XIV TEMPERANCE
Alchemy is happening, amalgamating the known with the mysterious.
— Receptivity; Experimentation; Meeting with the otherworldly; New creations; Self-control; Equanimity; To handle energetic currents within and without; Melding counteracting realities and perceptions; Going through an adaptation of sorts.
— Overwhelm; Impatience; Forcing outcomes; Disconnection between intention and action; Chaotic experimentation without integration; Misalignment; Depletion, nothing to give.
A balance and an aptitude of universal proportions are bestowed upon us: This is an individual experience, though not a lonely one. We're guided and protected here. One of its biggest lessons is to endure and trust.
“Alchemy is the art of the subtle, the patient, and the persistent.”
Through Temperance, rooted in our authenticity, we can experience loved ones who have passed, mirrored in our Earthly reality, or feel them as if they were there. The message is to know we are protected, that our paths are still connected, that we are all still weaving this story together.
Temperance depicts a stage in life and personal evolution: an adaptation akin to The Hanged One 2.0, mirrored in other realms. We’re channeling equilibrium across opposing facets of life—aligning strengths while redirecting weaknesses toward harmony. Space is needed for this card to flourish. Time and patience, too.
A Temperance journey is about experimenting, creating chaos and peace, and working with opposites until a wholly beneficial result emerges. We're behind the scenes, doing the work with conviction, driven by the impulse of fire and the serenity of water.
Temperance shows the dichotomy between knowing what heals us and what it takes to get there, to embody that which heals and moves us forward. It is an effort of self-motivation and commitment to ourselves that deserves to be acknowledged and celebrated.
