Today’s post is part of a series where I share some observations and/or questions about images in specific cards. It’s not meant to define the cards, or dig deeply into hidden meanings behind the symbols, but rather to simply notice a few things within the images that might widen your own interpretations.
Six Observations/Questions about the Rider-Waite-Smith Temperance card …
- The Angel wears a triangle on their chest – the symbol of fire, while just below that symbol, water flows between two chalices. What might this suggest in a reading?
- The Angel has a third eye, or a disk situated where a third eye might be. Does this add anything to how you see the Angel’s message?
- Irises grow to the left of the Angel – they often represent faith, courage, wisdom, and hope. What do they symbolize to you? How does that symbology fit in your reading?
- To the left of the Angel is a path up into the mountains and towards the sun – how might that concept be interpreted?
- Do the colours of the Angel’s robe and wings add meaning to your interpretation of this card?
- One of the Angel’s feet is in the water, and one is on land, perhaps symbolically balanced between the emotional and the practical? How does this duality mirror other dualities in the card … and/or in your reading.
As I always say … keep digging in – there’s so much more to see in every card,