
Overcome anger with calm, and wrong with good.

Dhammapada 223

What people often ask

What does Strength mean in love?

Patience and honest calm do more than chasing or pleading.

What does Strength mean as feelings?

steady, caring and patient, with deep feelings held calmly.

What does Strength mean for career?

Stay steady under pressure; quiet confidence wins respect.

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