Strength

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In some packs Strength is shown as male rather than female, but the struggle with the open-mouthed lion is almost invariable. The message of the card is that although strength may be symbolized by the raw energy of the lion, there is a higher strength which manifests itself through means other than the physical. The higher strength is spiritual strength, the awareness of the immortal, indestructible power inside us which transcends materiality and is not affected by its disintegration. In the Waite pack the woman wears garlands of flowers, echoing the symbolism of The Magician, and reminding us of the blossoming of the creative mind; and the symbol of life hovers over her head, as over the Magician's. In other packs both figures wear a hat in the shape of a "lazy eight", a symbol of infinity and boundless understanding.

Divinatory Meaning: well-won triumph over others or over self, reconciliation, grasped opportunity.

Reversed

: defeat, surrender to baser instincts or to others, missed opportunity.

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Other Paintings in this Series:

The Tower

Wheel of Fortune

Death

The Hanged Man

The Lovers

The Fool

The Sun

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Symbolism of the TAROT (Paperback Book)