Fate & StarsStrength tarot card meaning
A woman gently holds a lion rather than battling it. Strength concerns a steady relationship with powerful feelings. Patience, boundaries and courage can work together; compassion does not require tolerating harmful behavior.
Upright meaning
Upright, Strength brings attention to courage, patience, compassionate self-control. In a guidance position, consider how you could work with these themes. In a challenge position, ask what makes them difficult to express. The same card can describe an opportunity, a habit or a quality worth developing.
Reversed meaning
Reversed, the themes shift toward self-doubt, depleted resilience, reactive emotion. An upside-down card is not automatically the opposite of its upright meaning. The energy may be inward, delayed or out of balance. Consider what is happening in your situation before settling on an interpretation.
Love and relationships
Respond to a difficult feeling with patience and a clear boundary. Compassion does not require accepting hurtful behavior, and firmness does not need to become an argument.
Work and everyday life
Choose a steady response to a demanding situation. Build capacity through manageable practice, and recognize when rest or support would help more than pushing harder.
A question to take with you
How can I respond firmly without reacting impulsively?
Explore a question with the cards →These are contemporary reflection prompts, not a single definitive meaning. For historical background, see A. E. Waite’s The Pictorial Key to the Tarot. Interpretations vary with the reader and the context.