When the Strength card comes up in your readings, it can
represent the need for you to show courage in the face of
adversity and, more importantly, the courage and strength
to be true to yourself.

How easy it is for us to submit to our weaker nature and to
accept the unacceptable or to behave in a cowardly way and
refuse to stand up for what we believe is right or for what
we rightly deserve.

This card represents courage, willpower, mental strength
and self-belief, and it often appears when we are feeling
fearful or afraid of standing up for ourselves.  Whatever
challenges you may have to face when this card appears, you
must draw on your own inner strength and courage to deal
with them.

It is a signal to ignore your insecurities and self-doubt
and also to fight back against any aggressors or oppressors
in your life, not physically, but with strength of
character and integrity.

Whether you are dealing with a lover or partner who bullies
or dominates you, going to your employer to say you are
being undervalued and are worth more, or refusing to be
tempted into behavior that you feel uncomfortable with
morally, you can harness your own inner courage and
strength to overcome such issues if you put your mind to it.

The Strength card is about proving yourself by improving
your own sense of self-esteem and self-worth.

Assertiveness, confidence and proactive action are all good
signs of harnessing your own strength and courage.
Cowardice, loss of nerve and inertia are signs that you are
yet to find that courage.

I was once told that the letters in the word FEAR stand for
‘False Evidence Appearing Real�? and the fact is that most
of what we fear never ever happens.

The combination of self-belief, determination and the
willingness to take a risk has helped me to conquer many
challenges in my life and to achieve some great results too.

Look for the hero inside yourself when the Strength card
appears.