Tarot · Major Arcana · VIII

Strength — tarot card VIII

In Strength a woman closes a lion's jaws with open hands, no weapon in sight. Linked with Leo, the card is read as gentle courage: patience that tames what force cannot. It is a prompt to ask where softness would work better than pressure.

Upright: keywords

inner strength
courage
gentleness
patience
compassion
self-mastery

Reversed: keywords

self-doubt
low energy
harshness
impatience
suppressed feelings

Symbolism

Golden Dawn: sign — Leo; Hebrew letter — Teth.

A symbolic reading for reflection, based on the tarot tradition (classic 1909 deck). Not a prediction or professional advice. Draft text, review pending.