Temperance Tarot Card Meaning — Upright & Reversed, Love & Career

Temperance is card XIV (14) of the Major Arcana. Upright it speaks to balance, moderation, patience, blending; reversed it turns toward imbalance, excess, misalignment. Below is the full Temperance meaning for love, career and daily guidance — with a matching live wallpaper for your phone.

À l'endroit

balance, moderation, patience, blending

Inversé

imbalance, excess, misalignment

Amour

À l'endroit

In love, Temperance speaks to balance, moderation, patience, blending. Drawn upright in a relationship reading, it asks you to meet your partner from that energy today.

Inversé

Reversed in love, Temperance points to imbalance, excess, misalignment. Treat it as a nudge to slow down and name what you actually need before you act.

Carrière & Argent

À l'endroit

For work and money, Temperance upright highlights balance, moderation, patience, blending. It favours decisions that move you toward the outcome you keep picturing.

Inversé

Reversed, Temperance in a career reading warns of imbalance, excess, misalignment. Audit the plan before the next commitment rather than pushing through on momentum.

Conseil du jour

À l'endroit

As today's guidance, Temperance invites balance, moderation, patience, blending. Carry that as your single intention for the day.

Inversé

Reversed as advice, Temperance flags imbalance, excess, misalignment — the lesson is usually internal before it is external.

Questions fréquentes

What does the Temperance card mean?

Upright, Temperance represents balance, moderation, patience, blending. Reversed, it points to imbalance, excess, misalignment.

Is Temperance a good card to pull?

Tarot cards are neither good nor bad — Temperance simply highlights balance, moderation, patience, blending when upright and asks you to watch for imbalance, excess, misalignment when reversed. Context and the surrounding cards matter most.