What are the keywords for Temperance?

Upright keywords: balance, patience, moderation, integration, flow. Reversed keywords: imbalance, excess, impatience, discord.

What does Temperance mean in love?

In love and relationship readings, Temperance reflects balance. The middle path. Consider what this card mirrors about how you connect, what you offer, and what you need from the relationship.

Major Arcana · XIV

Temperance Tarot Card Meaning

Q: Is Temperance a yes or no card?

Temperance generally leans it depends in yes or no readings. Temperance is a card of balance, and in a yes/no reading the answer depends heavily on the question and surrounding context.

Temperance is a Major Arcana card representing balance. Upright, it speaks to the middle path. Reversed, it points to something is in excess. You can draw Temperance in a free reading on Morrow Arc to see what it reflects for you today.

Upright Meaning

The middle path. Temperance asks you to integrate opposing forces with patience, not by choosing one over the other.

Keywords: balance, patience, moderation, integration, flow

Reversed Meaning

Something is in excess. Where are you pushing too hard, too fast, or too much?

Keywords: imbalance, excess, impatience, discord

In context

Love & Relationships

In love and relationship readings, Temperance points to themes of balance. The middle path. In the context of relationships, consider what this card reflects about how you connect, what you give, and what you need.

Career & Work

In career and work readings, Temperance highlights balance in your professional life. The middle path. Ask yourself what this card reflects about your ambitions, your work environment, or the effort you're bringing right now.

Feelings & Energy

As a reflection of feelings or energy, Temperance suggests balance may be at the surface. The middle path. Notice what emotions or drives this card is mirroring back to you.

As a person

As a person, Temperance represents someone who embodies balance - the middle path. In your life, this card as a person might point to someone who leads with balance, or to an aspect of yourself that operates from that energy.

As advice

If Temperance is appearing as advice, it is suggesting balance as the approach worth considering right now. Temperance asks you to integrate opposing forces with patience, not by choosing one over the other. The card is not telling you what will happen - it is pointing at what might serve you to bring to this situation.

Yes or no

It depends

Temperance is a card of balance, and in a yes/no reading the answer depends heavily on the question and surrounding context.

Yes/no readings are a starting point, not a verdict. Tarot reflects nuance, and a single card rarely gives a simple answer.

Reflect

What in your life is out of balance right now , and what is one thing you could adjust today?

Take this into your day. You do not need to answer it now.

Pull Temperance in your next reading →

Interpreted by the Morrow Arc editorial team · Last updated April 2026