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Temperance, Key XIV, pictures an Angel, reportedly the Archangel, Michael, standing at the edge of a pond or lake, carefully pouring water (spirit) from one golden chalice into another. This is said to exemplify the
“Over Soul” pouring spirit into the body, giving it life. He wears a white robe,
signifying purity. There is a mystical symbol on his breast, a triangle, signifying
spirit, within a square, which symbolizes the “four-
To his right (our left) a path leads from the water, across open land and into distant mountains. Above the mountains, is a huge golden crown, with a bright golden aura around it. This is to remind us that the spiritual “path” will take us to ever higher and higher until we
reach our destination, realization of the Over Soul, Universal Mind, the God-
The Bible speaks of “moderation in all things.” The Buddha taught “The Middle Path”. The spiritual path is one of moderation and temperance. We must live in the physical world and we should do it in a healthy way so we can maintain the strength it takes to follow a spiritual path. This pathway is not easy; it takes a lot of strength and fortitude. So, it is necessary for us to keep ourselves in good shape to follow this path―but always in moderation, a balance―body and Spirit.
This pathway is a tempering process for us. As iron is inferior to tempered steel, so we are inferior without a tempering process which makes us strong. Often, when hardship becomes our physical reality, it is part of this tempering process. If nothing ever went wrong, we would be weak characters, indeed. Each time we are able to overcome material hardship while maintaining the spiritual path, we become stronger in spirit. This is tempering, or Temperance.
When I meditate upon Temperance it reminds me to keep my life balanced, to tend to my physical needs as I follow my spiritual pathway. It reminds me that each problem I face and overcome is another step on the road to what I am meant to be a realized individualized part of The One Great Whole. I am whether I know it or not. But, when I realize it (accept it as real in my life) I will actually become much more than I am now...
and know it!