Temperance
Temperance represents balance, moderation, and patience, encouraging measured action and inner harmony. The figure's wings and tiger body symbolize elevated intellect combined with the strength that comes from restraint. She recognizes that there is more than the physical realm while affirming that corporeal reality and logical pragmatism should not be discounted. The shadow of Temperance warns of imbalance and excess, where instant gratification undermines lasting happiness.
Keywords
Title
Temperance
Poem
As above so below, as within so without. To know moderation is to live without doubt. Mind meets a body to know power and grace just as Heaven meets Earth through both time and space. Fact is one thing and fiction quite another, but the "truth" is yet different made by and for each other.
Meaning
Temperance is about balance, moderation, and patience. She is depicted with wings to illustrate her elevated intellect as well as the body of a tiger, demonstrating the strength in restraint and moderation. While Temperance understands that there is more than what lies in the physical realm, corporeal reality and logical pragmatism are not to be discounted.
Shadow
The shadow of Temperance is imbalance and excess, trading instant gratification for lasting happiness.
Upright keywords
moderation, testing the waters, patience, balance, inner peace, tranquility, harmony, understanding, accepting other perspectives
Reversed keywords
conflict, confusion, imbalance, excess, discord, indulgence, recklessness, thoughtless action, antagonism, impulsiveness
Visual Description
A winged female figure with the striped body of a tiger sits by water, long dark hair flowing and adorned with jewelry and a golden breastplate. She holds a goblet and pours a thin, steady stream of liquid from a vessel into it while another stream falls to the pool below. Behind her a warm sun rises between stylized mountains and the Roman numeral XIV is displayed at the top of the oval frame; the word "Temperance" appears on a banner at the bottom. Reeds and rippling water frame the foreground and the scene is enclosed in a dark decorative border.
Children of Litha tarot
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