Strength: Practical Tarot Exercises
Strength — Exercises Section
Introduction
Strength is not about overpowering the world around you. It’s about the quieter kind of courage — the patience to face your fears, the compassion to tame your own inner storms, and the willingness to meet life with a steady heart.
When Strength appears in a reading, it says: You are stronger than you realize. Not because you’ve forced yourself into toughness, but because you’ve learned to blend softness with power.
How these exercises work
In every practice section, you’ll find a fictional client email — the kind of question real querents often send. Alongside it, I’ll give you a set card (or three-card combination) to use as a starting point.
Your task is to write a reply as if you were the professional tarot reader. When you’re ready, you can open the spoiler to see how I might have answered. My examples aren’t “the correct” interpretations (tarot doesn’t work that way), but they give you a comparison point.
Of course, you don’t have to stick with my given cards. You can return to these emails anytime and:
- Pull a single random card,
- Try three random cards, or
- Lay out a full Celtic Cross —
…and see how the advice shifts. These fake emails are your reusable practice prompts, ready whenever you want to sharpen your skills.
Exercise 1
📝 Fictional client email:
Hi, my name is Renee. I’ve been dealing with anxiety for years, and while I’ve gotten better at managing it, it still sometimes takes over and makes me feel small and powerless. I don’t want my fear to keep running my life. Can the cards show me if I’ll ever overcome this?
💬 What’s happening here:
This is Strength’s essence: learning that fear doesn’t vanish, but can be met with gentleness, self-trust, and courage.
🎯 Your Exercise (set card for comparison): Imagine you’ve drawn Strength.
my sample answer
Exercise 1.2
Now imagine Renee’s spread expands:
Strength + The Star + The Nine of Pentacles.
my sample answer
Exercise 2
📧 Fictional Client Email — Malik
Hi,
I’m in a relationship that I really value, but it feels like we clash all the time. Small arguments spiral into big fights, and afterward I feel drained and guilty. I love my partner, but I don’t know how to stop the cycle. Do the cards show me how to bring more peace and harmony between us?
Thanks,
Malik
💬 Looking at the Bigger Picture:
Strength often appears when relationships need gentleness, patience, and softer communication.
🎯 Your Exercise (set card for comparison): Imagine you’ve drawn Strength.
my sample answer
Exercise 2.2
Now imagine Malik’s spread expands:
Strength + The Lovers + The Ten of Cups.
my sample answer
Closing the Strength Exercises
That’s the end of our Strength practice. This card teaches us that courage is not about force — it’s about gentleness, compassion, and the bravery to face life without hardening our hearts.
Remember: you can reuse these fictional emails anytime. Pull one card, three, or a full spread — and watch how the story shifts each time you sit with them.
If you’d like to feel this kind of guidance focused on your own life, you’re welcome to book a personal tarot reading with me at www.empowering-tarot.com. And if these free exercises have touched you, you can leave a tip in the sidebar (desktop) or footer (mobile). Every bit of support helps keep this work alive for the community.
Thank you for practicing with me today. May Strength remind you of the power already alive in your heart. 🦁✨
