Major Arcana
Strength
The gentle force
Upright meaning
Real strength is controlled softness, not overpowering. Tame the anger rather than suppressing it.
Reversed meaning
Self-doubt, impatience, or using force where gentleness was needed.
What is in the picture
A woman in white, the infinity sign above her head, rests both hands on a lion's jaws. She is not forcing them — the gesture is closer to stroking. A garland of flowers loops around her waist and around the lion's neck, tying the two together. The lion has lowered its head and is not tied. It is the only card in the deck that draws strength as gentleness.
Love
Patience and tolerance will carry this relationship through.
Career
You have more stamina than you think. Do not quit here.
One thing you can do
Next time the irritation rises, name it before you react: this is tiredness, this is feeling dismissed. Naming it accurately cuts it roughly in half.
Is Strength a yes or a no?
Yes, but slowly. You win here by being patient and soft, not by finishing it fast.
Beside another card
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