Tarot Meaning of Temperance and What it Can Add to Your Life

In the Raider-Waite tarot deck Temperance depictsyang, light and dark-each requires its opposite to
a female figure pouring water from one cup intocomplement in order to form a whole.
another. Nowadays most people connote the wordThe tarot meaning of Temperance is balance. You
temperance with abstaining from alcoholic beverages,are able to see both sides of the story clearly. This is
moderation and self discipline. In Latin, the wordan excellent card if you are involved in an kind of
Temperance is Temperare which means to mix,creative work or have been looking for new ways to
blend or bring into harmony.approach a project. You are also disciplined when it
As you can see in the tarot card Temperance, thecomes to your diet and sleeping patterns.
female figure or the angel seems to be blending theTry to see the other side of the story. Use common
contents of her two vessels. This card is also knownsense. Postpone debates and arguments until others
as Time, which we all know heals all wounds andcan open their minds.
continues to move on despite efforts to stop backTemperance suggests someone who is a great team
the clock.leader or someone who works well in a team. He or
The liquid symbolizes the flow of life, the connectionShe has a well rounded personality, is an excellent
between conscious and unconscious, of male andmanager and someone who can bring out the best in
female, representing the logic and intuition, yin andeveryone.