The Strength card in tarot is a Major Arcana card that represents inner strength, control, and one's inner power.
Element: Fire (Leo)
Planet: The Sun
The Strength card is a beautiful energy.
It is all about one's inner strength.
The Strength card resembles self control, willpower and endurance.
This card has different meanings when interpreted upright as it does reversed (upside down, not the same as face down).
The table below shows a brief summary of interpretations, followed by more in-depth analysis of the card in both positions below.
| Upright | Reversed |
| Self power. Inner strength. Willpower. Endurance and tenacity. | Not tapping into one's own inner strength. Fear, anxiety, low self worth. Not powering through a situation. |
| (Yes/No?): Yes | (Yes/No?): No |
The Number 8 Meaning
The Strength card is number 8 in the Major Arcana.
Numbers have various associations in numerology.
The number 8, in numerology, is significant, as all numbers are.
The number eight represents (sometimes) the infinity symbol.
Otherwise, the number eight can talk about accomplishment, consolidation, or re-evaluation.
This number can represent shifts.
The number 8 can help to asses benchmarks for future.
The Strength Card Description
In the original Rider-Waite tarot deck the Strength card shows us a woman holding a large adult lion by the jaw.
There is no apparent struggle, and she appears gentle yet strong as she holds him.
She is graceful, calm and collected.
The lion appears subdued, calm and at peace with the woman.
This card depicts control and discipline even under stressful situations.