We shouldn’t confuse the meaning of the tarot Temperance key with Temperance Movement of the Progressive Era. Our current definition of temperance has more to do with staying away from alcohol and drugs, but at the time tarot was created the lingo of the “Temperance Movement” had not made it into everyday meaning of the word. The etymology of the word temperance meant to combine and modify. Temperance suggests blending together forces through modification. Temperance is an important key in understand and transforming everyday objects into magical objects that increase our awareness and power in this world. It is the key to the Ageless Wisdom taught in many occult schools. We get another hint at alchemy when we see one foot on the ground and the other foot in the water.Īlchemy is the process of turning one element into another element. In being so secretive, many details were intentionally left out. When Arthur Waite had the Rider-Waite tarot cards drawn, he was very secretive about the meaning. This process is alchemical transmutation is always alchemical. The angel Michael is blending water with water, but traditionally he is supposed to be mixing fire and water or turning wine into water. They also represent fire and water, when the come together they adapt.Īlchemy is hinted at in tarot Temperance. Michael’s wings are red to indicate the solar force of fire. The Norsemen also had a rainbow bridge to pass to the other side. She is a bridge from one world to the other. The Goddess Iris also lead women from death to the afterlife. Light passing through water is a vibration, which forms a rainbow. Iris fluttered when she flew, which is another indicator of the word wrath or vibration. This also corresponds to the Greek Goddess of the Rainbow, Iris. In esoteric tarot, the iris’s the Hebrew word for rainbow or bow. The fact that they are yellow represents spiritual intelligence. In exoteric tarot, the iris indicates spiritual and mental energies. The path is the middle path, which urges you to live a life of balance. The angel has the sign of a sun on their forehead, which kabbalistically stands for the sun in Tiphareth. Michael is the angel of the sun and fire. The triangle inside the square is the Hebrew Tetragrammaton, which means Yahweh or God. ![]() This corresponds with the Tetragrammaton on the angels clothing. It also indicates that you’ll need to walk down that path in order to receive the light. At the end of a path, there is another crown with a halo. The angel has a golden halo around her head. It is possible that the angel wants to create something new. The angel is blending water with water, carefully, slowly and deliberately. An angel stands near a creek with one foot in the water and one foot on the rocks.
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