How Does Strength "Work Against" One?

[Sinner]

also, for those that are too controlling, their strength can often be their greatest weakness, since it is only when their strength is at risk that they show true fear...

 

[SunChariot]

I thought an upright Strength card was a positive, no? How can this card work against you? For some reason, I thought of Strength as ego, but I think that's more The Sun card.

Any thoughts on this?

GA

I am not sure there are any positive or negative cards in Tarot. I do not beleive in negative cards. But there are of course negative life situations that the card will accurately reflect.

Strength in a negative way could be stubborness and inflexibility, an unwillingness to consider another point of view, even if the other point of view is right and yours is wrong.

Babs

 

[SunChariot]

Hehe, yea...I'm told that my "silent" anger is worse than someone yelling, because I give a "piercing" look. Ha! I don't have any idea what people are talking about, but yes..have heart that before.

GA

I know that look. When I was a kid, my Mom use to call that the "If looks could kill I'd be dead look." LOL

Babs

 

[GoddessArtemis]

Everyone's answers are so great. It's all helped me a lot to understand Strength better, and get a different perspective on it. When I think of the card, the word "pride" keeps echoing in my head...but that echo came after I'd read everyone's posts, and I think it has something to do with it. Very helpful.

GA