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Temperance is the15th Card in the Major Arcana
of the Tarot.
(It is card No.14 because the 1st Card, "The
Fool" is
called Card No.0.)
The Temperance Tarot
Card is concerned with the need for balance and moderation.
It encourages us to release the requirements of our egos
for pride, arrogance, and all dysfunctional attachmentsin
order to facilitate our inner strengths and growth.
This
card recognizes the importance of both the material and the
spiritual components of our lives. This is the true meaning
of the sense of "balance" conveyed by this card. Its advice
to accept all things in moderation
- including moderation - is for this reason: To leave enough
space in our appreciation for spiritual and physical / material
blessings.
In the cases of traditional tarot packs such as the Rider-Waite, Robin
Wood, and Golden
Dawn Decks "Temperance" Tarot
Card depicts a large angelic winged figure standing with
one foot in a pool of water. The background to this scene
is a natural setting, the details of which vary with the
specific tarot deck and the style of the deck.
Some specific terms associated with "Temperance" Tarot
card include:
Moderation, control, discipline, patience, balance, calm, equilibrium, peace.
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