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| '''Temperance''' (]: ''La Temperanza'') is a ] ] card, numbered '''VI''' or '''VII''' in the oldest ] decks, but '''XIV''' in the ] and in most contemporary decks. In the ] and decks influenced by it, this card is called '''Art''' rather than Temperance. | |||
| '''Temperance (XIV)''' is a ] ] card. | |||
| Temperance is almost invariably depicted as a person pouring liquid from one receptacle into another. Historically, this was a standard symbol of the virtue ], representing the ] of ] with water. In many decks, the person is a winged ], usually female or androgynous, and stands with one foot on water and one foot on land. | |||
| It is represented as an angel pouring liquid from one jar to another. It has been suggested that this represents pouring water into wine, to moderate its potency. | |||
| In addition to its literal meaning of temperance or moderation, the Temperance card is often interpreted as symbolizing the blending or synthesis of opposites. An influential tradition originating with the ] associates Temperance with the ] ]. It is also commonly associated with the letter ] in the ]. | |||
| == Links and references == | == Links and references == | ||
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Temperance (Italian: La Temperanza) is a Major Arcana Tarot card, numbered VI or VII in the oldest Italian decks, but XIV in the Tarot de Marseille and in most contemporary decks. In the Thoth Tarot and decks influenced by it, this card is called Art rather than Temperance.
Temperance is almost invariably depicted as a person pouring liquid from one receptacle into another. Historically, this was a standard symbol of the virtue temperance, representing the dilution of wine with water. In many decks, the person is a winged angel, usually female or androgynous, and stands with one foot on water and one foot on land.
In addition to its literal meaning of temperance or moderation, the Temperance card is often interpreted as symbolizing the blending or synthesis of opposites. An influential tradition originating with the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn associates Temperance with the astrological sign Sagittarius. It is also commonly associated with the letter Samekh in the Hebrew alphabet.
Links and references
- A. E. Waite's 1910 Pictorial Key to the Tarot
- The History of the Temperance Card from The Hermitage.
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