Cosmic Tarot - XI STRENGTH

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This card is truly different from the traditional tarot decks.

http://www.angelpaths.com/decks/cosmic/majors/strength.html

When I first looked at it, I couldn’t quite grasp her message here but I think I’m beginning to understand.

Leo is the astrological influence here, representing the heart, which is the King of the organs in our bodies…representing the force of the Will rather than our physical strength. People born under this sign have an enormous sense of pride and will at all costs, defend their family. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, also known as The Chronicles of Narnia, symbolized the complexity of the Lion….a mix of fear, majesty and instinctual power…striving for a higher destiny, a quest to express our inner divinity.

This is quite a tempestuous woman in this card. She certainly has a lot of sexual magnetism. Her shirt and her seducing ways is enticing us to enter her domain. This woman’s hair is similar to the mane of a lion, it frames her face, thick and wild looking.

She certainly attracts our attention. I wonder if everywhere she goes, she bring some kind of change into people’s lives……perhaps with dramatic results. There is a lot of creative and explosive passion here. Not only does she have the cobras ability to sense, I also feel she has the ability to see things through…..perhaps from overcoming all her conflicting desires…taming the beast within, her energy is contained, she appears not only self assured but also striving. .

This look like a highly intuitive and original woman with ideas of her own….she carries a definite sense of assertiveness and independence. To do this, I can almost hear her say, ‘You’ve made your plans but before you set them in motion, listen to the still voice within, it may well have a better plan than your own. Confident, you’re on the right track, projects out your needs and wishes, and pursue them with a sense of pride’.

But don’t offend her. She has a headstrong character, I’m sure her words could sting. And she would leap out in a moments notice to someone else’s defense...right to the bitter end.

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[Arania]

I take it the shirt, obviously hers, points to her openly showing who she truly is inside. But she does not really need to wear it, won't need the artificial skin to let it be known she IS the lion.

[Confucious]

This card used to puzzle me. IMO, I see her holding up the shirt saying "don't be seduced by my looks...this is who I REALLY am!"

Sometimes sexy, seductive women can get the titled or misconception of being weak and naive, but the lion is reminding us that she is really strong, patient, aggressive...a "king" of her jungle (body, actions and thoughts).

The Sun (sign of the lion-Leo) is directly above her head highlighting her intuitive powers. The lion is her ego. She can control her ego (HOLDING the shirt), but only when she's being influenced by the Sun. She can easily drop it.

[Myrrha]

Inner strength. The lion is the most noble beast, so strong and regal. The uraeus on the woman's brow is another symbol of nobility. In ancient Egypt it protected the wearer but only royalty and gods/goddesses wore it. So it is saying to remember your sources of inner strength and to draw upon your own most noble qualities.

The Sun shines just above the woman's head. It is the ruling planet of Leo and also a symbol of the self. Leos are confident and sure of themselves. This woman certainly is.

The volcano in the background shows that there is the potential here for pent-up strength to come out unexpectedly. There is a tension in the card of strength held in control. If the card indicates a person there is a potential for strong passion.

In the lower right hand corner there is a white lily representing purity. If you look carefully there is also a worm or a serpent showing the ignoble impulses that we need to master and control through willpower and inner strength.

--Myrrha