Temperance is challenging to talk about because it goes against society's decree that growth and accumulation of riches are necessary for survival in the modern world.

Temperance protects against deficiency and excess.

Temperance mediates extremes, bringing opposing sides towards a more balanced and dynamic center.

Temperance says more is not always better, yet we need not be without.

Temperance helps us attune to the safety and abundance of enough.

Temperance is one of my favorite Tarot cards, and it aligns with my favorite somatic tool called titration, so when Cecily Sailer asked me to be on her podcast to discuss the Temperance Tarot card, I said YES!

This episode was originally published on Cecily's podcast, called Your Creative & Magical Life, and it is republished here with her permission.

We talk about:

• How witches were given a negative image during the enclosure of the commons
• The weirdness of having to learn how to feel safe enough to feel safe on one's trauma healing journey
• Not blaming ourselves for so-called shortcomings that are actually caused by systemic oppression
• How Temperance plays into healing trauma at a nervous system level
• Tending to one's aliveness despite living in an age of chaos and collapse

Again and again I touch on how we're operating within a system that wants us to believe that it's our fault that we can't win at an impossible game, and how temperance can help alleviate some of the suffering that comes from these internalized beliefs.

Links:

• Cecily's podcast: Your Creative & Magical Life - https://yourcreativeandmagicallife.buzzsprout.com
• Cecily's website, email list, and offerings: www.typewritertarot.com
• Natalie's website, email list, and offerings: www.natalie.net
• Earth Speak website and email list: www.earthspeak.love