Temperance Meaning

Major Arcana · Fire · Sagittarius · Yes or no: Yes

Upright

balance, moderation, patience, purpose, alchemy

Temperance finds the perfect blend between opposites. Patience and moderation alchemize opposing forces into something greater than either alone.

Reversed

imbalance, excess, lack of patience, discord

Reversed, Temperance speaks of imbalance and excess pulling you from your center. Step back and realign before the tension becomes rupture.

Temperance in love

In love, Temperance is a major turning point: upright it brings balance and moderation; reversed it warns of imbalance and excess. Pay attention, because Major Arcana cards in a love reading point to lessons bigger than the relationship itself.

As feelings

As feelings, Temperance suggests balance and moderation: what they feel is significant, not passing.

Career and money

In career and money, Temperance signals a significant chapter: upright, balance and moderation; reversed, imbalance and excess.

As advice

As advice, the Temperance asks you to lean into balance and moderation, and to guard against imbalance.

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