What does the Strength card mean?

Upright, Strength speaks to Courage, Gentleness, Mastery. Power here is soft-handed. The situation yields to patience, never to force.

What does Strength mean in a love reading?

In love questions, Strength describes the emotional weather rather than a verdict. Read it beside the surrounding cards and the position it landed in.

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Strength tarot card, Rider–Waite–Smith deck

Arcana: Major Arcana
Yes / No: No

Rider–Waite–Smith deck (1909), illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Strength

CourageGentlenessMastery

Upright

Power here is soft-handed. The situation yields to patience, never to force.

Reversed

Self-doubt is doing more damage than any opponent. Return to the small daily proof.

In Love

Here the heart is being asked to choose deliberately instead of drifting. Choose, and the tension resolves.

In Work & Money

Collaboration outperforms solo brilliance under this card. Bring someone in early.

The Advice

Finish the thing already started before opening anything new.

“What is mine does not require force.”