Strength

Quiet strength that governs without suppressing.

Arcana
Major Arcana
Element
Fire
  • Courage
  • Patience
  • Gentle control

Upright

This is handled with patience rather than force. Stop treating fear or impulse as an enemy and learn to move alongside it, and your power actually grows. The refusal to rush is what eventually moves the other person and the situation.

Reversed

Confidence has dropped, or feeling is running the show. Enduring and suppressing are not the same thing; if you cannot carry it, stepping back is also strength.

Advice

Do not try to win — endure. This is a phase where gentleness beats force.