2024: The Year of Taming the Beast
Each year has its own tarot card with themes that affect the collective both on a grand and personal scale. This is based on numerology and the year 2024 (2+0+2+4) breaks down to 8: Strength. (To see what your personal year card and message is, click here!)
When Strength enters our lives, it’s a reminder that gentleness can be stronger than force. If you were to tame a lion—or befriend any animal, really—you wouldn’t want to yell, hit, or force anything. Instead, you’d treat the “beast” with respect, kindness, and love.
Strength has entered all of our lives this year to remind us that any metaphorical beast should be treated in the same way in order to truly find your own power.
Strength and You
On a personal level, 2024 will be about finding inner strength and power through gentleness and love. When you are faced with any sort of “beast” whether in the form of a set back, road block, or stubborn/rude person, tune into your inner light. Fighting will only make you feel more powerless, but emitting respect and kindness will unravel any tangles, and make you feel more powerful and in turn you’ll start to see other ways around and through any problems.
The last time we were in a year of The Chariot was 2015. What themes and transitions were present during that time? Where did you find success? Where did you see failure, and what would you have done differently in those situations?
Ask yourself what currently makes you feel the most powerful, or brings you the most strength. When you start to lose grasp of these, what is the cause? Find a meditation practice that works will for you this year to heighten your inner peace so you have more to give.
Strength and the World
On a grander scale, institutions, business, and governments who are able to embrace this energy will see progress through gentleness. Those who use force and hate will start to lose their power. Messages of respect, inner strength, and finding your own power will circulate. We may all start to see messaging highlighting the idiom make love not war.
Strength and Career
In terms of career, this will be a good year to rise up and take on more challenges, face any people or projects that have intimidated you in the past, and step into any leadership roles if you’re able to lead with grace and respect.
Don’t force your way through anything, and don’t be afraid to show your emotions in the workplace. Becoming emotional while still emitting respect and love will inspire others to step into their own authentic power as well.
Strength and Love
Bring this same energy to all of your relationships—family, friends, partners, and potential partners.
Find alone time to cultivate your self-love and power. The phrase “you can’t pour from an empty cup” rings extra true this year. Respect and love yourself first, and then extend that respect and love to those close to you.
Whenever you reach a roadblock, conflict, or stubbornness in others this year, bring Strength to mind. Face any fears with this strength and power. Tune into your emotions, face the “beast”, and take action with grace and peace.
To help connect with Strength, throughout the year ask yourself:
- What roadblocks am I pushing too hard against, and where can I add a gentle touch?
- What areas of my life need more control? What areas need less?
- When do I feel the most powerful?
- What “beasts” are currently in my life, and what can I do to bring more love and respect?
Further Ways to Connect with Strength
Carry around tiger’s eye to help ground yourself, moonstone to enhance inner strength, rose quartz for peace and love, and celestite to aid with balance and harmony.
Meditate with one palm on your stomach, the other on your heart. Envision a bright light flowing from each breath you exhale, picture the light expanding out to the universe and to the collective as we all navigate Strength’s energy this year.
Trust that the more gentleness and love you offer to the world, the more will flow your way
Mantra to help connect to this card: “I am in control. I trust myself, my goals, and my intentions. I am grounded, and I am free.”
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