
Major Arcana · XIV · Temperance
The Two Waters
Balance · integration · patience
The pond alchemist has never once used the phrase best of both worlds without testing the water.
Upright
You can combine things without erasing their differences. Give the mixture time. Small adjustments often succeed where dramatic corrections only slosh water everywhere.
Reversed
Moderation can become a way to avoid choosing. A workable balance needs actual proportions, not an endless promise to be reasonable.
A question for you
What needs a measured adjustment instead of a dramatic overhaul?
Take it into the day
Change one variable and observe it before changing another.