STRENGTH

• STRENGTH
• PATIENCE
• COMPASSION
• SOFT CONTROL

• Actions
• Opposing Cards
• Reinforcing Cards
• Description

ACTIONS

• STRENGTH
• knowing you can endure
• having a gallant spirit
• feeling an unshakable resolve
• taking heart despite setbacks
• having stamina
• being a rock

• PATIENCE
• dealing calmly with frustration
• accepting others
• taking time
• maintaining composure
• refusing to get angry
• showing forbearance

• COMPASSION
• giving others lots of space
• tolerating
• understanding what others are feeling
• accepting
• forgiving imperfection
• being kind

• SOFT CONTROL
• persuading
• working with
• guiding indirectly
• being able to influence
• tempering force with benevolence
• demonstrating the strength of love

OPPOSING CARDS: Some Possibilities

• Chariot - hard control
• Eight of Cups - weariness, lack of strength
• Six of Swords - being listless, lacking heart
• Five of Pentacles - ill-health, weakness

REINFORCING CARDS: Some Possibilities

• Hanged Man - taking time, patience
• Nine of Wands - stamina, strength to endure

DESCRIPTION

Usually we think of strength in physical terms - big arms, powerful legs - but there is also inner strength. Inner strength comes from an exercise of the heart muscle. It is perseverance, courage, resolve and composure - qualities that help us endure when times are tough. In the past, a person with inner strength was commonly said to have character. Card 8 represents this energy of quiet determination.

Card 8 also represents patience and compassion. Getting angry is easy when events turn sour, but dealing calmly with frustration takes great strength. So does accepting others and forgiving mistakes. We need strength to mold situations softly. The Chariot controls through mastery and authority. Card 8 is more subtle, even loving.

Card 8 will appear in a reading when its qualities are needed. It can be a reminder not to despair or give up. You have the inner strength to endure and triumph. If you are pushing too hard, you need to withdraw for the moment and be patient. If other people or circumstances are driving you crazy, remember the strength that comes with love and forbearance.

• TAROT CARDS
• TAROT CARDS MAJOR ARCANA
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the fool;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the magician;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the high priestess;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the empress;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the emperor;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the hierophant;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the lovers;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the chariot;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: strength;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the hermit;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: wheel of fortune;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: justice;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the hanged man;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: death;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: temperance;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the devil;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the tower;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the star;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the moon;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the sun;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: judgement;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the world;