October 1559
the world’s card for the month
The collective card for October 1559 is Strength. It’s the same for everyone alive this month, set by the date alone, and it sits in the testing third of the wheel.
The Strength card in Tarot represents courage, patience, inner strength, and compassion. A woman in white rests her hands on a lion's jaw, calm and unhurried. An infinity symbol floats above her head, and there's a mountain in the distance. She's gentle with the lion and not afraid of it at all. This card is about feeling big emotions like fear, anger, and desire and staying steady through them.
How October 1559 becomes Strength
The collective year card for 1559 is Judgement (20). Add the month number (October is month 10): 20 + 10 = 30, which wraps around the twenty-two to 8. Card 8 is Strength.