Strength, reversed

The Strength card shows us a a woman who has a lion under control and is giving it all kinds of attention, even the lions tail is between it's lets.  This would symbolize that this person has enormous power and influence over this beast, which is the King of the jungle.  The world is at hand, the beast is agreeable to anything.

However in the reversed position, power and influence perhaps isn't as great as thought - perhaps your sphere of influence is shrinking, or even worse you have lost power or influence in the situation.  Perhaps the loss of power or influence was due to negative thinking or other negative influences - this is represented by the Lemniscate, just above the woman's head (the figure 8 symbol).

Step back and take a look a the situation and the influences that have caused this leadership change.  If it was due to negativism or faulty thinking, regroup and make positive changes and move forward.  If it was due to changes beyond your control, still be positive, regroup and find ways to make the best of the situation and look for new opportunities to positively influence the situation.

Page of Wands, reversed

In the reversed position, the Page of Wands shows us that the person depicted here is lacking confidence or is unsure of himself.  He needs to dig deep and rediscover himself and realize that there are challenges in life, sometimes you win and sometimes you don't.  Those times when you've lost you have to regroup, dust off, and begin again - don't get bogged down and over-analyze what went wrong, that will only lead to frustration.  Find your motivation and move forward.

Five of Pentacles

The Five of Pentacles shows two people, shuffling along in a snow storm.  One of the individuals is on crutches, both are in tattered clothes.  This card shows harsh conditions with the snow and the lack of proper dress of the two individuals.  One of the individuals has no shoes, the other has an exposed broken foot and their clothes are thin.  The broken foot is a symbol for a broken mental foundation - sometimes situations cause us much mental anxiety, we feel unstable or even broken.  The crutches are a symbol for the thing or person that's helping us get by but really isn't a solution, the crutch is  more of a stop-gap measure because that's what was expedient or the only option at the time.

The stars on their cloths represent hope - "wishing upon a star" as the old saying goes.  The stained glass on the building represents hope, faith, and comfort.  It could be that these two are hurrying to the front door and hoping to find shelter - a place to regroup and prepare for the rest of the journey that is still ahead.  Sometimes we need to stop and regroup - we need time to get out of the fight and think about how to resolve the situation and even rest and recoup.  This also can be a time of getting council from a a friend or elder so that we can get a different perspective of the situation.

I think this card is also a symbol of strength - these two had to press though their situation to get to this point.