VIII — Strength
Patience as power, and the gentler grip.
- Arcana
- Major
- Number
- VIII
- Traditional element
- Fire
- Traditional astrology
- Leo
- Paired Solfeggio tone
- 528 Hz
Strength upright
Keywords: Patience, Composure, Quiet courage, Endurance.
Strength traditionally shows the lion held without violence. It reads as the discovery that the harder response is usually the weaker one, and that endurance is a skill rather than a temperament you either have or do not.
Strength reversed
Keywords: Force, Avoidance called patience, Depleted.
Reversed is often read as force where patience was needed, or patience stretched until it became avoidance. Ask which of the two you are currently calling strength.
Sit with this
What are you handling with force that might respond better to steadiness?
The paired tone
528 Hz is the tone most associated with an unforced, heart-led practice, which is the distinction this card is built on.
Common questions
What does Strength mean in tarot?
Patience as power, and the gentler grip. Strength traditionally shows the lion held without violence. It reads as the discovery that the harder response is usually the weaker one, and that endurance is a skill rather than a temperament you either have or do not.
What does Strength reversed mean?
Reversed is often read as force where patience was needed, or patience stretched until it became avoidance. Ask which of the two you are currently calling strength.
Is Strength a good card?
Neither. On this site no card is read as good or bad luck — Strength is a frame for looking at a situation, and whether that frame is welcome depends entirely on what you are looking at.
This card is a reflection prompt, not a prediction.