Daily Tarot Card Draw, February 14 2010 (Valentine's Day): VIII Strength (rev)

Daily Tarot Card Draw, February 14 2010 (Valentine's Day): VIII Strength (rev)
Originally uploaded by j.goreham

Happy Valentine's Day! This morning during a weekly ritual of watching the Sunday morning Coronation Street re-cap, I pulled a card during the commercial break. I pulled the Strength Card, in the reversed position.

I think the Strength card generally refers to a gentle strength, an emotional strength. The lady in the card is handling the lion, which has a snarling jaw, with grace and purpose.

I'm not sure if this means that I have that strength, or if I will need to in my immediate future. So, I've consulted the most recent addition to my Tarot library, Eden Gray's "A Complete Guide to the Tarot" and it suggests that the reversal indicates Domination of the Material, and fear of the unknown, and abuse of power. Well, that sounds pretty grim!