Major arcana
Strength
Strength stands for inner mastery, channelled power and the capacity to act without brutality: she does not erase instinct, she directs it.
Strength stands for inner mastery, channelled power and the capacity to act without brutality: she does not erase instinct, she directs it.
Strength stands close to the lion and opens its jaws with no visible effort, and her hand does not grip. Above her head, the hat forms two loops set one over the other.
Self-mastery lets you use a large force with precision. Holding the jaws of the lion without gripping avoids the clash and lets the situation settle.
Power turns into domination or strain. Wanting to contain everything produces the opposite: what you hold back rises up at once, and patience born of pride turns into resentment.
Symbolism TdM. Strength. The figure is linked to Hercules taming the Nemean lion, while the Marseille tradition shows her bare-handed, without a club.
Work with your impulses, not against them: aim for a calm strength. Breathe when anger rises, name what you feel without letting it act.
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