Strength as feelings

How to read a feelings question

A "how do they feel" question is answered by the card's emotional register, not by a yes or no. Strength describes the mood and the direction of what the other person carries — read it as a snapshot of the connection now, and let the position of the card in your spread (their feelings, their intentions, the near future) sharpen what it refers to.

Strength as feelings, upright

In love it speaks of a bond strengthened through patience and tenderness. Intense passions can be channeled well. Treat your partner — and yourself — with firm kindness.

Strength as feelings, reversed

Reversed, the card keeps its theme but turns it inward, blocks it or delays it — read the reversed meaning below through that lens.

Reversed, it reflects doubt, insecurity, or impulses getting the better of you. You may be too hard on yourself or reacting from fear. Reconnect with your center: the strength is still there.

Sources: Waite, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (1911); tradición RWS