Major Arcana · VIII
Strength — tarot meaning
courage, gentleness, patience
Upright
Courage that is gentle. The wild is tamed not by force but by patience, kindness and steady presence.
Reversed
Self-doubt or force used roughly — the lion is feared instead of befriended.
In the Papus Tarot, 1909
La Justice — Justice · Hebrew letter ח Cheth
Papus: the balance of the two worlds, absolute justice as a natural law rather than a punishment. Martinists call it the law of reparation.
In the Oswald Wirth Tarot, 1889
La Justice — Justice · Hebrew letter ח Cheth
Wirth keeps Justice at VIII, as the Marseille pattern does, so that the ordeal of measurement follows the victory of the Chariot: the deed is examined before the seeker withdraws.
Shown from the 1909 William Rider & Sons deck (public domain). A card is read in relation to the question and the cards around it; these meanings are a starting point, not a verdict.