Temperance

Tarot de Marseille · XIIII · Fire

Essence: Balance, mixing in the right measure, cooperation, reconciliation, patience, middle ground, protective maternal figure

Traditional reading: A conciliatory, harmonious woman with a great aura, an exemplary mother, tolerant and calm; reversed: frustration, discord, revenge, bad temper

General meaning

Upright

balanceharmonymoderationreconciliationpatience

↕ Reversed: Imbalance, going from one extreme to the other, discord, resentment, excesses, an agreement that doesn't take because of haste or pride

By topic

Love: mutual understandinggiving a littlereconciliationcalmbalanced bond
Friendship: conciliatory friendtolerancemediationharmonyreconciliation
Family: conciliatory figuremotherpeace at hometoleranceunderstanding
Career: mediatorgradual stabilityteamworkdiplomacyprofessional patience
Work: teamworkconflict mediationcooperationgood atmosphereagreements
Studies: steady studybalance between study and restgroup workpatiencemethod
Money: balanced managementmoderate spendingfair shareagreementsgradual stability
Pets: harmonious coexistencebalanced carecalmadjustmentpatience
Health: balancegradual healingmoderationmind-body harmonycalm
Choices: middle groundavoid extremesgo little by littlereconcile optionscalm
Creative projects: cooperationmixing ideaspatient rhythmbalance of rolesharmony
Creativity: fusion of stylesharmonygentle rhythmmixing techniquesrestraint

The keywords for each topic describe the card upright; the reversed meaning has its own line.

✨ 3 tips for combining it

With Cups, it's reconciliation. Example: Temperance + Two of Cups is giving a little and understanding each other.
With health cards, it's gradual healing. Example: Temperance + The Star is recovering little by little.
With excess cards, the balance breaks. Example: Temperance + The Devil is going from one extreme to the other.

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