Arkarma
The 22 major arcana
Marseille Tarot · Arcana XI
Strength
CourageGentlenessMastery
Strength, arcana XI of the Marseille Tarot, illustrated in gold on a night background
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Strength
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Upright meaning. Flip for the other reading.

Marseille Tarot · Arcana XI
CourageGentlenessMastery

Strength

Yes or no answerYesits answer when you ask a question ElementFireits family of energy AstrologyLeoits celestial correspondence

✦ The symbol of the card · Upright ✦

A peaceful woman opens the jaws of a lion without effort. Strength is not violence: it is gentle mastery, quiet courage and the power that rises from the heart.

Your true greatness does not raise its voice: it tames without ever forcing.

✦ What it says about your life ✦

In love
A passion held with grace, a bond where tenderness wins over pressure. Gentleness tames what force only frightens away.
At work
Gentle perseverance and self-mastery wear down every obstacle. Move forward with patience rather than forcing your way through.
Money
Master your spending with gentleness: discipline bears its fruit. Steadiness is worth more than grand gestures.
Health & energy
A fine vitality to tame: gentleness wins over constraint. Channel your energy instead of forcing it.

Tame your emotions with patience rather than forcing them.

Draw your card of the day See the 10 spreads

✦ In the sky ✦

In the astrological tradition, Strength answers to the sign of Leo. Leo natives carry it within them all year long.

✦ The mirror hours ✦

Strength governs no mirror hour of its own: it comes to you through the reading instead. Discover the 37 mirror hours →

✦ Frequently asked about Strength ✦

Strength: yes or no?
In a yes or no reading, Strength answers "Yes" upright. Reversed, its answer flips to "No". Ask your question clearly before you draw to sharpen its reply.
What does Strength reversed mean?
Doubt, anger poorly channelled, discouragement. Regain your confidence: tame, do not force. Be gentle with yourself, courage recharges too.
Is Strength a good card?
No card is good or bad in itself. Strength lights up one facet of your question: its meaning depends on its place in the spread and the cards around it.
In which spreads can you meet Strength?
Strength can turn up in every Arkarma spread: card of the day, yes or no, love reading or Celtic cross. Draw a card to see whether it comes to you.