What is traditionally known as the Temperance card is a reference to the Soul. Classically female, she is mixing up a blend of subtle energies for the evolution of the personality. One key to interpreting this card can be found in its title, a play on the process of tempering metals in a forge.Metals must undergo extremes of temperature, folding and pounding, but the end product is infinitely superior to impure ore mined from the earth.
The soul volunteers the ego for a cleansing and healing experience which may turn the personality inside-out, but which brings out the gold hidden within the heart.
That's it. I'm taking myself off the sale rack. You can find me in the Precious Metals & Gems case. It's located in the Of Hard Establishment department ...
