Major Arcana

Strength

Strength shows a woman closing the mouth of a lion with a gentleness that does not diminish her power. There is no violence in the scene, only intimacy with instinct. The card speaks of soft courage, the patience that gentles without breaking.

Upright

Quiet power can steady what brute force cannot. You are asked to meet a difficult thing without losing tenderness, to stay present where there was once fear in the body. Some parts of you need to be welcomed before they can be guided.

Reversed

Reversed, the card can show self-doubt, reactivity, or power used harshly against yourself or others. It may be the exhaustion of looking strong while everything inside asks to be held. Real strength does not harden the face; it breathes deep and stays.