Strength

Number: 8 Arcana: Major Arcana Suit: Trump Hebrew Alphabet: Lamed/Outstretched Arms/30 or Theth/Snake/9

Keywords

discipline, boldness, self-discipline, power, vitality

Fortune Telling

• Your self-control will be tested
• A woman will seek to change her partner or lover
• You are a strong, capable person

Meanings

Light

• Imposing restrictions on yourself for your own benefit
• Bringing your passions under the control of reason
• Resisting impulses that work against your best interests
• Taking bold action

Shadow

• Indulging weakness, even when you know it will damage your health and happiness
• Languishing in addiction
• Allowing your instincts to tame and conquer you
• Failing to take a stand when necessary

Archetype

The Law

Numerology

8 (movement, work) or 11 = 1 + 1 = 2 (debate, duality)

Elemental

Libra or Leo

Mythical/Spiritual

Themis or Justitia. Ma’at. Solomon dividing a baby. The Sword of Damocles. The giving of the Ten Commandments.

Affirmation

N/A

Questions to Ask

• To what extent is your life (or work) balanced?
• How can you achieve greater objectivity?
• What course of action would be fair to everyone concerned?

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Reference: Tarot