Temperance tarot card meaning
An angel stands with one foot on land and one in water, pouring liquid between two cups so smoothly that not a drop falls.
- Upright
- balance, moderation, healing, patience
- Reversed
- excess, imbalance, rushing, extremes
- Yes or no
- Yes
- Linked to
- Sagittarius · Sagittarius
Temperance upright
Temperance is the art of the middle way. Upright, it asks you to blend, adjust and pace yourself. Two things you thought were opposites can be mixed into something better. It's a card of healing, recovery and steady, sustainable progress, the kind that lasts because it isn't rushed.
Think of it as alchemy, love: a little of this, a little of that, until the mixture is right.
Temperance reversed
Reversed, the balance tips. There may be excess in one area of life, impatience, or swings between extremes. Something in your routine needs evening out. Start with sleep, food and time. Small corrections, repeated, restore the flow.
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Temperance in love
In love, Temperance points to harmony, compromise and a relationship that heals with patience. Two different people can blend well here. It favors a calm, steady pace over drama.
Temperance at work
At work it rewards patience and balance: collaboration, careful planning, and a sustainable workload over bursts of overwork.
Temperance as feelings
As feelings, Temperance says they feel calm, peaceful and balanced with you, and they want to take this steadily.
Is Temperance yes or no?
Yes
Slowly, with balance. A single card leans; it doesn't decide. Read it beside the cards around it and the facts of your own life.
A question to sit with
Which two needs in your life could be blended instead of treated as enemies?
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Questions about Temperance
What does Temperance mean in tarot?
Upright, Temperance stands for balance, moderation, healing, patience. It asks you to blend, adjust and pace yourself.
What does Temperance reversed mean?
Reversed, Temperance points to excess, imbalance, rushing, extremes. There may be excess in one area of life, impatience, or swings between extremes.
Is Temperance a yes or no card?
It leans yes. Slowly, with balance. Read it beside the cards around it and the facts of your situation.
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