Strength Tarot Card Meaning

The Strength card is the ninth card in the major arcana and represents inner strength, taming the beast, courage and personal power. Strength is represented by the number eight as it’s connected to energies of success, achievement, drive, motivation and leveling up. The number eight represents abundance, ambition, accomplishment and determination.

Strength is connected to the element of fire and the zodiac sign Leo, as it’s associated with courage, resilience, leadership and endurance. This card can also act as a reminder to remain strong on your path, as you have the ability to persevere.

This card is connected to the Sun which represents vitality, energy, identity, ambition and drive. Because of this, Strength can also be connected to things like your personal power and the solar plexus chakra which is the seat of your will and personal power.

Strength Meaning

This card represents a need to get in touch with your inner strength and resilience in order to overcome the challenges life throws at you and to not give up. The image on the card shows a woman, with the infinity symbol above her head, who’s very bravely trying to tame a lion. 

This represents a need to tame your inner beast in order to maintain your power in a situation, so that your passion doesn’t end up controlling you. So the Strength card can symbolize a need to be strong in a situation because it may be something challenging which will require your ability to endure. 

Therefore, when Strength comes up in a reading it can show that you have the strength within to get through this and overcome any obstacles which are blocking your path. Alternatively, Strength can also represent things like pride, aggressive behavior and feeling disconnected from your power. Always look to the cards around it for clarification or to get a deeper meaning.

Upright

Taming the beast, inner strength, courage, stoicism, maintaining your power, taming your passions and desires, resilience, stamina, personal power, endurance.

Reversed

Feeling a lack of strength, not being disciplined with your instincts, feeling disconnected from your power source, acting overly aggressive.

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