Temperance Tarot Card Meaning
Keywords
Moderation, health, balance, combination, desire, harmony, cooperation
Upright
Control, peace, gradual improvement, good family life, practicality, achieving desires through self-restraint, gradually deepening love
Reversed
Broken promises, waste, offending friends, excessive desires, naivety about the world's dangers, lack of progress, impulsiveness in love
Card Meaning
A lovely golden-haired angel is slowly pouring water into a holy chalice. These two chalices represent 'material' and 'spiritual,' symbolizing that everyone has both material and spiritual desires. However, neither chalice is full, which is the angel's way of warning us to be mindful of 'excess' in our actions and behavior. Fullness leads to overflow, generosity leads to kindness. Understanding gratitude and having a sense of proportion allows one to live with grace and dignity. Not demanding too much from reality keeps the body and mind in a state of harmony, balance, and health. The meaning of the Temperance card is similar to Laozi's concept of 'doing nothing yet leaving nothing undone' from over two thousand years ago. Desirelessness is the ultimate state of being, and success may be more easily achieved without greed or arrogance.
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