VIII: Strength

You step into the stars and Strength awaits before you, their colossal head seemingly beset by attacks on all sides. In the centre of their forehead, their third eye is a beacon of understanding; within its inky gaze you understand the union between your conscious mind and your animal nature.

Strength controls the enemy threat that surrounds them, co-operating with generosity and loyalty. Their ruffled collar describes infinity signs, the eternal tension between the thought and the felt.

Upright

• Generosity
• Loyalty
• Steadfastness

Power is violence, but Strength is generosity. You are the gentle rain that triumphs over the mean, dusty plains, not through aggression but through courage and resolve.

Strength does not bear witness to injustice or cruelty without taking action. If they enter your journey they will become a soothing influence, refusing to accept the torment of negativity and opening your heart to forgiveness and resolution.

Inverted

• Lost nerve
• Difficulty
• Feear of failure

Fear and weakness proscribe your path, negative forces keeping you from your destination. Perhaps you are beset by worry about what the future holds, or perhaps you have resigned yourself to defeat.

Inverted, Strength urges you to overcome the obstacles in your way. Success eludes those who lose heart; summon up your inner purpose and continue towards your destination.