Strength ∞

What the card shows

Strength shows a figure calming a lion with open hands. The card suggests that the most lasting strength is patient and kind, including towards the parts of yourself that feel wild.

Strength is often pictured as calm attention rather than force. Explore how patience and a kind inner voice might support a difficult task.

Among the major arcana

The 22 major arcana trace a long arc of experience, from the Fool’s first step to the completion of the World. They are often read as the larger themes in a life: beginnings, choices, endings and renewal.

Bring it into your body

A pose to pair with this card

Plank Pose

Steady strength that is held rather than forced, one breath at a time.

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A longer practice

Breath awareness meditation

Larger themes deserve unhurried attention. A few minutes with the breath gives a big question room to settle.

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Questions to sit with

• Where could gentleness be braver than force?
• What part of me needs patience rather than pressure?

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