What does the Temperance card mean for you?

The card is flipped upright

This card is a reference to your soul. Classically female, the woman or angel on the card is mixing up a blend of subtle energies for the evolution of your personality. One key to interpreting this card can be found in its title — a play on the process of tempering metals in a forge.

From the ground we find ore – mined from the earth. These ores must must undergo the forge; extremes of temperature, folding, and pounding, to become the end product which is metal. Pure and strong.

In this image, the soul volunteers the ego for a cleansing and healing experience, which may turn the personality inside-out, but which brings out the gold hidden within the heart.

Your card is reversed

The Temperance card reversed suggests that you are in danger of giving up on yourself. Something is making you feel apathetic and ignore what you deeply want and need.

You may be morbidly overemphasizing the chaos and disruption that would come with change and growth rather than focusing on the regeneration and liberation that could be yours. Try to carve out a day in which you do only activities that make you happy. Stop reading the news, get some sun, eat well and get some rest, then take another look at your life. If you do not gain a better perspective, seek help.

What should you do?

The Temperance card advises you to identify and seek the missing ingredients in your life. Marshal your known skills and abilities and do what needs to be done to complete your mission.

Prepare to use spiritual practices, studies, or lifestyle changes that can assist you in your quest. A tremendous amount of benefit is available if you can organize yourself and be disciplined at this time.