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Major Arcana · XIV

Temperance

Upright: balance, moderation, patience, harmony. Reversed: excess, imbalance, impatience, discord.

Temperance — the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot card
Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909

Temperance upright meaning

  • balance
  • moderation
  • patience
  • harmony

The move now is moderation, blend the extremes, find the middle, and let things settle at their own pace. Small steady adjustments this week will bring more harmony than any dramatic swing.

Temperance reversed meaning

  • excess
  • imbalance
  • impatience
  • discord

You're overdoing something or forcing a timeline, and the balance has tipped. Ease off the throttle and cut the excess, rushing this will only throw things further out of sync.

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Arcana
Major
Number
XIV (14)
Deck
Rider–Waite–Smith

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