galadrial
Today I drew Temperance. I like her starry, yellow butterfly wings; they denote the spiritual without detracting from her overall, almost Peter Max-ish look. Both segmented and layered body parts seem to echo the stages of spiritual growth we go through. Sometimes we can see how one experience is layered on top of another, but sometimes an incident occurs in seeming isolation and we wonder what that was all about. It can be a long time and require some introspective thinking before we can integrate it well (maybe that is the reason for the feminine puzzle piece symbol; the state of mind necessary for the successful blending of opposites, including masculine and feminine, is itself the feminine state of at-oneness and harmony with the universe that allows for self compassion. In that state of mind we see all aspects of our personality objectively and do not denouce or reject any single part but are able to blend it effectively with the rest. In other words, the masculine trait would be discrimination, the feminine assimilation). The purple terrain makes me think of this as "sacred ground", a place for the combining of seemingly disparate elements of the soul into a stable, whole persona; of assimilating the lessons of the past 13 cards so that one is ready to embark on the lessons of the next harmonic.
Graham's booklet says: "Temperance, a figure of purification, hovers in the sky to cleanse and filter our soul. Temperance moves on butterfly wings in constant flux and movement. Her body is constructed form Yin-Yang circles; she adjusts to the needs of others. She holds two cups in her hands, one a passive blue, the other an active red. Water flows from one to the other, indicating energy transformation. Not a single drop is spilled or wasted.
Temperance represents clarity; we need to travel through a series of stages in order for us to grow. This process enables us to reveal our true beauty. Temperance encourages us to practice self-healing and brings opposites together in harmony.
Divinitory Meaning: Spiritual elevation, successful partnership, self-control, brilliance.
Reverse Meaning: Bribery, corruption, refusal to learn from past mistakes."
Graham's booklet says: "Temperance, a figure of purification, hovers in the sky to cleanse and filter our soul. Temperance moves on butterfly wings in constant flux and movement. Her body is constructed form Yin-Yang circles; she adjusts to the needs of others. She holds two cups in her hands, one a passive blue, the other an active red. Water flows from one to the other, indicating energy transformation. Not a single drop is spilled or wasted.
Temperance represents clarity; we need to travel through a series of stages in order for us to grow. This process enables us to reveal our true beauty. Temperance encourages us to practice self-healing and brings opposites together in harmony.
Divinitory Meaning: Spiritual elevation, successful partnership, self-control, brilliance.
Reverse Meaning: Bribery, corruption, refusal to learn from past mistakes."