Strength
Astrology: Leo | Element: Fire | Hebrew: ת | Kabbalah: 19. Teth 【Compassion - Severity】
To pray for strength against natural disasters and human calamities, people once carved stone tablets of a goddess and worshiped them as divine. Over time, more and more people left the countryside. The goddess tablet gradually loosened and fell to the ground. Sunlight faded its colors, wind and rain made its surface uneven, fallen leaves stripped away its former smoothness. Yet sunlight also hardened it, wind and rain left behind a clear spring, and fallen leaves added color and vitality. Everything is calm and harmonious. Strength circulates again and again, endless and unceasing.
Symbolism:
Lion: Wildness and great power; also represents primal desire and instinct.
Flying Bird: Consciousness and belief, flexibility and change, representing a more inward form of strength.
Goddess Stone Tablet: A third form of strength—faith and time.
White Stone Tablet: Traces of time and pure spirituality.
Infinity-Shaped Water Pool: Formed by the convergence of four kinds of strength, representing the outlet of power.
Drinking Water: Survival instinct, and the most primal outlet of strength.
Green Leaves: Represent the fourth form of strength—nature—coexisting harmoniously with everything in the scene.
Key: Communication and connection. Together with the treetop bed and the white soul, it signifies body, mind, and spirit—consciousness, subconsciousness, and superconsciousness.
White Soul Figure: Represents the querent and the paths available to choose from.
Flower-Holding Gesture: Mastery of strength and blessing.
Astrological Symbols: Represent Leo.
Kabbalistic Path 18: The snake—inner strength and life vitality.
Upright:
Strength, confidence, vitality, action, inner power, courage, nobility, overcoming hardness with softness, breaking through difficulties, success and honor, self-transcendence, leadership, passion, self-healing.
Personality: Heroic qualities, bravery, strong inner core, broad-minded, reliable, gentle yet action-oriented, high-energy, values dignity, perseverant. Representative figures: Yu the Great, Han Xin, Theseus.
Relationships: Stable bonds, patient and gentle partners, harmonious and balanced relationships, tacit cooperation, skillful and wise interaction, harmonious love.
Career/Studies: Strong capability and high achievement, good partners, supportive external environment. Seize new opportunities—your abilities and accumulated experience can help you reach goals. Chances for promotion or business growth.
Finances: Good financial condition; suitable for investment with attention to scale. You can try to gain more wealth through your own abilities. With self-control, long-term investment is suitable; effort will be rewarded.
Advice: Do not doubt yourself. Your abilities are already sufficient to handle current problems and challenges. The only thing to do is believe in yourself and act boldly. Maintain a positive mindset and do not give up—good results will follow.
Reversed:
Authoritarianism, loss of confidence, loss, abuse of power, inner discouragement, weakness, conflict, inability to resolve problems, lack of perseverance, forced relationships, failure, helplessness.
Personality: Self-important, self-centered, difficult to cooperate with, domineering, emotionally unstable, abuse of authority, unpredictable moods, outward toughness with inner fragility.
Relationships: Troubled romance, emotional loss of control, relationships one wants to give up on, fundamental incompatibility, lack of strength and courage to resolve issues, multiple problems, imbalance, inability to persist.
Career/Studies: Loss of control, inability to solve problems, self-doubt, distrust in one’s own abilities, insufficient perseverance, lack of coordination, many disturbances and pressures, oppressive superior relationships.
Finances: Lack of management ability, impulsive spending, higher risk of investment failure, need to cut losses in time. Take profits when appropriate. Be careful when shopping—do not lose big over small bargains. Control desires.
Advice: Do not give up immediately because of current problems. Try to trust yourself—do not be timid. Fear will not solve anything. Seek help from others if needed, reflect more, do not be led by emotions. Find the most comfortable state for your body and mind, and regain your strength.