Tarot Card Meanings:
Strength
Strength: Overview and Symbols
Strength is card number eight in the Major Arcana. It represents inner strength, compassion, and courage. This card signifies the power of patience, self-control, and resilience in overcoming challenges.
Some Specific Symbols and Their Meanings in the Rider Waite Smith Tarot:
- Woman gently taming a lion: Symbolizes inner strength, patience, and the power of gentle influence.
- Infinity symbol above head: Represents limitless potential and mastery over oneself.
- White robe: Reflects purity, compassion, and a nurturing spirit.
- Lion: Indicates primal instincts, courage, and raw energy.
- Mountain in the background: Suggests stability, strength, and challenges that can be overcome.

Strength: Card Meanings
Keywords/Phrases: Inner strength, compassion, courage, patience, self-control, resilience, gentle power, balance.
The Strength card in the tarot signifies the importance of inner strength, patience, and the compassionate approach needed to overcome challenges. This card represents the power that comes from mastering your own emotions, showing kindness, and controlling impulses in difficult situations. It highlights courage and resilience, encouraging you to face obstacles with grace and unwavering inner confidence. Strength invites you to embrace your personal power, using compassion and self-control to navigate challenges and find harmony in your environment.
Strength: Reversed Card Meanings
Keywords/Phrases: Self-doubt, lack of confidence, fear, weakness, loss of control, impatience, inner struggle.
When Strength appears reversed in a tarot reading, it signifies self-doubt and a lack of confidence, where inner strength feels diminished or difficult to access. This card suggests that fear or impatience may be affecting your ability to face challenges effectively, leading to a struggle with self-control or feelings of weakness. It reflects a time when inner conflict or frustration may be undermining your resilience. Reversed Strength urges you to address these fears, rebuild self-belief, and reconnect with your inner power to regain control and find the courage to move forward.
Gallery: Strength in Various Decks


by Corrine Kenner, Pietro Alligo, and
Giulia Francesca Massaglia