What Does *This* Tarot Card Mean?
The Strength Tarot card is the eighth Major Arcana card, and it means exactly what it says.
That is where we have to come in and define exactly “what” strength is. Haven’t we all been told, at one point or another in our lives, that we are “so strong” for enduring whatever it is we are going through? Strength is always thought of as this great and positive thing, though the gathering of strength is not always so easy.
The Strength card will always be there to remind us that we have all we need within us, and that if we put our minds and hearts into something, we will prevail. But it will take strength and perseverance, cunning and compassion. Strength is discipline, control, endurance, patience and wisdom.
Meaning of the Strength Tarot Card
Upright: Radiant health, inner strength, fortitude, courage, bravery and compassion. It’s a great card for a wake-up call, and an even better card to give you back your confidence and self-belief.
Reversed: Self-doubt, weakness, lack of confidence, vulnerability, insecurity and anxiety. This card may also represent the need to take care of your health and well being.
It’s almost impossible to avoid getting this card if you’re asking about love and relationships.
If you’re looking to meet someone, it’s a good card to get as it implies that your fortitude and patience will pay off. If you’re already in a relationship, getting this card upright is a very good sign indeed; it’s one that says your relationship is strong, long-lasting and emotionally stable.
It’s also a card for patience and stamina; it’s not always easy being in a relationship, and often times we want to walk away out of frustration. This card, in a line up, tells us that we are responsible for our part as well, and that it’s not always about the other person being wrong.
When this card shows up reversed, it’s a heads up: what are you doing? Are you messing things up, making someone jealous, cheating, lying? Are you doing the wrong thing, or are you suspicious of someone doing you wrong?
It’s an anxiety card and it tells you to sort it out and stop panicking. In other words, get that beast under control, pronto!
Strength, reversed, in a love reading may also come up if you’re one who always puts themselves down, which can undermine and cause great damage to your love life.
