VEIL
Temperance
Major Arcana#14
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Temperance

Someone's using drugs or alcohol to excess

It's time to get back on that diet

Light

  • Bringing opposites together
  • Moderating your actions or emotions
  • Finding middle ground
  • Reaching compromises
  • Synthesizing solutions that please everyone involved
  • Using the old to make something new

Shadow

  • Going to extremes
  • Disrupting group efforts
  • Ignoring healthy approaches to life
  • Becoming an addict
  • Practicing gluttony
  • Tearing something or someone apart
  • Breaking alliances

Mystical Correspondences

Archetype

The Mediator

Element

Sagittarius

Numerology

14 = 1 + 4 = 5 (catalyst, instability, confrontation)

Hebrew Letter

Samekh/Foundation/60

Mythical & Spiritual

The angel seen here may be the goddess Iris. By extension, priests, priesthoods, or the transfigured Christ.

Questions to Ask

  • 1.How can I avoid extremes?
  • 2.What does everyone involved have in common?
  • 3.How might combining familiar things help me create something new?

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