Strength

VIII Major Arcana

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╭────────────────────────╮
│    VIII · STRENGTH     │
│                        │
│               ☼        │
│             ╱╲╱╲       │
│             (oo)       │
│              |‾|       │
│         o─_─────       │
│                        │
╰────────────────────────╯

inner strength
gentleness
courage
patience

The lion is not defeated but befriended. True strength is patient, compassionate and calm under pressure — gentle persistence tames what brute force never could.

Reversed

╭────────────────────────╮
│    VIII · STRENGTH     │
│                        │
│               ☼        │
│             ╱╲╱╲       │
│             (oo)       │
│              |‾|       │
│         o─_─────       │
│                        │
│      ‡ REVERSED ‡      │
╰────────────────────────╯

self-doubt
weakness
raw impulse

Doubt has the lion by the throat. Feeding your fears, giving in to impulse, or mistaking softness for weakness. The courage you need is quieter — and nearer — than you think.

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