A calm and self-contained, yet clearly
quite human, woman controls the jaws
of
a lion with her bare hands. Strength is
both hers and the lion's. They are not
struggling, for she has already subdued
the beast, and they are now in a harmony
of opposites: Hers is the Strength of the
mind at one with itself; his is the
Strength of passion and the carnal needs,
which is unable to withstand a consciousness
aware of its link with the infinite,
and must submit to its control.
Upright, the card signifies spiritual
power overcoming material power, the
fortitude of the self-aware mind; courage
and magnanimity; the triumph of love
over hate.
The drawer gains +4 to saving throws
against fear, charm, suggestion, illusion
and other mental attack forms
involving
will force.
Reversed, it signifies the dominance of
the material and physical, lack of faith
and moral force, failure of self-control,
giving in to TEMPTATION, failure of will.
Drawer suffers a -4 to saving throws
against the attack forms
listed above.