Hermetic Tarot - Fortitude VIII

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Daughter of the Flaming Sword
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Teth. Serpent. The sign of Leo appears at the upper right above a rose of five petals signifying the fifth sign of the Zodiac.

The female figure of fortitude represents the mastery of the lower by the higher. Her feet are planted firmly on earth and she controls the lion in a manner similar to the soul holding the passions in check. Leo is a fire sign and Fortitude is shown holding in her upraised right hand a cup spewing flame.