Temperance Tarot Card Meanings
Temperance Keywords
Upright
Reversed
Temperance Description
An angel stands balanced on one leg in a lake of water without disturbing it, as a symbol of calmness and balance of the body and mind.
A swan swims across this pool of emotions representing mental health, calmness, gracefulness and harmony.
The tower of stones piled to the angel’s right symbolizes the process of achieving balance right from the bottom to the top. She pours water from one goblet to another, showing her capacity to manage feelings and emotions.
The flower on the angel’s head is a symbol of a calm mind, deep in concentration, and the phases of the moon above her head represent her patience over time.
The mountain range behind her symbolizes that there is both passion and anger inside her, but it is well controlled so that it does not explode.
NOTE: The Tarot card meaning description is based on the Rider Waite cards.
Upright Temperance Meaning
Affirmation
Reversed Temperance Meaning
Affirmation