Major Arcana#8
disciplineboldnessself-disciplinepowervitality
Strength
Your self-control will be tested
A woman will seek to change her partner or lover
You are a strong, capable person
Light
- Imposing restrictions on yourself for your own benefit
- Bringing your passions under the control of reason
- Resisting impulses that work against your best interests
- Taking bold action
Shadow
- Indulging weakness, even when you know it will damage your health and happiness
- Languishing in addiction
- Allowing your instincts to tame and conquer you
- Failing to take a stand when necessary
Mystical Correspondences
Archetype
The Law
Element
Libra or Leo
Numerology
8 (movement, work) or 11 = 1 + 1 = 2 (debate, duality)
Hebrew Letter
Lamed/Outstretched Arms/30 or Theth/Snake/9
Mythical & Spiritual
Themis or Justitia. Ma'at. Solomon dividing a baby. The Sword of Damocles. The giving of the Ten Commandments.
Questions to Ask
- 1.To what extent is your life (or work) balanced?
- 2.How can you achieve greater objectivity?
- 3.What course of action would be fair to everyone concerned?
