TEMPERANCE

• TEMPERANCE
• BALANCE
• HEALTH
• COMBINATION

• Actions
• Opposing Cards
• Reinforcing Cards
• Description

ACTIONS

• TEMPERANCE
• finding the middle ground
• showing moderation
• avoiding excess
• mitigating a harsh position
• looking for the golden mean
• reaching a compromise
• offsetting an extreme

• BALANCE
• experiencing harmony
• achieving equilibrium
• bringing together opposites
• recognizing all sides
• fostering cooperation
• feeling centered and secure

• HEALTH
• renewing energy and vigor
• healing
• enjoying well-being
• recovering
• flourishing

• COMBINATION
• gathering together what is needed
• joining with others
• consolidating
• finding the right mix
• creating synthesis
• getting it all together

OPPOSING CARDS: Some Possibilities

• Tower - extremes, exploding apart
• Five of Wands - disagreement, competition, imbalance
• Seven of Cups - excess, overindulgence
• Five of Swords - discord, lack of harmony
• Five of Pentacles - ill-health

REINFORCING CARDSA: Some Possibilities

• World - integration, synthesis, combination
• Two of Cups - connection, working together
• Three of Cups - joining forces, working together
• Two of Pentacles - balance, finding the right mix
• Three of Pentacles - teamwork, combining

DESCRIPTION

To be temperate is to show moderation and self-restraint. In a world full of enticing indulgences, it is often necessary to find the middle ground. Sensible, maybe, but also a bit boring? The energy of Temperance may seem unexciting on the surface, but it is the calm of a hurricane's eye. All around are swirling winds, but in the center is a still point that brings everything into balance.

In readings, Temperance can represent a need for moderation, especially when extreme cards are present. This card can also indicate a need for balance. In conflict situations, Temperance suggests that compromise and cooperation are vital. Look for any opportunity to bring opposing parties together. In fact, to temper can mean to modify by adding a new component. By combining and recombining, we come up with the ideal mixture or solution. Temperance is the card of good health in all areas - physical, mental and emotional. Temperance holds out the promise of vitality and well-being.

• TAROT CARDS
• TAROT CARDS MAJOR ARCANA
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the fool;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the magician;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the high priestess;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the empress;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the emperor;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the hierophant;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the lovers;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the chariot;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: strength;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the hermit;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: wheel of fortune;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: justice;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the hanged man;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: death;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: temperance;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the devil;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the tower;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the star;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the moon;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the sun;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: judgement;
• Tarot cards, major arcana: the world;