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cspacediva replied to Rachelcat's topic in Individual Card MeaningsI also sometimes think of Temperance in terms of tempering (chocolate, glass, steel). I think it brings together the ideas of everything in moderation (including moderation), Aristotelian happy medium, and alchemy. Alchemy seeks to change from one element to another and while tempering doesn't achieve that, it has to potential to alter the properties and characteristics of a substance, including appearance, texture, strength and structure. While a happy medium is desired, that doesn't mean being obstinate and remaining completely stationary; some movement is good. Tempering is very controlled heating and cooling, not going all the way to extremes. Similarly, everything in moderation, including moderation, recognizes that sometimes moving away from the middle with thoughtfulness and purpose can be beneficial. I see a connection between the Lovers card and Temperance (in the RWS I believe it is the same angel), and I think this illustrates the difference between blending and joining that was mentioned. Lovers I see as the existence of polarities or opposing forces, and the attempt to join them, but advancement through the major arcana cards in between (Chariot, Strength, etc), means that by the time we reach Temperance, that joining is being perfected into the art of blending/tempering/balancing. In terms of correspondences, the Lovers is associated with Gemini which is an air sign, and the angel is depicted in the clouds. At this point it is more of a thought or idea, rather than something that has been accomplished or manifested. Temperance is associated with Sagittarius, a fire sign, and the symbol for fire is depicted on the angel's chest. But as noted earlier, the angel has one foot in the water and one foot on land, which relates to the phase changes between liquid and solid that occur during the tempering process. Fire is the heat or energy needed to facilitate those phase changes. Editing to add: There is also the temperance movement which is about abstaining from alcohol and led to prohibition in the US and other countries. If we think about Temperance in terms of balance and control, alcohol can lead to the loss of balance and control. Temperance can serve as a warning about that loss and the temptations and bad influences coming up in the Devil card.
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Deck to Check
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Tarot of Mystical Moments
Author - Catrin Welz-Stein
Artist - Catrin Welz-Stein
ISBN - 9781646710096 Weight - 1.1 lbs
Book - 96 pages
Card Size - 3.25 x 5
Card # - 83
Card Stock - glossy, gilded
Box - two piece
Language - English
Purchase here - https://www.usgamesinc.com/tarot-of-mystical-moments.html
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Celtic Lenormand
Artist - Will Worthington
Author - Chloë McCracken
Publisher - U.S. Games Systems, Inc.
First Published - 2014
ISBN - 9781572817555Card Size - 2.25 x 3.5 in (5.72 x 7.62 cm)
Weight - 0.62 lbs
Box - cardboard (2 pieces)
Language - EnglishPurchase here - https://www.usgamesinc.com/celtic-lenormand.html
Details - The deck contains the traditional 36 cards + 9 additional cards (people, tree, animals), for a total of 45 cards. The box set includes an illustrated guidebook of 188 pages.
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The sacred Indian Tarot
The sacred Indian tarot is pretty much a RWS clone, but it has it's own approach towards a few cards. Rohit Arya is the person who conceptualized the theme of this deck which deals with Indian mythology and culture. The four suits are Disks for Pentacles, Lotuses for Cups, Staves for Wands and Arrows for swords. Each suit deals with a epic and or life story of a hero of that story. For example, the disks suit deals with the life story of Gowthama Buddha... his journey from being Siddhartha to becoming Buddha... The suit of Wands deals with the epic Ramayana and it's major topics. The back of the card is Shri Yantra, one of the mystic symbols of Hindu religion.... it is highly revered and worshiped for its potency.The illustration of this deck was done by Jane Adams... It seems this deck took whole 10 years to come together and to be put on the market.
The art work on the deck is amazing. This deck comes in a sturdy box which is covered with all the art work on the cards. A 350 page book which explains the card and it's meaning in detail. The book also has a few elaborate spreads. I did not like the tone of the author in the starting few pages, in a few instances... after i got past it, I found some really good information on how to use this deck.
This deck comes with four extra cards, the images of which I have uploaded. The world and the death have 2 cards A and B, and there are two blessing cards, one is "Blessings of Ganesha" the other is "blessings of Babaji". I have added the picture of how these cards look as well.
If you are interested, you can order this deck from: https://www.amazon.in/Sacred-India-Tarot-Jane-Adams/dp/8188479780/ref=sr_1_2?crid=ZL3YDY78PB1J&keywords=the+sacred+indian+tarot&qid=1569877067&sprefix=the+sacred+%2Caps%2C285&sr=8-2
this deck is only available through Amazon India. I ordered it from there.
