The Tarot Cards Temperance and The High Priestess are printed within the magical container of The Seed of Life on top, The Flower of Life beneath, a hexagram at the left, and a pentagram on the right. Together these symbols create a magical amulet to help manifest the powers and meaning of the Tarot Cards it contains. In this case, Temperance and The high Priestess.
Meaning of the Symbols:
The Seed of Life at the top: The Seed represents the sparking of all life, the beginning of creation, and the source of all matter and intention. It is there to remind you that in your evolution, you must pull from a higher power, not just your own mind and the experiences that are known to you. The Seed of Life represents the masculine force in creation - the place of single-pointed consciousness, overflowing love, focus, stillness, consistency, and intention.
The Flower of Life at the Bottom: The Flower represents matter and the quantum world where intention shapes that matter. In the Western Mystery traditions, this place is referred to as the Prima Materia - the Primal Matter. It is there to remind you that in the process of creation, you must allow the energy of intention to flow through your physical body unfettered, to shape the quantum world. It is also symbolic of The Fool - as the circle is the number zero and the entire journey of the Tarot is the journey of the individual (the Fool / The self) through evolution. The Flower of Life represents the feminine force in creation - the place of infinite expression, interaction, relationship, evolution, change, and the dance of life and death.
The Hexagram: Represents the higher mind and consciousness - our natural psychic interplay with all creation. It is the macrocosm of creation.
The Pentagram: Represents the physical body, the 5 senses, the emotional sense, and the microcosm of creation.
Together these symbols focus the power of the Tarot Cards depicted in the center. In this case, Temperance and The High Priestess:
The Story of Temperance and The High Priestess Tarot Cards
The Temperance card invites balance and surrender to the higher wisdom in our hearts. This is seen in the orange-colored triangle which is the combination of the lower, ‘red,’ nature of the human self with the golden-yellow of higher wisdom. The High Priestess is the perfection of the surrender and integration that we see in Temperance. In fact, the light of The High Priestess can be seen erupting in the distance in the Temperance card.
Together, the energy of these two cards invokes the balance of the four elements and helps you evolve into being the Fifth Element - the reflection of true wisdom and Divinity on earth. The High Priestess sits in front of the sacred pillars from the ancient Temple of Solomon. Behind her is the Garden of Pomegranates, symbolic of eating from the Fruit of The Gods. But rather than be inside the Holy of Holies, The High Priestess sits outside of the temple and reflects those teachings back to us in an act of humility, love, and compassion.
Use these cards to remind yourself of your sacred mission in life. To get in touch with what are you here to offer, give, and teach. To find the answers to the questions, ‘What do you still have to integrate in order to find balance?’ And, ‘What wisdom teachings have I integrated that I am ready to reflect back to others who are in need?’
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