XIV — Temperance
Proportion, blending, and a middle that is not a compromise.
- Arcana
- Major
- Number
- XIV
- Traditional element
- Fire
- Traditional astrology
- Sagittarius
- Paired Solfeggio tone
- 639 Hz
Temperance upright
Keywords: Proportion, Moderation, Blending, Patience.
Temperance is the card of correct proportion — two things combined so that both remain themselves. Traditionally it is patience and moderation, which read less as restraint than as a skill: knowing how much of something is the right amount.
Temperance reversed
Keywords: Excess, Avoidance as moderation, Imbalance.
Reversed tends to point at excess in one direction, or at a balance held so carefully that nothing moves at all. Ask where you have mistaken avoidance for moderation.
Sit with this
What in your life is nearly right, and only out of proportion?
The paired tone
639 Hz is traditionally used for harmony between people, and this card is the same idea applied to any two things being held together.
Common questions
What does Temperance mean in tarot?
Proportion, blending, and a middle that is not a compromise. Temperance is the card of correct proportion — two things combined so that both remain themselves. Traditionally it is patience and moderation, which read less as restraint than as a skill: knowing how much of something is the right amount.
What does Temperance reversed mean?
Reversed tends to point at excess in one direction, or at a balance held so carefully that nothing moves at all. Ask where you have mistaken avoidance for moderation.
Is Temperance a good card?
Neither. On this site no card is read as good or bad luck — Temperance is a frame for looking at a situation, and whether that frame is welcome depends entirely on what you are looking at.
This card is a reflection prompt, not a prediction.