Tarot Card Meaning: Temperance

Temperance in a Tarot Card Reading

The Temperance card presents a beautiful, angel-like, figure, pouring sacred water between two chalices. These waters signify the powerful energy that brings this whole universe of ours to life. The figure is balancing, uniting, tempering its energies like two different metals.

The polarity of the energies is the same as the duality of nature, night and day, light and dark, hot and cold, minus and plus etc. These energies are very similar, and often equal in scale, while being in opposite directions. One energy pulls in and the other pushes out.

This combination of energies creates a balance which allows things to sustain. Much like electricity and magnetism, the attraction of the opposites creates a synergistic effect. When this card comes up in a reading, it means it is time to tame the flames and temper all inner conditions to a stable state that can sustain action. If the reader is looking to learn higher truths, experience more spiritually, the reader must temper inner force to be able to sustain it

This card is an invitation to introduce such tempering practice, like Yoga, meditation and relaxation methods. This card teaches us that any negativity can turn to positivity and the reverse, if you use the right technique, and are determined to sustain it. Create a stable state in you that allows you to achieve your goals. Keep body and soul aligned. Do not ignore one or the other

This is a card that represents the astro sign of Sagittarius, this fire sign is fast to act, pretty sure it knows all it needs to know about the spiritual and must learn to balance out all his exuberant urges with smart decisions and coping skills.

Temperance is associated with the astrology sign of Saggitarius Temperance is the Saggitarius tarot card - click here to read more about the astrology association to tarot.