What does the Temperance card mean?

Upright, Temperance speaks to Blend, Moderation, Alchemy. Combine, do not choose. The right measure of two extremes makes a third thing.

What does Temperance mean in a love reading?

In love questions, Temperance describes the emotional weather rather than a verdict. Read it beside the surrounding cards and the position it landed in.

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Temperance tarot card, Rider–Waite–Smith deck

Arcana: Major Arcana
Yes / No: Yes

Rider–Waite–Smith deck (1909), illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Temperance

BlendModerationAlchemy

Upright

Combine, do not choose. The right measure of two extremes makes a third thing.

Reversed

Excess in one arena is draining another. Rebalance before the body insists.

In Love

Romantically it points to a bond changing shape rather than ending. Let the change happen at its own speed.

In Work & Money

Money and craft align here. Ask for the number you actually want, once, without softening it.

The Advice

Slow down until you can name what you actually want from this.

“I meet the truth before I decorate it.”