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Temperance/Renewal

The student arrives at Temperance/Renewal on the heels of facing the death of their dream of reading the Tarot professionally. This represented a death of the old ego-self. Shed like a worn snake skin, the death of ego leads to an acceptance of the opposites within.

The Death card has taught the student the power of reading the Tarot for others in experiencing the impact of turning over the Death card for another.

The tremendous power of the Tarot is in its extraordinary dance between the dark and light of spiritual awareness. In Temperance the student must now master the combining of these opposites. Reading the Tarot is an artistic endeavour drawing upon the student's magnificent artistic potential; storyteller, weaver, interpreter, and performer. The story of the client as portrayed by the Tarot is ever unfolding, impromptu, and unpredictable. The student must become light on their feet, yet grounded in the real world, flexible and knowledgeable, centred in their own space, and empathetic to others. The awareness of "other" at the Lovers stage is ready for integration.

The student reclaims their childlike inner poet, storyteller and artist and rises successfully to the challenge of impromptu presentation.