Your Tarot Card of the Year: Strength
If the digits of your birthday this year add up to 8, your Card of the Year is Strength
What Strength is All About
Strength isn’t a card of brute force. The power on display in this card is borne of patience and compassion. In classic Tarot imagery, a serene figure gently tames a lion, showing that true mastery comes from calm presence rather than domination. Strength represents courage that’s quiet but enduring, the kind that allows you to face fear, anger, or doubt without letting it control you. Following the determination of the Chariot, Strength helps us know when to soften and when to hold steady in vulnerability. External shifts may test your limits, but a personal Strength year invites you to choose grace.
How to Work with Strength Energy
To work with Strength, begin by acknowledging your fears and challenges without criticism. This is a year to practice self-compassion as fiercely as you practice perseverance. Build habits that reinforce patience, whether through mindfulness, gentle exercise, or simply allowing yourself rest when needed. Strength also highlights the importance of emotional intelligence. Make a point of noticing what triggers your reactions and choosing a more measured response. If life brings unexpected changes (and let’s be real, it will!), Strength teaches you to approach them with quiet resolve. This is no time to panic. By softening where you’d normally harden, you’ll find a deeper kind of power emerging.
Strength’s Advice
“Choose the gentle approach. It breaks down walls that force can’t even touch.”
Stop measuring your worth by how hard you can push or how loudly you can roar. Instead, focus on how much calm you can bring to a room. Think about how much compassion you can offer. When this year tests you, meet it with steady breath and an open heart. In the process, you’ll discover the immense, lasting power of self-mastery.
How does this year fit into your journey?
